Finding meaning in images

Graphic Weight (color & shading) The use of light and dark shades; dark-toned images or high-contrast images draw the eye more than light or low- contrast images do A pattern or repeated series of marks Colors that are more brilliant or deeper than others on the page Color can define a character (red for aggressive or living “fast,” purple for nobility, etc.) How does the use of color in the opening pages of “Watchmen” help us make meaning from the images?

Contrast The use of light and dark shades; dark-toned images or high-contrast images draw the eye more than light or low-contrast images do Look at these images from Sin City. What does the extreme contrast between black and white convey about these characters or the situations they are in?

Contrast The use of light and dark shades; dark-toned images or high-contrast images draw the eye more than light or low-contrast images do Look at these images from Sin City. What does the extreme contrast between black and white convey about these characters or the situations they are in?

One more from Sin City. Based just on the contrast alone, what can we decipher about what’s going on in this scene?

Point of View Point of view provides readers/viewers with a glimpse from within the character. What do either of these POV shots suggest about the mind of the character whose vision we’re sharing?

Angle of Vision Think of these like camera angles for a film. Why did the director/artist choose to position the subject in this position for the viewer? Clockwise from top right: High angle, over the shoulder, close up, long shot, low angle

Background Look at these two images from Watchmen (the book and the movie). What does the background suggest here?

Here’s an image where the background objects and the foreground objects work together to send a message to the reader. What might this image convey to us?

Focal Points Can be done with color, positive/negative space, objects in foreground and even text What is the focal point of the image to the right? What does this focal point suggest to the viewer about the scene in front of us? (Also, notice that the text isn’t coming out of anyone’s mouth in the image)

More on Focal Point(s) Often, there’s more than one focal point in an image. Look at the image on the next slide and keep track of where your eyes begin, then where they move to next. What is the fist, second, third, etc. focal point of the image?

For today Read to page 36 Find examples of panels where Moore & Lloyd use one of the illustration techniques from this presentation and how it adds to character development, the plot, or the mood/tone of the story For those who didn’t finish their classwork from yesterday, you’ll have more of the book to work with today to add to your paper