1. Learning about illustration styles and mediums.
2. Exploring how illustration styles can affect the mood and tone of a book, and can help shape the reading experience.

SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1. Identified different illustration mediums.
2. Identified mediums that are appropriate for specified stories, and explained why these have been chosen.

• How do you usually create your art? Do you have a favourite thing to draw with – pencils, sharpies, paint or on a computer?
• How would you describe your drawing or artwork to someone else? Is it realistic, fantastical or funny, sketchy, colourful, cartoony or something else?
• If you could draw like anyone, whose STYLE might you like to do?

• In the video, Jess said that the materials, or MEDIUM, she chooses can often make her draw in a certain way.
  • What is your understanding of what an artwork MEDIUM is?
  • Do you remember some of the examples of different mediums Jess gave?
    
• Why do you think Jess chose to use watercolour for her book ‘Reef’?
• Heidi said she likes to create minimal shapes with lots of texture, and characters with big, expressive eyes. Take a look at the covers of Heidi’s books ‘Baz and Benz’, ‘Floof’ and ‘I Just Ate My Friend’ (NB – the covers can be seen in Heidi’s video introduction. These books are also available via the related stories section of this page).
  • What do you notice about the covers of these three books?
  • Do they look like they were created by the same person?
  • How would you describe the STYLE of this artwork?
• Jess told us that before she chooses a style to use in a book, she tries to work out the mood and tone of the text.
  • What do you think she means by the ‘mood’ and ‘tone’ of a book?
  • Can you think of any book examples where the art style perfectly matches the story's tone and mood?
• Jess and Heidi gave us some advice for finding our own illustration styles; they emphasised that a style can emerge by having fun, drawing lots, and experimenting.
  • Why do you think practise and experimentation is important?
  • Why do you think making mistakes in your work can be valuable?

Australian Curriculum V9.0 Links

ENGLISH Y3-4
Language:
● Language for expressing and developing ideas: AC9E3LA09, AC9E4LA10
Literature:
● Engaging with and responding to literature: AC9E3LE02, AC9E4LE02,
● Examining literature: AC9E3LE03, AC9E4LE03
Literacy:
● Analysing, interpreting and evaluating: AC9E3LY03, AC9E4LY03, AC9E3LY05,
AC9E4LY05
● Creating texts: AC9E3LY06, AC9E4LY06

GENERAL CAPABILITIES
LITERACY
Reading and Viewing:
● Understanding texts: Comprehension Level 5-6
CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING
Analysing:
● Interpret concepts and problems: Level 3
Generating:
● Create possibilities: Level 3
Reflecting
● Transfer knowledge: Level 3