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ARTHUR RACKHAM class to on p. 100 to see for
how make elliptical objects
British watercolorist and pots
children's book illustrator. In and pans fly through the
Rakham's w o r k is the foreground, Rackham
that
characterized by vivid are very large compared
fantasy, humor, and
oak beams, tabletop, and
an unmistakable graphic
style. H e is best k n o w n
forillustratingIrving's Rip
vanWinkle,Stowe's Queer
Little Folks, and Poe's Tales
ofMysteryand Imagination.

Depth Billows of smoke expand
and are lighter as they come
forward. Refer back to the drawing

drawn objects and elements
those behind. This makes the story

appear to leap out at us.

Vanishing point In this marvelous
drama made with pen, ink, and
watercolor, we find several devices
already explored through our
drawing classes. Find the single-
perspective vanishing point (see
pp.76-77) that is about3/4in (2 cm)
above Alice's shoulder. See how the
converge at this point. The wood
grainacts like marks of speed
behind the scene, amplifying
movement outward from the
vanishing point.

In the Duchess's Kitchen
1907

77/8 x 6 in ( 2 0 0 x 1 5 0 m m )
ARTHUR RACKHAM