Digital Graphics Evaluation Pro-Forma Finished

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good or why you are proud of them.
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better if you went back to them. Be specific about what you would improve.
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Does your final product reflect your
original intentions?
• When I started planning my book I wanted to create a
children's book which was cartoon-like but also looked
professional and had some good text along side it to help tell
the story. My planning, digital flat plans and storyboards are
all very similar to my final book because I used them all to
help during production, this helped me reflect my original
intentions of wanting it to look cartoon-like but also
professional in my final book because it meant I didn’t have
to rush and stress because I had already decided on a lot of
things in my planning/digital flat plans/storyboards. My
storyboard is very similar to my final book, it has the same
text and a similar page layout of objects/characters in the
book. I also stuck to the idea of doing the text and images on
separate pages which I did in the storyboard, I think sticking
to the storyboard helped me especially in the last week of
production to finish my book make it like my original
intentions (wanting it to look professional).
• I think that my digital flat plans are similar to my final book,
because they have the same text on and again a similar
layout, I did this by checking over and comparing my flat
plans and my book often, to make sure the final book was
shaping up to be like my original intentions. My digital flat
plans compare to my final book because when I was creating
my book I have stuck to the exact same layout of characters
and objects in my book to make sure it functioned properly
so my final book obviously does reflect my original intentions
in that sense.
Storyboard
Digital flat plans

• Also when looking at my digital flat plans and how
they compare with my final product I have found that
although I have stuck to using the same text and the
same idea of putting the text and images on the same
page I put the text on the left page and the images on
the right hand side, instead of the opposite which I did
in my flat plans, I changed this because I found that it
is better to read the text first and then look at the
images as the text helps to give more of an
understanding of what is going on in the image so it is
better to have that knowledge first.
• Also when looking at my planning to see how well it
reflects my original intentions I have seen that the text
on the mood board is not what I have used in my final
book, this is because when it came to do my final book
and put the text in I found that the text I had decided
on in my mood board did not suit the book and wasn’t
easy to read in long paragraphs so I changed it to a
new text to help my target audience to be able to read
and understand it.
Mood board text compared with
Final book text
The text above is
the text I decided
to use in my final
book, the text to
the side is my
mood board text,
as you can see
they are quite
different.

• When looking at my storyboard there are some differences
when compared to my final book because the characters
look different and I have changed some of the backgrounds
in them too, this is because when doing my final book I
realised that some of the characters needed their positions
changing to make them look more realistic, I did this using
perspective in the free transform section.
• I think my planning, such as my mood board also reflects my
original intentions because I talked through what I wanted
things to look like on them and what styles I liked or disliked,
e.g. illustration or digital graphic techniques so I stuck to this
when creating my final book because it made it easier
because less decisions needed to be made during production
so this is why it reflects my original intentions. On the mood
board opposite, you can see where I talk through and discuss
each style of illustration and what I like/dislike about them.
On this mood board you can see where
I talk through each style.

How well have you constructed your
images?
• I used texture in my book to construct my images, I
think this looks good and makes the objects look
more professional and realistic. I used this on the
houses in my book, in particular, the stick house
and the straw house. I did this by using the colour
selection tool and laying it over my rotoscoped
image.
• I also used colour in my book to construct my
images I think this makes the images better
because they’re more eye catching, the use of
colour in the book and makes it clearer for the
children to look at and enjoy I constructed the
images using colour because it is a typical code and
convention of modern children’s books, I have
constructed the images using colour by using the
colour overlay tool.
• I also think the visual appearance of the book is
effect in drawing the children in to read the book,
for example the front cover makes it very obvious
to see what the book is and because it has all the
objects and characters on it, it makes the visual
appearance of the book better.
On this object you
can see an example
of the use of texture
in my book. It looks
like little markings
on the house which
help to make it look
more realistic.
This image is
an example of
ho I have used
colour in my
book, this is
my cover page.

