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Alphabet booksWhat is an Alphabet book
As a child you no doubt read an alphabet book whether in grade school or at home. An alphabet book is a book primarily designed for young children. It presents letters of the alphabet with corresponding words and/or images in efforts to help teach children their alphabet. History Alphabet books are one of the simplest – though enduringly, entertaining form of children’s books. They have been around for hundreds of years, and present the letters of the alphabet, alongside corresponding words and/or images. Alphabet books have been a common feature of children’s literature since Shakespeare’s day. In the sixteenth century, then known as ‘hornbooks’, they generally consisted of a piece of parchment or paper, pasted on a wooden board, and protected by a transparent sheet of animal horn. These early books displayed letters of the alphabet, a syllabary (a list of syllables), as well as prayers for novice readers. This syllabarium or syllabary, a now largely defunct element of the alphabet book, taught pronunciations of vowel and consonant combinations: i.e. ab eb ib ob ub ba be bi bo bu. Today there are many diverse kinds of alphabet books that captivate a reader’s interest through alliteration, onomatopoeia, creative narratives, poetry of all kinds, humor, and curiosity. |
Modern Day Letter illustrations
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Artur Szygulski
Artur Szgulski is a present day graphic desigigner and illustrator from Warsaw Poland.In 2016 Artur created a series entitled Flying Flowers. For each month he created a letter illustration that depicted a bird/ flower hyprid that creatively plays and crosses between positive and negative space. In his Planet of the birds" he again plays and pushes the boundries of pos and neg space. https://www.behance.net/arturszygulski Positive and Negative Space. Positive space refers to the main focus of a picture, while negative space refers to the background. When used creatively and intelligently, positive and negative space together the artist can create intrigue and even tell a story. For instance with the letter illustrations the letter is our positive space and the interior space imagery expands beyond the contour of letter to help highlight the story or "theme" of the letter. |
Artwork by Artur Szygulski |
Project: Modern Letter Illustration
Steps: LEtter Illustration
with an illustration it is very important that you solidify a solid idea. Follow the steps bellow to insure a good concept
1) Pick a letter and vector your new letter shape
please place the vector of your letter portfolio for credit
2) Pick a theme that starts with your letter. Try an adjective that have the same beginning letter or sound (your chosen letter) Thiswill be the concept for your positive/ negative space collage.
Helpful websites for coming up with your theme.
to find Adjectives by letter: adjectivesstarting.com/
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to find nouns and adjectives by letter: www.wordmom.com/
3) Find a main photography that displays your theme that you will use for your positive/ negative space collage
1) Pick a letter and vector your new letter shape
please place the vector of your letter portfolio for credit
2) Pick a theme that starts with your letter. Try an adjective that have the same beginning letter or sound (your chosen letter) Thiswill be the concept for your positive/ negative space collage.
- R is for a RAD RACCOON
- S is for SNACKING
Helpful websites for coming up with your theme.
to find Adjectives by letter: adjectivesstarting.com/
or
to find nouns and adjectives by letter: www.wordmom.com/
3) Find a main photography that displays your theme that you will use for your positive/ negative space collage
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4) by painting the clipping mask expand and push the boundreis of the clipping mask.
5) Continue to find and collage images to convey your theme inside and outside the positive space. |
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Project Examples
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Project requirements Students are going to create a "letter"illustration. they will choose there theme, adjective based on the letter they created a letter design with. This project will refresh and teach a variety of skills in both Photoshop and illustrator. students will refresh they skills with a clipping mask and learn to manipulate the mask to the images needs. Through this process students will learn the concept of negative and positive space.
2) Create and submit a letter il collage that illustrates both your letter and theme artfully.
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