UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning & Aptitude.pdf
The ugly duckling
1.
2. Basic Information
The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian
Andersen and was published by Morrow Junior
Books.
It was received a Caldecott Honor in 2000.
3. Style
The style of the Ugly Duckling would definitely be realism. In all
of the illustrations the artist took their time to add realistic
detail.
Looking at the illustrations is like looking at real life.
The images are so real and true.
It is like looking into nature.
4. Media
The artists tends to use a lot of watercolor painting.
This helps create the natural and realistic feel. There
are not harsh lines or marks. It is more understated
and soft like a baby duckling.
In the book, the illustrations are very soft and light.
5. Line
The use of line in this
story was to draw the
readers attention where
the illustrator wanted it.
In the majority of the
pictures, the lines were
soft and curved.
This was true because
the illustrations most all
included grass
surrounding the
ducklings and other
images.
The use of these soft
and curved lines helped
make clear the style of
the story as they made
the illustrations more
real.
6. Shape These illustrations
consist of many
curved and undefined
shapes.
It gives the story the
feel of nature and
because the story
takes place in nature
this gives the story a
very real feeling.
There are not any
harsh lines used in
the illustrations and
this gives the shapes
a more subtle feel.
The ducklings are soft
and have round
bodies.
And the grass is
curved and
angled.
7. Color
The illustrator used the perfect colors
for this story.
When looking at the pages the media
used was watercolor painting which is
traditionally pastel colors.
All the pictures had light hues to them.
The pictures did not have bright or bold
colors to them, but rather a soft and
delicate chroma.
8. Texture
There was a lot of texture in these
illustrations.
The artist added so much detail and
texture to each of the pages.
When looking at the ducklings they all
have lines for their feathers.
In the book it says that texture is defined
as how the artist can communicate their
tactical impression (Tunnel, pg. 36).
I think that the artist did a nice job with their
use of texture and making these
illustrations come alive.
9. Composition
Personally I loved how
this book was balanced.
The pictures were placed
strategically so that
nothing was blocked with
words and all of the
words were clear.
Some of the pages just
seemed to frame the
words as to draw the
reader to the words and
then to the illustration
surrounding them.
It made for a good flow
for the story and the
reading of the story.
10. Conclusion
I really enjoyed re-
reading this story.
Personally I had not
seen this particular
version and I
thoroughly enjoyed the
illustrations.
The artist is incredibly
talented to be able to
pull off such amazingly
beautiful and
surprisingly realistic
illustrations.