How well have you constructed your
images?
• When looking back over my images I think I have constructed them well, but I think the visual appearance
of certain objects could maybe be a bit better and sharper, one of the objects I think this about is my stick
house, I think that I could've made the edges slightly cleaner around the house so that it looks even more
realistic in the background. If I have the time towards the end of the project I would revisit this and go
round the edges with a rubber tool.
• I think I have constructed my images well with the use of texture as I mentioned previously, but when
looking back over my straw house image I have seen that there is a lot of texture on this object so if I
have the time to go back over this I would maybe reduce some of this but try to keep the realistic effect
that the texture provides.
• Finally, I think I have constructed my images well in my final book, I am pleased with how they look and I
think they look professional but also cartoon-like which is the effect I wanted. I think that my images are
constructed well because before I started to produce my final book I practiced my rotoscoping skills so
that I the final book was easier to do and also so that it looked better because I had more experience
producing rotoscoped objects.

How well have you used text to anchor
your images
• Obviously in my book I have incorporated text into it to
tell the story, in my book I have used two types, the
narrative part which is one a separate page to the images
and also I have used speech bubbles to tell the story from
the perspective of the pigs, they are on the same page as
the images. I think I have used the text to anchor images
well in my book.
• I have also used speech bubbles to anchor my text I think
this is the most successful way I have anchored the
images with text, the speech bubbles contain text that is
written from the pigs perspective this makes the book
more interactive for the reader and also makes them feel
like they’re more apart of the story, which makes it more
exciting for them as my target audience is only aged
between 4 and 6 years old.
• I have also used a narrative form of text where the text is
on the opposite side of the page to the images, this tells
the whole story and coincides with what is happening on
the page. A specific example of this would be on page 3
when the wolf is small in the back ground before they
realise it is coming after them, to accompany that page I
have written ‘then they spotted something’ at the end of
the page, this adds anticipation to the book and helps to
relate the text to the images better and vice versa. The
image opposite is an example of page 3 I mentioned and
the text below is the text I written to accompany that
page.

How well have you used text to anchor
your images
• I also feel I have used text to anchor images well because
both forms of text (narrative and speech bubbles)
basically explain what is happening in the image and this
is what I wanted them to do so they give an explanation
of what is happening in the image.
• I think I have used text to anchor my images well
because the text does coincide with what is happening
in the images well, therefore this helps to explain further
what is happening in the images and the story at that
point in the book.
• I have also used text to anchor my images by using
speech bubbles and and pages of text that are the same
colour as the pigs, this helps to make the story more
related to the images.
• Examples of speech bubbles and text can be found to
the side.

Is your product suitable for your
audience?
• When I started to plan my book and create my proposal I
decided that I wanted to target a particular age group of
children which was 4-6 years, I thought that this was an
appropriate age group for the story I had chosen. I think my
product is suitable for my audience because I have made
the images in the book very cartoon-like which will appeal
to my audience, I have also used bright colours in my book
which also appeals to that age group because it interests
them which will make them want to read on.
• Also, when doing my proposal, because I decided my target
audience was middle class families I think my book is
suitable for this audience because it is very similar to other
middle class children's books because I have used
rotoscoping which makes it look like a cartoon. At the side
of this I have included one of my main characters to show
how rotoscoping has given me the cartoon effect I wanted.
• As for content, I have also made the book more appropriate
for the audience as I have change the end in both my text
and images from the wolf being killed to the wolf just
burning his tail and running off, this makes it more
accessible to my audience and other younger audiences
which therefore would encourage my second target
audience, the parents, to buy it for them.
Example of the use of bright colours
Example of rotoscoping to achieve
cartoon-like effect.

audience?
• As my audience will be aged between 4-6 years old and from a middle
class, average family, I think my product will be suitable for them
because I have made it easy to distinguish between characters by
using different colours for their clothes and I have made the houses
very different styles so that my target audience can easily understand
the story while reading an looking at it.
• I also think my product is suitable for my audience because I have
created it so that the pages are interesting for the child to look at but
they are not too busy so that there is too much on them, for example
the backgrounds just consist of clouds and grass and also some trees,
and then it allows for the foregrounds to be created so that they are
more interesting, without being too much. An example of this would
be page 1, as the background is quite plain but the foreground is quite
busy as this page features all the pigs. This page is shown at the side.
• My product is suitable for my audience because used a minimal
amount of text to tell the story so it is not too much to take in, as my
target audience is only aged between 4-6 years old this is very
beneficial as it gives them practice with reading but not too much at a
time.

