The Phantom Tollbooth
Blog post #2
Illustrator
In the picture above, I decided to illustrate the confusion that Milo, the protagonist, experiences throughout the plot of the story. I included the magic pencil that the hero of the story is given, as I predict that this gift will play a large roll in the book's resolution. Milo receives the utensil from the Mathemagician, who is the king of Digitopolis.
Digitopolis is the land of numbers, all numbers originated in this kingdom. The numbers came from mines, I illustrated this fact using the hole dug into the mountain and the pickax located above the hand. To make it clear that numbers came from the pitch black tunnels, I had "Milo's" hand writing the word "NUMBERS" next to the two illustrations. He writes this with his magic writing utensil/staff.
To the left of the number section I included the word section. There I have a palm-like tree with a ladder and basket bellow it, since words grow on trees are plucked of them just like apples. To make sure that the viewer knew that I was referring to word trees, in Milo's handwriting, I wrote "WORDS" above it. I also included my favorite part of the book, intending to confuse the viewer.
In the illustration, I decided to compare the Land of Noise to the normal life of most people. In two boxes I drew the same picture of a vase falling of a table, where the vase hits the ground I have an equal sine. In the box labeled "NORMAL" the vase makes a bang and a crash. But in the box labeled "LAND OF SOUND," behind the equal sine I wrote SILENCE.
The Phantom Tollbooth is a very "picturesque" book. It has many complex parts, and pictures are great for making the sequences simpler. Also the humorous style of the author allows his illustrations to be interesting and also funny in an absurd way.
Blog post #2
Illustrator
In the picture above, I decided to illustrate the confusion that Milo, the protagonist, experiences throughout the plot of the story. I included the magic pencil that the hero of the story is given, as I predict that this gift will play a large roll in the book's resolution. Milo receives the utensil from the Mathemagician, who is the king of Digitopolis.
Digitopolis is the land of numbers, all numbers originated in this kingdom. The numbers came from mines, I illustrated this fact using the hole dug into the mountain and the pickax located above the hand. To make it clear that numbers came from the pitch black tunnels, I had "Milo's" hand writing the word "NUMBERS" next to the two illustrations. He writes this with his magic writing utensil/staff.
To the left of the number section I included the word section. There I have a palm-like tree with a ladder and basket bellow it, since words grow on trees are plucked of them just like apples. To make sure that the viewer knew that I was referring to word trees, in Milo's handwriting, I wrote "WORDS" above it. I also included my favorite part of the book, intending to confuse the viewer.
In the illustration, I decided to compare the Land of Noise to the normal life of most people. In two boxes I drew the same picture of a vase falling of a table, where the vase hits the ground I have an equal sine. In the box labeled "NORMAL" the vase makes a bang and a crash. But in the box labeled "LAND OF SOUND," behind the equal sine I wrote SILENCE.
The Phantom Tollbooth is a very "picturesque" book. It has many complex parts, and pictures are great for making the sequences simpler. Also the humorous style of the author allows his illustrations to be interesting and also funny in an absurd way.
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