Next, I will analyze how the illustrations in this edition of Andersen's fairy tales are integrated with the story from the angles of colors and details.
If you had to choose a color to represent witches, what color would you choose?
Purple, blue, black?
Generally speaking, we are used to using dark tones to represent evil and strangeness.
Daughter of the Sea uses dark tones to outline the image of a witch under the water.
This painting depicts a little mermaid who wants to become human and look for an undersea witch. The whole illustration, except the mermaid is pink, almost all the surrounding background colors are dark: black, dark blue, purple, grass green, even if there is red, it only outlines the outline of the witch as a line.
This dark background+red embellishment will give people a strange mystery.
A similar dark tone+red design will appear in many tomb raiding films in China. But these pictures are scary, so I won't let them go.
Perhaps this color scheme symbolizes strangeness, danger and death. Therefore, in The Nightingale, the illustrator also uses dark colors and red outlines to depict the image of death.
In the nightingale, the god of death who wants to take the life of King China wears a black robe with a red pattern and a black hat with red pendants, and reaches out to the king with his red hand. If you look closely, you can see that the lower eyeliner of death is also red.
In addition, do you feel that the image of this god of death in the illustration is very similar to the ancient emperor of China?
That's true. The image of death in this illustration really draws lessons from the costume characteristics of ancient emperors in China.
Why should we draw lessons from the characteristics of China's imperial costumes when shaping the image of death that is often mentioned in western culture?
Because the nightingale is a fairy tale that happened in China.
Therefore, the illustrator did not follow the western image when describing the death, but combined the image of death in China culture-Rebecca.
The original text describes the plot in the illustration like this:
The details of these illustrations make it clear at a glance that the story of "Nightingale" took place in China.
The illustration of Nightingale is taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
It is not only death that makes people shudder, but also the Snow Queen.
This queen, who brings biting cold, is both beautiful and cold. The illustrator also used dark tones to show her appearance.
The seemingly bottomless dark forest creates a dark and mysterious feeling. In contrast, it seems to be the snow queen with white light.
In order to highlight that the Snow Queen's hat and coat are made of ice and snow, the illustrator specially put a cross-shaped flash under the hat and clothes.
Against the backdrop of the dark forest, the snow is more crystal clear, but there is no warmth.
The illustrations of dairy queen are taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Fairy tales are not only dark and evil, but also full of hope.
If you choose a color to represent hope, what would you choose?
In The Last Leaf, O Henry used a dark green leaf painted on the wall to symbolize the hope of living.
The illustrator of this edition of Andersen's fairy tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House also dyed the hope in the fairy tales with green and yellow.
The illustrator drew the ugly duckling at birth with the yellow-green leaves as the background. The ugly duckling and a group of ducklings learn to swim with the mother duck.
Because the ugly duckling is the last egg hatched by the mother duck, it ranks last among ducklings.
But did you find out?
Mother duck and other ducklings are very comfortable and leisurely, and their feathers are goose yellow.
The ugly duckling at the end seems to be an alternative, completely different from them.
Not only are the feathers covered with dust, but they also hang their heads, lifeless and embarrassed.
But why did the illustrator choose bright yellow-green as the background of the illustration instead of using dim colors to render the unpopular gray mood when the ugly duckling was born?
I guess illustrators use this bright yellow-green color scheme for two reasons:
Not only the ugly duckling has changed, but also the little boy living under the control of the Snow Queen.
The Snow Queen planted hard ice in his heart, erased the memories of the past and was trapped in the cold castle.
It was not until his childhood friends found him and melted the ice in his heart that he woke up like a dream.
When he and his partner walked home, because the magic of the Snow Queen disappeared and the snow melted, the land once ruled by the Snow Queen gradually recovered and the spring was full.
The illustrator also used yellow-green as the keynote to draw the feeling of spring returning to the earth.
The illustrations of dairy queen are taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
The illustrator used a similar color when the little mermaid couldn't bear to hurt the prince and jumped into the sea in the morning.
