If you decided to put the text of the poem on the white pages, then you might not have room for a comic strip.
If this is you, then we are going to fill up the white border around the text with objects that are related to key words in the poem.
I have picked out the key words for you, as I felt some words lent themselves to illustration better than others.
Talk about it!
Remember we are only illustrating verses 2-5, on the white pages of our picturebook.
Verse 2:
- Magic
- It’s Halloween today so try and think of lots of magic things, witches and wizards and Harry Potter and pumpkins and spells and fairy’s and elves and broomsticks and wands and all sorts of other things to do with magic.
- You can make a spider diagram to help you think.
- When you have enough ideas, either draw the magic things yourself or find pictures from newspapers, magazines and the internet and cut them out and stick them in around the text.
Verse 3
- Electricity
- Cut out pictures of things that run on electricity; kettles and hairdryers and lawnmowers and motorbikes and anything else you can think of.
- Stick the pictures all around the text.
Verse 4
- Cross
- Try and find pictures of people looking cross. You can either do an image search on the internet and cut them out and stick them in, or you can put your new cartoon skills to use and draw lots of pictures yourself.
- If you are drawing pictures yourself then make sure the pictures all look different.
- We are trying to explore the theme of looking or being cross. We are not trying to draw one of our friends or family getting angry (although sometimes that is tempting.)
Verse 5
- Magic
- Because the poem repeats like a song, so does our theme.
- In verse five I want you to illustrate magic again, but this time chose a different type of magic.
- Look at the things around you in nature and creation and cut out pictures of things you think are magic.
- Some examples might be; the changing of the seasons, when all the leaves turn red and gold; the weather, thunder and lighting and so on; birds migrating; young animals being born…can you think of any more?
- Draw the pictures, or do an image search for the things you have chosen and cut them out and stick them on.
Doodle it!
Have fun, but remember not to stick things too close to the edge of the page, leave at least 3 cm of space all around as a border to leave room for your fingers turning the edge of the pages, and for the spine of the book.
Well Done!
You have taken part in ‘The Big Draw 2008′ and designed and illustrated a poetry picturebook!
You are officially awesome!
I expect that filling up The White Pages will take most of the weekend, but I will post again on Monday for some final advice on presentation, and putting your book together.
Big hugs!! xxx
