Movement is essential to storybooks. Characters are not static, but move and express something, especially feelings or situations. The best way to show movement is to us flowing gestures and character being swept away. Here, see how the pattern of the butterflies following a curve to the far distance reflect a movement. The butterfly to the far left are smaller than the ones in the front and toward the right side; that is intended to show the distance and therfore movement or depth in space. Notice that the individual drawings do not all reflect the same position for the wings. There is diversity in order to show different butterflies "photographed" at their own speed, doing their own thing as they all follow their leader. The picture below has it all. It has the semi-circles and circles that promote and highlight the sweetness of the image. It has patterns (the spiderweb and the people forming a queue). The movement (each character is moving or waving and doing something unique)
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I am Sussu Leclerc and I started writing and illustrating picture books thanks to the Smart Dummies event hosted on Facebook by amazing Dani Duck. Archives
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