The picture below depicts the process of the mermaid becoming an elf after she jumped into the sea because she couldn't bear to stab the prince.
The image of the little mermaid presents a color similar to the sunrise.
This light yellow figure gives a warm feeling.
This color seems to indicate that the mermaid will not die like foam in the sea without the love of the prince, as predicted by the witch, but will become an elf.
The illustration of The Daughter of the Sea is taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Illustrators want to draw illustrations that can make children understand the plot only by illustrations. When creating, they need to be loyal to the story and can't trust horses.
Many illustrations in this edition of Andersen's fairy tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House draw the details of the story.
1. The facial expressions of characters reflect people's feelings.
How do you feel when you see the prince in this illustration? Does it seem that this prince is lifeless and lifeless?
The illustration of The Daughter of the Sea is taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Indeed, because the "prince" in this painting is not a prince, but a white marble statue.
This illustration is taken from The Daughter of the Sea. It depicts that the little mermaid fell in love at first sight when she met the prince, but she had nowhere to talk about it. She had to hold a big white marble statue she found that looked like the prince to alleviate the pain of lovesickness.
So the "prince" in this painting gives people a sense of lifelessness, because he is not a real person, but a stone.
Nevertheless, the illustrator drew a gentle face for the little mermaid, showing her gentleness to the prince.
We can infer the mermaid's prince lover from her expression. Can you guess the mood in the picture below?
Who is secretly happy and proud, who is worried?
The illustration of Wild Swan is taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
This illustration is taken from Wild Swan, which shows the scene that the stepmother gives her stepchildren a cup full of sand instead of food. We can infer their situation from their expressions.
The queen looks like a Gherardini, as if she is happy to see her abused child; And 1 1 Prince and 1 Princess are very sad. However, if we look closely, we can find that although everyone has a sad face, everyone has a different expression on his face. I admire the illustrator's skill here.
The content of the painting shows the details of the story.
The illustrations in this edition of Andersen's fairy tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House also hide many details of the story.
Let's test our eyesight first. Please look for it. How many people are there in the illustration?
The illustration of Little Klaus and Big Klaus is taken from Andersen's fairy tales and published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Did you find out?
There are three people in the illustration.
In addition to the two people sitting at the table, there is also a person secretly looking out of the box under the table.
Why is this man in the box? You can find the answer in the fairy tale Little Klaus and Big Klaus.
Let's test our eyesight again. Please count. How many dogs are there in this illustration?
Illustration of "Playing Light Box", taken from Andersen's fairy tales, Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
There are three dogs in this picture, because there are three dogs with big eyes in the fairy tale Light Box corresponding to this illustration.
Did you find that the white dog's eyes are unusually big?
Another illustration also shows three objects in the story-three pears.
This illustration corresponds to "pins can also bring good luck"
In this story, craftsmen make pear trees into three kinds: large, medium and small.
The illustration of A Pin Can Bring Good Luck is taken from Andersen's Fairy Tales published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Besides three dogs, there are three kinds of pears and clover.
The fairy tale "Don't talk, but keep it in mind" tells three stories.
Andersen said that these three stories are like three leaves growing on the same root.
So the text of the whole fairy tale is embedded in clover, and three pages of grass are drawn next to the title of the fairy tale.
Illustration of "Don't talk, remember in your heart", taken from Andersen's Fairy Tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
The illustrations next to the title of this edition of Andersen's fairy tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House can not only let us see the details of the story, but also get a glimpse of the whole story.
The title "Old people can never do anything wrong" is surrounded by a circle of horses, cows, sheep, geese, chickens, apples and gold coins.
Because this fairy tale is connected by these contents.
Introduction to illustrator
These fantastic and touching illustrations were created by a young female illustrator Kuri.
Kuri graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a postgraduate degree in illustration from Syracuse University. He made his mark in many design competitions and cooperated with many publishing houses and game companies.
Perhaps it is precisely because of women's delicate perspective and psychology that she can draw the pain and joy of the little mermaid's infatuation;
The excitement and joy on the skirt when the flowers of little Aida dance;
Karen deeply blamed herself when she remembered her dancing red shoes.
