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What is in fore-grounded and in the background?
Foreground: The man (who is voice #2, his dog, a brick wall, what appears to be a homeless man, a light pole, and two paintings.
Background: Trees, two tall buildings, and a fence.
Consider the path your eyes follow as you approach the image. What catches your eye first? Why is that element salient?
The first thing my eyes immediately catch is the homeless man wearing a Santa suit. This part of the page immediately caught my attention because of the randomness of him wearing the Santa suit but even more catching-the sign he is holding. It says "Wife and millions of kids to support". I think that adds some unexpected and potentially hard to notice humor in what was really a morbid part of the story.
What colors dominate the image? What effect does this have on you as reader?
I think that the yellow brick wall dominates the picture. This could potentially take away from the subtle humor on this page.
Consider the use of white (negative) space. Are the illustrations framed or full bleed? How does this position you as a viewer? I don't think that there were any misused space in this picture, however, like I said, there is potential to miss the subtle humor on this page because it is a small detail mixed in with much larger detailed images.
What is the reality value or level of abstraction? Are the images life-like or stick figures?
In my opinion, the images have a real-life feel to them.
Are there any recurring patterns in the images?
There is a lot of use of the colors yellow and green. Although the book seems colorful, it isn't exceptionally detailed.
Are there any anomalous elements? Things that stick out, or seem out of place? Are these important to consider? There are two random photos on the page I chose. I am not quite sure of the purpose of them but they are definitely out of place.
What is the artist trying to get you to look at through leading lines, colors, contrast, gestures, lighting?
I think that the artist was setting the mood and showing how down this character was by using the colors he chose and the scene he chose.
Are there any recurring symbols or motifs in the images? Not that I noticed.
Consider the style or artistic choices? Are the appropriate, and how do they add to the meanings of the picturebook?
How are the images framed? Are there thick borders or faded edges? Faded edges.
Consider the setting of the story. How is this realized in the images? Realistically? Metaphorically? Metaphorically.
Consider size and scale. What is large? Why are certain elements larger than others? Does this add to meanings of power, control? The background is almost formed in a larger scale. I think that this makes you search harder for the important, little details.
Consider the viewers point of view. Do characters directly gaze or address the viewer? Are the characters close up or distanced? How does point of view add to relationships with the characters? In this page, the characters are distant which I think, once again, shows metaphorically the mood of the characters.
Resources:
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