Pictures Are Worth A 1,000 Words!

In order for you to become members of the HerricksCott Award Judging Committee and vote on the picture book with the most distinguished artwork, you must first become an art critic. In order to prepare you for this task, you will be viewing many different types of illustrations.

Acrylics

(pigments mixed with a plastic resin)

Digital Illustrations

(a computer program)

Photography

Charcoal

(a black powder made from charred wood)

Oil Paints

(pigments mixed with linseed oil)

Watercolor

(pigments mixed with water)

Collage

(made with bits of paper, fabric and real objects attached to the page)

Colored Pencil

Pastels

(pigment and chalk mixed with gum and formed into sticks)

Pen & Ink

Crayon

Pencil