Salisbury, Martin. Illustrating children's books; creating pictures for publication.SALISBURY, Martin. Illustrating children's books; creating pictures for publication. Barron's. 144p. illus. c2004. 0-7641-2717-9. $22.95. SA You'd expect an overview of children's book illustration children's book illustration, any type of picture or decorative work produced for books specifically intended for a youthful audience. Beginnings of a Genre to be chock-full of pictures, and this book does not disappoint dis·ap·point v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points v.tr. 1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. 2. Each delicious page is designed to appeal to the reader. Salisbury, who is an illustrator himself, clearly adores the world of children's lit. He has organized the book into logical topics, beginning with a brief history of the genre. He moves on to the importance of drawing, then covers most of the media used to illustrate children's books: watercolor, acrylic, collage collage (kəläzh`, kō–) [Fr.,=pasting], technique in art consisting of cutting and pasting natural or manufactured materials to a painted or unpainted surface—hence, a work of art in this medium. , prints and even computer-based illustration. No one book could or should stand as drawing teacher, and there are hundreds written on the individual media, but Salisbury's cursory cur·so·ry adj. Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines. [Late Latin curs tour is well done, with many fine examples to illustrate. To his credit, his choices are eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. . He does not believe there is one "way" to draw that is particularly suitable for children, rather he supports any good art that has passion, surprise, imagination, and the ability to enchant. The book also deals with differences between picture books, books for older children, nonfiction non·fic·tion n. 1. Prose works other than fiction: I've read her novels but not her nonfiction. 2. The category of literature consisting of works of this kind. illustration, character development, design and typography typography (tīpŏg`rəfē), the art of printing from movable type. The term typographer is today virtually synonymous with a master printer skilled in the techniques of type and paper stock selection, ornamentation, and composition. , and concludes with some helpful advice when trying to get published. It would be a delightful browse-through for anyone, although it seems particularly directed at the student or artist intending to enter the field. The writing is not nearly as interesting as the author's ideas or his visual examples, and occasionally he talks about pictures that are not shown, so we need to rely on his writing even more. Small criticism, however, for a lovely book that encourages the artist to enter the field. Susan Avishai, Artist, Newton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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