audience?
• Also to do with the context of my book I have told the story using speech bubbles as well as the text to
break it up, for the younger end of my TA, just reading the speech bubbles and looking at the pictures
would be enough to tell the story, I think this makes the book more suitable for my target audience
because the text is simple and tells the story well.
• I also think the font I have used also makes the book suitable for my target audience because it is clear and
simple to read so my target audience of 4-6 years old will be able to see, read and understand it easily.
• I also think my product is suitable for my target audience because it is only short and the majority of the
book is images, this is good for my target audience because it doesn’t make the story to long for them to
read and understand, it also ensures they don’t loose interest when half way through reading it.

What do you like/dislike about the
techniques you have used?
• To create my book I have used tools such as the polygon lasso tool to select areas to rotoscope, I liked this
technique because it enable me to select even small area to rotoscope however something I did not like
about the polygon lasso tool is the fact it was so easy to double click without meaning to and end up
making a selection before you have finished, another thing I didn’t like about the polygon lasso tool was
how it can take a while to select things especially if you are doing a large or intricate shape so can be
difficult to get done quickly especially if you’re working against a timetable. However another thing I did
like was you can feather out the line so that the shape you are working on looks more natural and not with
loads of harsh lines.
• Another tool which I used to create my book was the colour selection tool, I used this after I had made a
layer from the area I had selected using the polygon lasso tool, I liked this tool because it allowed you to
click on a colour from your original image or a rotoscoped part which you had already filled in with colour
and also because if you didn’t want it the exact same colour you can use the colour tool around so the
colour is still a similar shade but slightly different, this can be good for creating the illusion of shadows on
clothes as you can make the colour a little darker or lighter. The only thing I didn’t like about this tool is
sometimes it can be difficult or take a while to find the exact colour that is needed which isn’t good when
working on a timetable.

• Another technique I used was creating a stroke around each character this allowed
me to define characters more and if I wanted a particular character to stand out more
I could do this by putting a stroke around them, I liked the technique/tool because it
allowed you to change the opacity of the stroke so if you just wanted to make it look
like the characters had more depth to them, this was easy to do without making it too
dark and bold with an obvious stroke around it. Also I liked this technique because I
found it can look good when just put around certain areas of the character, like their
head, it also looked good just around their eyes as well. Something I disliked about
this technique was that, like the drop shadow tool, it can be difficult to control.
However another thing I did like was that it lets you change the colour of the stroke
so that it doesn’t make it as obvious and makes it easier to blend in, instead of just
putting a black stroke around a pink pig it allowed me to make it just a darker pink
just to make the pig more prominent on the page.
•Another tool I used was the opacity controller above where the layers are listed this
is a useful tool because it lets you turn down the opacity of each individual layer or
multiply ones at once, this makes it easier if you want to use the polygon lasso tool on
something underneath an area you have already rotoscoped because it lets you make
it see through so that you can easily do this, one thing I didn’t like about this tool is if
you didn’t label the layers with what they were it could be difficult to see what parts
had their opacity turned down, especially if you had multiple layers turned down, I
have placed a character at the side where I have turned the opacity down on a certain
layer just to show how it works and how it was helpful to create my book.
Example of turning
the opacity down.

