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Charlotte Nixon
Work Blog | Arts University of Bournemouth
Book Imagery
Collection of images I have taken from bookstores of old & new children's books, looking at illustrations, themes, character design, page spreads and covers- all to inspire my practise.
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 |  Book sleeve for Peter Pan - different style from the iconic disney style, gold embossing, scenes as b/g |  An illustrators adaption of 'Tinkerbell' |  Two page spread in Peter Pan- children flying over the islands |
 Artists interpretation of 'Peter' - no green tights or snub nose but a ferrel looking child with the traits of the character |  Type influenced cover, gold embossing and block colour w introduction of characters |  Inside cover of 'Little Women' - Selected imagery of parts of the story, fluent style and colour scheme. 'This book belongs to' adds personal touch for kids |  Back Cover/ Blurb, fluent gold embossing/ colouring |
 Gold embossing makes for a collectors piece, gives a special feel, floral borders seem to be popular |  Having the first pages repeat the cover but a monotone print |  Beatrix Potter illustration as introduction to story, traditional media, snippet of story |  Double page spread, text included but illustration is main- depicting scenes and bringing characters to life |
 Gold embossing on dark b/g- type based (different colours and sizes) |  Taking the disney-fied costumes/ and stripping it down, just Alice in a blue dress, recognisable, simple |  Spread including text and scene in story giving children visuals |  Alice double page narrative |
 Character on a tin, explore character design/ facial expressions- Peter vibes |  Anna Bond 'Alice' Cover Spread |  Artist progress shots |
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