The document summarizes the artistic techniques and composition used in the illustrations of a book about US presidents. It discusses the use of multiple mediums like ink, watercolor, and pastels to create caricatures of the presidents that are fun yet realistic. The illustrations use texture, natural shapes, low saturation colors, and strategic placement of subjects and elements like lines to complement the text and create a playful yet informative style suitable for kids. Movement in the illustrations makes the serious topic feel more comfortable.

3. Medium
The book used more than By using these mediums
one medium to draw the cartooned
presidents, the
Ink, water color, and illustrations stay fun and
pastel chalk were used light-hearted while still
being similar to reality
The drawings themselves
were caricatures, making
the book more suitable
for kids

5. Texture
By using the pastel chalk, the illustrator brought
texture to the pictures
For instance, the suits of each drawn president
looked more three dimensional due to the
shadows and crisscross effect drawn into them

7. Shape
Because the drawings
resembled real people,
the shapes stayed
relatively natural
This kept the focus on
what the text was saying,
rather than trying to give
elicit a certain emotion

8. Color
The colors used Colors used were mostly
throughout the story blues and greens, as well
were lowly saturated, as light browns and soft
keeping the emotional yellows
response from being too
overwhelmed While the emotional
response was kept calm,
certain specs of red
were placed in the pages
(horse, flag, etc.)

11. Composition
The composition played a key part in the
illustrations
Many pages included the Presidents grouped
together, which suggests stability—a good thing
to have when looking at the presidents!

13. Tension
The book had a lot of text, ‘Blanks’ being what a child
taking up a good amount may imagine, while
of each page when keeping the idea the same
compared to other books
The picture is obviously
The focus is drawn in due not realistic, but
to the pictures relating imaginative, while still
very much to what is read keeping the idea of what
was said
The pictures do not strictly
stick to the text, however,
but fill in the ‘blanks’

14. Tension
Without the text, the pictures wouldn’t make
much sense, which sparks the reader’s interest
to read the text to understand

16. Space
There is definite space The borders were an inch
on each page, except for thick of plain white
one or two space
This allows for the
pictures to stay highly
entertaining while
keeping the page
relatively calm

18. Rhythm and Movement
The illustrations have This allows the story to
definite areas of shown look fun and interesting,
movement, with versus stiff and
characters drawn unmoving
running, bowling, being
lifted out of a bathtub, The child is able to feel
and even having a head more comfortable,
of cabbage thrown at despite the subject
them matter actually being a
serious topic, due to the
playful movement
displayed

20. Lines
Lines were used Curtains, bricks, tile floor
strategically in the panels, water ripples,
illustrations stairs, and carpet design
were also used in
For instance, the lines of drawing attention the
the wooden floor main focus of each page
successfully draw the
eye towards a president
delivering a speech

22. The End!