•Another technique I used was using shapes to fill in small areas that I
may of missed with rotoscoping, I used the shape tool to do this. I usually
did this when I had finished doing rotoscoping and found that some
areas needed to be filled in or if some areas were too intricate to be
rotoscoped I would use a shape just to fill it in as I found they are quite
easy to move and make smaller to fit into the area you want them to go
in. One thing I didn’t like about this technique is that it is sometimes
quite difficult to distort it into a shape for certain areas and also you have
to make sure you have got the best type of shape you can to do this
otherwise it may not work well.
•Another technique I used in my book was creating shadows, this helped
to make my book look more realistic and helped to make the characters
and objects stand out on the page. I did this by using the tool, drop
shadow. I liked this tool because it was easy to find on Photoshop and
easy to use, I also liked it because it allows you to create a shadow which
can be really small or quite defined on the objects you are placing them
on and this made it easier to vary it on each page depending what was
happening or where the characters were. The only thing I didn’t like
about this tool/technique was that sometimes it could be quite hard to
control how big the shadow would be and that got even harder to do the
smaller you wanted the shadow. However another thing I did like was
that it allowed you to control the opacity of the shadow, this was good to
vary on each page too. Example of creating shadows at the side.
Example of the use of drop
shadows in my work

What do you like/dislike about how
your final product looks?
I am pleased with my final product and how it looks, I think I have met my plans
which were to make it cartoon-like but also professional and to make this style
consistent throughout the book, I think this is because I stuck to all my plans like my
flat plans, my storyboard and especially my timetable. There are also a some things
which I dislike like too, I think this is just down to production and needing to expand
on my skills.
One thing I like about how my final product looks is that it is very bright and
colourful which I did so that it would appeal to my target audience and make it more
like a modern children’s book, I have used bright green, blue and pink etc. to make it
appeal to both genders and also to make it more enjoyable for them.
Another thing I like is the text and images on separate pages, I think this makes it
easier for my target audience to take in and understand, especially the younger end
of this target audience, I also like this because it makes the pages less crowded and
more spaced out.
Also in my book liked the front cover, I think this is a good advert for what the book
is like inside, I used all my best rotoscoped pieces on the front, I also like it because I
used all my characters and houses on the front and I like how I have placed them so
they are central on the cover as well so it is immediately obvious what the book is
like without even reading the little, this may make it easier for the younger end of
my target audience to see what it is. Example of front cover at the side.
Front cover

• Also in my book I have used text which is in speech bubbles on the page with images on as well as the
text on the other pages. I like this because I feel like it would help the child to understand what is going on
in the image and it is also something to read while they are looking at the pictures, those speech bubbles
are also beneficial for the age group of children that may struggle with the other main part of the text so
this way they can still read the story without struggling with massive amount of text.
•Another thing I like about my book is the backgrounds, although I have stuck to just one main
background I have moved things around in it just to illustrate that we have changed areas or something
different is happening, I also like the backgrounds because I have included things such as trees and clouds
in them, which I have put drop shadows on which help to make the book more cartoon-like.
• In my book I did not like how some things looked and I have made an attempt to improve them but I
would make more if I have the time, one of these things would be the second to last scene where the wolf
is in the water pot, I found it very difficult to make them wolf blend into the water pot, in an attempt to
improve it I did try to distort the character to make it look like he was in the water more, if I have the time
this would be some thing I would go back over.

•Another thing I disliked about my book was the speech bubbles, not them being there but the shape of
them and how big they were on the page to fit the text in, this is something I have thought about
changing but I decided that they do need to be there and I am unable to shorten them because the
information that is in them is already brief and adds to the story.
•Also I wasn’t pleased with how the wolf looked so thin in the last scene as I would of like him to a bit
wider but I had to put him on an angle so he looked like he was getting away from the brick house and I
found there was no way I could change how wide he was but keep the layout of the scene and him the
same.
•Also in my book I like the fonts I have used, I think they are clear, bold and simple which is effective in the
book it, I also think the decision of making the font black was a good one because it makes it stand out
more on the page which I like.
•Also in my book I have used text which is in speech bubbles on the page with images on as well as the
text on the other pages. I like this because I feel like it would help the child to understand what is going on
in the image and it is also something to read while they are looking at the pictures, those speech bubbles
are also beneficial for the age group of children that may struggle with the other main part of the text so
this way they can still read the story without struggling with massive amount of text.