Andersen's fairy tales published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House include not only illustrations of the stories, but also the title page (here is the page with the title), the ring lining page (the previous page with the title), the catalogue and so on.
Can you guess why there is a soldier with only one leg under the words "Andersen's Fairy Tales" on the title page?
Title page, from Andersen's Fairy Tales, Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
If you look at the ring lining carefully, you will find that the images in it all appear in the illustrations of fairy tales.
Look for it. What images have you seen in the story?
Ring pages, from Andersen's Fairy Tales, Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
What is particularly worth mentioning is the design of the catalogue.
First, there are pictures, which are very nice;
Second, the distance between each story topic in the catalogue is so large that it seems depressing.
Catalogue, extracted from Andersen's Fairy Tales published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House.
Compare the compact and depressing catalogues of other versions of Andersen's fairy tales, and you may feel how relaxed this sense of distance will bring.
Borrowed 15 Andersen's fairy tales published since 1980s from the library.
It turned out that it might be because we didn't borrow the right books.
Because in the 15 book I borrowed, there are enough illustrations and good-looking enough to show that there are not many versions of the story.
15 Andersen's fairy tales
These versions of fairy tale illustrations are either extremely naive and ridiculous, and have no aesthetic feeling;
Either the illustrations are black and white, which are beautiful enough but have limited effect on the presentation of the story atmosphere;
Illustrations of Andersen's fairy tales by a publishing house; Left: Hai's daughter, friend: Wild Swan.
Either it is black and white, and the printing is not clear;
Either famous artists paint, but some painting styles are not beautiful enough or a little strange (I personally think they are not beautiful enough and a little strange).
Because for children who are still in the period of thinking in images, they often take what they see as true.
So a little strange painting style will affect their understanding of real things.
People's Literature Publishing House "Andersen's Fairy Tales"
The only Andersen Fairy Tales with colorful illustrations, exquisite realistic paintings and story explanations is Andersen Fairy Tales by Children's Publishing House.
Unfortunately, there are too few illustrations. There are 20 fairy tales in the book with only 8 illustrations.
I had this version of fairy tales at home when I was in primary school, and I still remember this book because the illustrations are so beautiful.
But I remember that every time I picked up this book, I was absorbed in the illustrations for a long time, and then I put them down. I don't want to read this story at all.
Because there are not enough illustrations, there are often many pages full of words. For me when I was still in primary school, the reading experience was really unpleasant.
I am also used to buying books now to see if the font is big enough and the spacing between words and lines is sparse. Countless books, no matter how good the content is, are hard to arouse my interest in reading.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that "Andersen's Fairy Tales" published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House has 147 at the end to further explain the content of the article and help readers understand the story.
For example, The Daughter of the Sea ends with:
Maybe we didn't feel anything special when we saw this, but after reading the prompt, we will find that the article mentioned that the mermaid has no tears, and the tears of Xiaomei mermaid show that she has created a miracle.
I borrowed 15 books, and only 5 books were annotated.
Andersen's fairy tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House, with a short biography of Andersen on the last page.
Readers can understand the simple living and literary status of this great fairy tale writer.
Maybe you care about translation, too.
Because some Andersen's fairy tales on the market are not only translated, but also written for young children, and the language is younger.
However, the language of Andersen's fairy tales by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House is not deliberately young.
For example, the following passage is selected from the fairy tale "Don't say it in your mouth, keep it in your heart" and uses the idiom of serving others with virtue and sharing weal and woe.
Andersen's fairy tales are treasures in the history of literature, but even the best fairy tales can only play a role if readers are willing to read and understand them.
There are many versions of Andersen's fairy tales on the market. I hope you can find a book you are willing to read and have always treasured.
