Dear Fish by Chris Gall
Kendra D, Gwendolyn H, Olivia L, Maria R, Payton S
Fore-ground and Background
The background is the shampoo bottles and products from the salon, though they are not distinct. They could easily be mistaken for wall paper. The rest of the picture is in the foreground, featuring the face and the octopus.
Color
The majority of the image is comprised of oranges and tans. It draws your attention to the features of the picture: the octopus and the woman. The reader is drawn into the contrasting colors between the oranges and the blue featured in various objects.
Reality Value
The images are cartoon representations of real things, so that the reader knows what object is being portrayed, but it does not look how it would in real life.
Anamalous elements
The octopus on the woman's head sticks out. It is important to consider and analyze because it follows the aquatic theme woven throughout the book.
Symbols/Motifs
The style of the art resembles a comic book, cartoon style that reoccurs throughout the text. The specific selection of each fish reflects the situation in each scenario.
The images are framed in thick borders that distinguishes the central photo from the text
Size and scale
The pictures are large, taking up most of the page. The surrounding words are smaller so that the reader's eye is drawn to the picture, not the text. There are smaller pictures surrounding the text that the reader is drawn to after absorbing the main image that coincide with the theme of the page. The large image balances out the small text.