Why did you include the content you
used?
• I included the content I used such as images, fonts, effects and colours to fit
in with typical children’s book that my target audience would read, therefore
that would make it more appealing.
• I used the fonts that I did because in my plans I decided that I would use a
clear and simple text that would be easy for children to understand,
something like a serif font that is proven to be easier for children to
understand so I used a font that I felt would be appropriate for my story and
target audience. Example at the side, I have used the technique of changing
the tracking and leading amount in the text, this tool alters how spaced out
the letters and words are, I have spaced them out quite a bit so it is more
appropriate for the target audience.
• In my book I haven't really used effects, the only effect I have used is some
subtle gradients on things such as the roof of the stick house, the water pot
and the straw house. So mainly I used it on things I wanted to add more
depth to and also to them look more realistic because it helps them to look
more 3D like they should. Other effects I have used I have mentioned
previously such as the drop shadow and the stroke effects these also help to
do the same thing, e.g. make things more realistic by adding depth to them.
Example of water pot gradient at the side.
• The colours I have used in my book are quite bright and exaggerated in
brightness compared to real life e.g. I have used bright blue for the sky,
bright green for the grass and bright pink for the pig which wouldn’t
normally be seen, I did this so my book would be more eye-catching and fun
for children to read. In decided on the use of right colours in my book when I
was planning it and doing my research on other children’s books and when I
was doing this I discovered that many children’s book also use bright colours
to draw children and therefore making them want to read it so I decided that
I would follow this convention and use bright colours in mine too.
Water pot gradient example.

Why did you include the content you
used?
• In my book I obviously used images to tell the story, this is a typical convention of children’s books, when doing
my book research I found that often the pictures are big and take up a lot of room on the pages and so I thought
I would do this too instead of just doing small images, this also fits in with my target audience because it is
easier for them to have big clear scenes to look at. In my book the images are all very happy and colourful, even
the ones which are a bit more sinister e.g. the wolf blowing the houses down and the wolf burning his tail they
are all still colourful and detailed, I did this is so the book isn’t too upsetting for the younger end of my target
audience.
• I included detailed images but they are also quite simple too, for example the pages aren’t really empty
because I have filled them with the characters and houses in the foreground but then I found the background
was quite empty because I had put was happening in the foreground so it was easier to understand so I
thought I would make the background by adding other things such as trees, I like the pages because of this
because they are detailed but are also quite cartoon-like as well because of the basic shapes used.

What signs, symbols or codes have
your used in your work?
• In my book I have found version symbols in my work, one
of these symbols is down to character design in my book.
The pigs in my book are all piglets, so this connotes them
being vulnerable and not able to fend for themselves yet
but they are doing anyway, this then fits into the story
well and makes them seem even more vulnerable when
the wolf comes along.
• I have created the images in my book so that the location
is in the countryside, in a very natural environment with
lots of trees etc. in a very traditional environment this
could be a reflection of old times when the book was set
the fact it is set in the countryside also fits in well with
the fact the animals are all animals you would expect to
find in the countryside, which also educates the children
about animals when they read the book. Example of
background opposite.
Example of background.

What signs, symbols or codes have
your used in your work?
• I have already mentioned colour but I realise that a lot of
the colours I have used connote the feelings in the book I
wanted to come across to my target audience. For example
throughout the book I have bright colours, for both the sky
and the grass etc. to show how the pigs are happy,
especially in the scene when the pigs have built their stick
and straw houses , then when the pigs are in the brick
house with the wolf I haven't brightened the inside of the
house I have left it quite dark to connote the feeling I want
to be shown which was that the pigs seemed scared.
• The style I have created in my work is cartoon-like and
professional, I have done this by creating pigs which don’t
look like normal pigs, I have created my own particular style
in my work but also a style which still follows the typical
codes and conventions of a children's book for my target
audience age range. Another way I have created my own
style through the book is taking inspiration from other
versions of the three little pigs such as the Disney versions
and changing them so that they fit into my own style and
story, I feel my characters suit a modern version better than
the older versions because they fit in better to the back
grounds I have created and the style I have gone for. I have
placed the character images I worked from opposite, next
to my final character image to show how I have adapted
them.
• I have also used tone in my book to create certain signs,
symbols and codes I have used tone in my book connote to
my audience certain feelings and signs throughout the
Final character. Original image.