How to write and draw the contents of Andersen s fairy tale manuscript;
First, the form of handwritten newspaper, the layout of handwritten newspaper is folded in half from the middle into one or two editions. Need a title, a title and a tail. Reasonable layout and symmetrical typesetting design. The handwriting is standard and beautiful, all written with a bead pen or pen. Second, the content of handwritten newspaper is rich and varied, both in and out of class; It can be not only Chinese knowledge, but also the content of other disciplines such as physics, culture, mathematics and English. It can not only focus on knowledge accumulation, but also involve learning methods and finding solutions to difficult problems; You can review old knowledge and preview new content. Specific requirements: The contents of general tabloids are drawn up in line with the teaching content and progress, and each issue is required to have a clear title, and the key contents are determined every two weeks. The primary and secondary are distinct, and the layout is novel and lively. Third, the specific steps 1, explain the meaning and stimulate interest. The significance of running handwritten newspapers well lies in: cultivating practical Chinese abilities such as reading, writing, listening and speaking, and realizing students' subjective development in Chinese learning. By guiding students to use their hands and brains, we can promote Chinese learning, cultivate students' interest in learning Chinese and improve their ability to use Chinese. Enhance students' independence, initiative and creativity. Let students realize that Chinese is a basic tool. Regarding the importance of learning Chinese, the outline clearly points out: "Chinese is a basic tool for study and work.
Chinese is the basis of learning other subjects. Learning Chinese well is not only a necessary condition for learning other subjects well, but also has a far-reaching impact on future work and study. "This is the outline of China discipline clear positioning. From these two words, we can fully understand the importance of learning Chinese well. However, in real life, how many cases of study and work have been affected because the language is not up to standard? Some students are good at science, but they fall behind in Sun Shan because of their poor arts. Some people like math, but they can't do anything about complicated application problems. Some people do very well to sum up their experience, but they can't say one, two or three. Keep learning from middle school, college entrance examination to work; From the summary of work and study to the transmission and exchange of a large amount of information in social work, it is inseparable from the tool of Chinese and depends on this foundation. So how can we lay a good foundation and master this tool from now on? By having a Chinese class every day? It is not easy. At present, we are not allowed to spend too much time learning Chinese. So, is there any way to combine in-class and extracurricular activities? How can Chinese learning and other subjects promote each other? At this time, the students are very active, and some are thinking with flashing eyes; Others look forward to the teacher's answer with expectant eyes. At this time, I didn't say the answer, but took the opportunity to ask, "Do you want to be an editor reporter? "? At this time, the students all said, "Think"! At this time, I told him (her) the idea of running a newspaper: "You can not only try to be an editor and a reporter by running a handwritten newspaper, but also be an editor-in-chief and design your own typesetting. This is a very challenging activity. I believe that as long as you insist on writing handwritten newspapers, you will not only improve your Chinese learning level, but also exercise and improve your comprehensive abilities such as typesetting and design. " At this time, the students are eager to try, and there seems to be a question mark in their expectant eyes. What is a handwritten newspaper? 2. The typical guiding enthusiasm has been mobilized. The next task is to give specific instructions on how to do handwritten newspapers. My approach is: (1) Let the students make a handwritten newspaper independently, and do the topic selection, materials, design and copy by themselves. You can refer to Learning Daily and Beijing Daily, and you can also use your imagination. The time will be completed in two weeks. (2) Select a few collected handwritten newspapers, guide them carefully, and let them revise them repeatedly. After repeated revisions, the handwritten newspaper basically meets the requirements, so I showed the advantages of each newspaper to my classmates in the form of comments, and explained the basic format of handwritten newspaper in detail during the comments, and then went back to practice. After such repeated practice, the students basically mastered the method of running a newspaper. (3) The handwritten newspaper should be specific and standardized. After most students mastered the basic format of handwritten newspaper, I made further requirements in order to improve the quality of handwritten newspaper. The title of handwritten newspaper should be clear, focused and novel. Draw up an eye-catching title according to the central content. For example, "mainly to review old knowledge, it can be drafted as a review guide, and if it is the content of Chinese studies, it can be drafted as a journal of China, striving for novelty." B, the layout is reasonable. Reasonable layout mainly refers to symmetrical layout, clear priorities, criss-crossing plates and reasonable illustrations. The whole layout should give people a beautiful and comfortable feeling. C, writing should be standardized. Writing must be done with a pen or ballpoint pen. The handwriting should be clear, the stroke order should be standardized, and the size should be appropriate (it is advisable to be able to see clearly about three meters). 