I. Illustration Study as a Foundation for Strong Writing
1. Why Illustration Study Matters to the Development of Young Writers
2. Building Stamina for Writing by Supporting Children’s Work as Illustrators
3. Writing and Illustrating as Parallel Composing Processes
4. Teaching an Essential Habit of Mind: Reading Like Writers in the Context of Illustration Study
5. Learning Qualities of Good Writing From Illustration Techniques
6. The Writing Workshop: Planning and Implementing a Unit of Study in Illustrations
II. 50 Illustration Techniques and the Qualities of Good Writing They Suggest: A Predictable Framework
7. Ideas and Content, In Pictures and In Words
TECHNIQUE 1 Crafting with distance perspective
TECHNIQUE 2 Crafting with positioning perspective
TECHNIQUE 3 Crafting the background
TECHNIQUE 4 Showing two sides of a physical space
TECHNIQUE 5 Using scenes to show different actions
TECHNIQUE 6 Using scenes to capture the passage of time
TECHNIQUE 7 Using scenes to show movement through different places
TECHNIQUE 8 Using scenes as a list
TECHNIQUE 9 Showing, not telling
TECHNIQUE 10 Crafting a “back-story”
TECHNIQUE 11 Manipulating point-of-view for effect
TECHNIQUE 12 Seeing through the eyes of a narrator
8. Precision and Detail, In Pictures and In Words
TECHNIQUE 13 Crafting details of expression and gesture
TECHNIQUE 14 Crafting physical details of characters
TECHNIQUE 15 Revealing character with background details
TECHNIQUE 16 Crafting details from the world of nature
TECHNIQUE 17 Showing the effects of weather on a scene
TECHNIQUE 18 Crafting details from the world of people
TECHNIQUE 19 Using authentic, object-specific details
TECHNIQUE 20 Creating the illusion of motion with detail
TECHNIQUE 21 Creating the illusion of sound with details
TECHNIQUE 22 Using details as en element of surprise
9. Wholeness of Text, In Pictures and In Words
TECHNIQUE 23 Keeping static details consistent
TECHNIQUE 24 Making seemingly insignificant details reappear
TECHNIQUE 25 Building meaning from one idea to the next
TECHNIQUE 26 Crafting an ending that returns to the lead
TECHNIQUE 27 Crafting artful repetition
TECHNIQUE 28 Crafting an ending that pulls multiple text elements together
TECHNIQUE 29 Moving back and forth across a landscape
TECHNIQUE 30 Using details of light to show the passage of time
TECHNIQUE 31 Using details of weather to show the passage of time
10. Tone, In Pictures and In Words
TECHNIQUE 32 Crafting tone with color
TECHNIQUE 33 Shifting tone by shifting color
TECHNIQUE 34 Crafting tone with background color
TECHNIQUE 35 Crafting tone with size
TECHNIQUE 36 Crafting tone with physical space
TECHNIQUE 37 Crafting tone with shape and texture
TECHNIQUE 38 Accentuating or exaggerating features to impact tone
TECHNIQUE 39 Using whimsical detail to lighten the tone
11. Layout and Design, In Pictures and In Words
TECHNIQUE 40 Designing the placement of words and pictures
TECHNIQUE 41 Using word layout to convey meaning
TECHNIQUE 42 Using size and color to convey meaning
TECHNIQUE 43 Designing print to convey meaning
TECHNIQUE 44 Designing a cover
TECHNIQUE 45 Designing end pages to convey meaning
TECHNIQUE 46 Using borders
TECHNIQUE 47 Using the space implied outside a picture
TECHNIQUE 48 Using visual elements in the white space around words and pictures
TECHNIQUE 49 Using paper artifacts as visual elements
TECHNIQUE 50 Using graphic features to show information
