Illustrating children's books : history, technique, production / Henry C. Pitz.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pitz, Henry C. (Henry Clarence), 1895-1976
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, [1963]
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Table of Contents:
  • PART I. History
  • Pictures for childhood
  • The earlier books
  • England after 1800
  • Europe from 1800 on
  • America: the earlier years
  • Howard Pyle and the Brandywine tradition
  • The American accent
  • Toward the present
  • Matters ponderable and imponderable
  • PART II. Technique and production
  • The illustrator in the children's world. The picturebook age ; Learning to read ; The most important reading age ; Towards adulthood ; Observing children
  • The structure of the book. The book jacket ; The casing ; The end papers ; The front matter ; The body of the book
  • Typography and book design
  • Methods of reproduction. Relief ; Intaglio ; Planographic
  • Preparing pictures for reproduction. Bleeds ; Sizes in reproduction ; Drawing for the line cut ; Color separations for line reproduction ; Halftone effects in line ; Drawing for halftone
  • PART III. Professional practice
  • Handling an assignment
  • Getting work. Portfolio presentation
  • The field today.