3. The evaluation of the exhibition stimulates interest and promotes improvement. In order to continuously improve the quality of handwritten newspapers and further stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning, I insist on carefully reading and commenting on each issue to select the best exhibition. Comment. Comment principle: mainly praise advantages. Comments: From form to content, from the overall layout to the layout design of each plate, from material selection to writing. Running a handwritten newspaper reflects a student's comprehensive ability, which can not be improved by one or two sessions of practice, and there is a gradual process. In this process, the teacher's patient guidance and enthusiastic encouragement are the driving force to overcome difficulties and persist in doing it. So in the comments, I did not hesitate to praise every progress of the students, every exquisite pen, there is really nothing to praise. As long as I handed it in on time, I also praised it. In this way, students can listen to teachers' comments with a peaceful and happy mind, learn from others' strengths, appreciate their own progress and plan how to improve their newspapers. On display. Exhibition principle: choose the best among the best, taking into account different levels. After two or three reviews, students learn from each other's strong points and practice seriously. In future manuscripts, there are many good works with beautiful forms and substantial contents in each issue. For these works, I will not only seriously comment and praise them, but also exhibit them in class for everyone to observe and learn. Some students, although their works are not very good, tried their best. We also give these works appropriate exhibition opportunities. The general exhibition range is 1/2 or 1/3.
How to treat the International Andersen Prize World Illustrator Exhibition without a collection? 10 year10.4, the literary mother thought that the peak of the National Day trip had been perfectly staggered, and proposed to go to the Maritime World Culture and Art Center to see the international Andersen Award Illustrator Exhibition.
However, no one responded.
The elder sister looked at the younger brother: "The picture book illustration exhibition is too boring for primary school students. Let's go and have a look! " "
The younger brother looked at his mother with a puzzled face: "hmm, hmm ~ what exhibition?"
Mom is going to dig out the poster "Ugly Duckling" of the illustration exhibition:
Brother and sister were immediately moved: "Ugly duckling, I want to go, I want to go!" " "
So, my mother happily took her younger brother and sister to see the illustration exhibition.
In fact, mom came prepared this time. Since I heard about this exhibition from my friends, my mother has done a lot of homework in advance, not only knowing the exhibition strategy of Mima, an artist from a local art education institution, but also sorting out a collection of picture books compiled by Denise, a famous American preschool educator.
Along the way, I fantasized that my mother was telling the classic works of various illustrators in the exhibition hall in front of Kan Kan, and my mother couldn't help being satisfied.
Walking into the exhibition hall, I was disappointed. However, I saw the old mothers who took pains in literature and art, crowding in front of the painting and anxiously calling for their babies: "Come and see, come and see, isn't this your favorite picture book illustration?" But Xiong Haizi turned a deaf ear and gathered in several interactive areas, rolling up and down, pushing and shoving.
My baby is no exception.
No sooner had my mother told my brother and sister not to get separated than my brother slipped into the interactive area. Mother had to leave her sister behind, and after successfully chasing her, she led her brother to find the ugly duckling.
When my younger brother was staring blankly at the painting, my mother quickly opened the book: the author Robert Yingpan, a master of realistic illustration in South China, is good at telling stories with delicate and realistic painting style.
Before the book was finished, my brother got tired of watching the ugly duckling and started an interactive game with his works.
Interact with the works of Russian folk art alchemist Tagina Marina;
Interact with the works of the elegant Austrian picture book queen Lisbeth Zweig;
Electronic screen graffiti:
From this point of view, it is of great benefit to take children to the exhibition often. My younger brother, who used to run around, has now progressed to the stage of natural integration of posing and scenes.