What representations can be found in
your work?
• My book is quite an old story so some of the representations can
be quite old and dated, in particular the attitudes towards gender
in my story. For instance, all the characters in my book are male,
this shows how when the story was set the attitude towards men
and women were completely different and what they were
capable of, for example building houses. The male characters in
my book are connoted as capable and strong to build their own
houses and the wolf is also shown as male and is connoted as
scary and powerful and I have positioned him in a stance which
reflects that (example opposite).
• As for women, they are not represented in my book at all apart
from being spoken about in the first scene and even then she is
connoted as a very motherly and caring and advises them to
move out so they can grow out, this is a typical representation of
mothers in old stories and she is also represented to be the
person who looks after the children, this is a traditional
representation and would suggest that, that was a women's job
when this was written. Children are represented in my work as
they feature in my story as pigs, the children in my book are
represented as vulnerable, I have done this by showing them
running away from the wolf, I have also represented them as very
determined, I have represented them as this by showing them
building their houses, you can see this on page one of my book.
(Example opposite).
Example of wolf in
stance.
Page one, (example of mother being spoken
about)

your work?
• My work doesn’t show any social groups because all the pigs in my story are from the same family and
we don’t know much about the social group or class also the wolf’s social class is unknown because we
don’t know much about its life because this story is a single-strand narrative where the only story line is
what is happening as the main part of the story I have done this so it is easier for my target audience to
understand.
• Religion is not in my work, also like race, I have chosen to leave this out as it is not in the traditional story
or my adaptation of it. I think it wouldn’t add anything to my story anyway and the representation of
religion could be confusing for my target audience.

your work?
• From all of this information, it is quite obvious there
is a lack of character types in this story I think this
creates its own representation, particularly of what
attitudes where like when the story was written
especially to do with gender stereotypes as women
are not featured in the original adaptation of my
story, so I did not put them in mine, there is nothing
to say that the pigs were all male, it is simply just a
conclusion that is made, I think this says a lot about
representations in my story.
• My work doesn’t contain any races as I have just left
that part as the original adaptation, and kept the
characters as pigs and a wolf, this makes the story
more accessible to everyone, whatever race because
it is neutral towards that because it doesn't show any
races so isn't biased towards anyone.
• My work does feature different ages as the wolf is
older than the pigs this shows different age groups in
my book, and also helps the represent the pigs as
vulnerable and the wolf as powerful. (examples of
powerful wolf/ Vulnerable pig opposite)
Examples of
powerful wolf/
vulnerable pigs

What style have you employed in your
products?
• If feel that my visual style in my book in cartoon-like
but also professional, I am pleased with visual style I
have created because I feel that I have created
something that is enjoyable for the children to read
but also is professional enough to accurately tell and
show the story.
• I also chose the visual style of making it look
professional so that it fitted In with the typical codes
and conventions of other children’s books because
that is a well known trusted style and parents
associating that style with my book would
encourage them to buy it.
• I also chose to make it cartoon-like because that
would make it more appealing to the children
because the characters are simple and clear to
understand and see and are also bright and
colourful which draws them in.
• Examples of this professional yet cartoon-like visual
style opposite.

What style have you employed in your
products?
• Influences for my book were other children’s books which I have researched such as the ‘Mr
Tiger Goes Wild’ book that I looked at previously to starting my book, the style of this book is
quite cartoon-like, in particular the cover, the leaves and bushes on the front. I think this is
effect because it is enough detail to show what they are without being over detailed. I wanted
to try this in my book because I thought it was quite effective.
• Another influence for the visual style in my book is the original Disney three little pigs because
they are quite cartoon-like which was the style which I wanted but I changed this to fit in with
my individual style in the book and to fit in with my other images.

