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Learning to analyse picturebook illustrations

Watch this video as Nicola Daly and Dianne Forbes discuss various aspects of illustration.

Watch this video to see how the lead educator approaches visual analysis of a range of picturebook illustrations. Dianne interviews Nicola about some ways that illustrators construct meaning using visual techniques. As you watch the video, think about how you can apply some of the techniques to illustrations in picturebooks you know.

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