When my brother was exhausted from interaction, my sister, who was watching the exhibition, found us: "Mom, let's go, I have read all the works."
Is it over? No, my mother smiled awkwardly and was very kind. It's time to start collecting: "How, which masters do my sister like best, take us to see?"
My sister nodded and took us to Mr. Rabbit and the beautiful gift first. This is the work of maurice sendak, a famous children's literature picture book writer and illustrator, with a beautiful and delicate painting style. He won the Cadillac Award, the highest honor of American picture books, five times, and was also the first American to win the International Andersen Illustrator Award.
Sandak, who was sickly in childhood, reflected all kinds of complicated emotions such as anxiety, fear and frustration in the process of children's growth in his picture book creation, which was a subversive revolution at that time. Sondak's three masterpieces, Animal Country, Rhapsody in the Kitchen Night and Far Away, were all mixed at first.
The Country of Beasts was once banned in the library, but it was later adapted into an animation and musical, which became a highly respected classic and was hailed as "a strange and unprecedented picture book". Some psychological researchers interpret the image of Max in the Animal Country by combining the archetypes such as ego, shadow, personality mask and Anima in Jung's personality theory.
Seeing the image of the beast in the illustration at the scene is terrible, as if it were a childhood nightmare, but Max, the hero, is carefree:
Knowing maurice sendak's terrible childhood, it seems that we can further understand the meaning of the work: a child gradually learns to overcome his fears in exploration.
"What really shapes us is the child that few of us have the courage to face-the impatient and demanding child who wants love and rights and is always angry and crying long before enlightenment reaches your heart." Maurice sendak's words may be his original intention of creating a series of classic works.
My sister's favorite second husband is anthony browne, a surreal spokesperson for children's psychology.
Anthony browne is listed as a British surrealist painter, and has won the International Andersen Illustrator Award and the British Kate Greenway Award for his achievements in the field of picture books. His works are neat in composition, bright in color, good at creating dramatic effects through comparison, and have surreal elements.
Willie, the coolest gorilla, is the most popular character in anthony browne's works. "Willie" has all kinds of expressions that children are familiar with, such as anger, sadness and joy, just like the spokesperson of children's emotional psychology. Another poster of this illustration exhibition is taken from his famous picture book Gorilla and Little Star in 2008.
Anthony browne said, "For me, designing a picture book is like making a movie. The structure of this book is a combination of close-up and prospect. And my job is a combination of talent (adventure) and thinking, and it is difficult to separate the two. "
Seeing that the two children were fascinated, mother continued: "Every illustration is a work of art, and an illustrator can't make a successful work only by painting skills. He also needs to know more about the children's spiritual world.
Moreover, a classic illustration will transcend national boundaries and times.
Next, let's look at mom's favorite host! "
My mother's favorite master is Scandinavian naturalist Swan Ott.
Svan Ott's paintings have a fresh breath, and the layers created by transparent watercolors are subtle and rich, just like the cold air in Nordic countries. Just like facing the fog or warm sun in the forest, revealing clean light, realistic scenes also exude ethereal artistry.
Swan Otto illustrated Andersen's classic fairy tales, such as Thumbelina and Ugly Duckling. He is especially good at capturing melancholy, sadness or humorous scenes in fairy tales and depicting them with fresh brushstrokes.
Mom's favorite second husband is the elegant Austrian picture book queen Lisbeth Zweig.
1990, Lisbeth Zweig was only 36 years old when she won the International Andersen Prize. The sentimental feelings of aestheticism, fantasy, grotesque and pleasure are intertwined with action, dance, nature and fantasy, which together create Zweig's art. Her paintings have a dreamy quality, which is magical but subtle and elegant.
When my mother was a child, domestic picture books had not yet started, and most of my peers had never been exposed to the concept of picture books, basically jumping directly from picture books to textbooks. The most profound childhood memories are the illustrations in Andersen's fairy tales and Grimm's fairy tales. Those beautiful princesses, dreamy scenery and touching stories give us great courage to pursue the beauty that the real world can't see.
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