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Picture this : how pictures work / Molly Bang.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Description: 96 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781587170300
Subject(s):
Contents:
Building a picture -- The principles -- Arranging shapes on a rectangle -- Further exercises.
Summary: Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images -- and their individual components -- work to tell a story that engages the emotions: Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold?
List(s) this item appears in: Wellpark Print & eBook New Titles Sept. 2023 - Oct. 2024
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First published as "Picture this: how pictures work" in 1991.

Building a picture -- The principles -- Arranging shapes on a rectangle -- Further exercises.

Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images -- and their individual components -- work to tell a story that engages the emotions: Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold?

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