What were the strengths and weaknesses
of the pre-production and planning
• My pre-production and planning had many strengths but also had some weaknesses too, I found that
the planning helped me more than I thought it would, especially in the last week when I was putting
everything together I could easily reference my plans and storyboard to see what I needed to do what I
needed to do to end up with the final book I wanted. The timetable section of my planning also helped
because it allowed me to check up on myself and to see where I needed to be each lesson I feel this
helped me to keep on top of the work because I knew what I needed to be doing. I think throughout
the pre-production and the production I managed my time well, I think this I because I relied heavily on
my timetable, however I think the weakness with that was I set myself too much to do each day
without realising how long it would take to do each page so I did find myself behind my schedule at
some points during the project because of this, but I still ended up with enough time to check
everything in the end.
• I think that my research helped me because it enabled me to see some of the typical codes and
conventions of other children’s books before starting my own so I was able to incorporate some of that
into my own, e.g. cartoon-like characters and writing and images on separate pages. The research also
helped me to see how illustrators worked when doing the illustrating for children’s books and how they
managed their time, this then helped me to use methods like that when doing my own book, I really
think that this helped me a lot when creating my book.

What were the strengths and weaknesses
of the pre-production and planning
• I also think that the timetable helped me manage my time throughout the project but the storyboards
also did because they allowed me to get things done quicker, it also helped to make the whole process
of creating the book a lot easier and quicker. A weakness of these plans is that some I was so focused on
what it said to do in my plans I didn’t leave much room for changing thing as I was creating my book to
make it look better, however I had enough time at the end to go over these things and change them if I
thought it was needed.
• There were also many strengths in the storyboard and flat plans as they helped me with putting the text
into my book on the last few days of production as I had decided on the text when creating the
storyboard and flat plans it saved me from rushing to do it on the last few days of production. I would
say a weakness of these plans was the fact they were quite difficult to show what you wanted your final
book to look like on because the characters looked different to what you wanted, however I did find that
they were good for deciding on layouts for my book specifically the second to last page when I had to fit
all my characters in, the storyboard and flat plans were good for deciding on the placement of the
characters so I didn’t have to worry when I came to it in my actual book.

Historical and cultural context
• Obviously the three little pigs is an old story, so a lot of work has come
before mine, when comparing my book to some older copies, I would
say mine is a different take on the story, for example a lot of the older
copies I have seen, show the wolf being killed and eaten by the pigs in
the end, however with mine I have left it so that the wolf only burns his
tail, this shows how attitudes have changed to what children should
read and see. (example of how I have changed the story to suit my
newer more modern target audience)
• Also I found that a lot of older versions were more visually detailed and
the drawings were very intricate as when the book was first written
that was a popular style whereas, comparing this with mine, my book is
more cartoon-like because this is more of a popular style now as
children like to see shapes rather than extremely detailed drawings,
you can see some examples of old style three little pig drawing on my
mood board which I created as part of my planning, the historical
context of the three little pigs and how it used to be told contrasts with
newer versions of the story, also on the mood board. (Example of this
section of the mood board).
• Also when comparing my work to versions that have come before, they
are created using quite dark and basic everyday colours this shows how
when these copies were created they were done in a time when
children’s books were very basic. Mine however, is very bright and
basically brighter colours of the colour it would be in real life, modern
books that are created like this are more engaging for the child to look
at and read than older, historical copies.
Example to show wolf only
burning his tail.
Example of of
illustration
planning- mood
board.

• The Three Little Pigs is obviously a very popular story
and therefore a lot of similar copies will of existed in the
past, a version which is similar to mine would be Walt
Disney’s Three Little Pigs by Barbara Brenner. This book
was created in 1933 and is one of the first which was
created in a similar style to mine, because its very
cartoon-like, this book heavily influenced my own book
because I liked the use of bright colours and the visual
style in it. Example of this book opposite.
• A current product that exists which is similar to mine
would be The Three Little Pigs by Steven Guarnaccia
which was created in 2010, the style of his book has very
bright colours and cartoon-like, almost abstract drawing
in, which is similar to my style, this book also changes
the end from the wolf being killed to make it more
appropriate for children in this time and so it will be
better accepted in the culture in which we have now.
Example of this book opposite.
Historical and cultural context
Walt Disney’s Three
Little Pigs by Barbara
Brenner.
The Three Little Pigs:
An architectural tale
by Steven Guarnaccia

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