Digital Illustrations Research Articles

El proyecto hshouma, el arte como motor de cambio social

espanolEl proyecto Hshouma, liderado por la activista feminista, Zainab Fasiki, propone recurrir al arte como herramienta para romper los tabues existentes en la sociedad marroqui. Mediante una plataforma digital, novelas graficas, comics, ilustraciones y textos expresados en el dialecto marroqui −el darija−, en ingles o en frances, se abordan cuestiones ligadas al cuerpo, a la sexualidad, a la discriminacion, a la violencia y a la libertad y se invita a cualquiera a participar para ser «parte del cambio». En sus ilustraciones la artista muestra el cuerpo femenino al desnudo como medio de hacer frente a los convencionalismos y reivindicar la libertad personal, pero tambien como forma de «desnudar a la sociedad» y visibilizar estas cuestiones EnglishHshouma project, led by the feminist activist, Zainab Fasiki,uses art as a tool to break Moroccan society’s taboos. Through a digital platform, graphic novels, comics, illustrations and textsin Moroccan Arabic –darija−, in English or in French, it addresses issues such as the body, sexuality, discrimination, violence and freedom. The project also invites anyone to be part of the change. The artist shows the naked feminine body in her illustrations as a way to face social conventions and to claim personal freedom, but also as a way to undress society and to make these topics visible

Oh No, Bobo! You’re in Trouble by Phil Gosier

Reviewed by: Oh No, Bobo! You’re in Trouble by Phil Gosier Deborah Stevenson, Editor Gosier, Phil Oh No, Bobo! You’re in Trouble; written and illus. by Phil Gosier. Roaring Brook, 2019 [32p] ISBN 978-1-250-17683-7 $17.99 Reviewed from galleys R 5-8 yrs Bobo, the little orange monkey, sneakily pilfers the zookeeper’s flashlight and then excitedly shows it off to his friend Fifi, the blue koala—until the flashlight breaks. Now Fifi is delightedly horrified, insisting “I HAVE to tell!” and taunting him that he’s in “BIG trouble” as a frantic Bobo scampers around the zoo. Fifi finally agrees not to tell in exchange for obsequious compliments, but when the zookeeper finds the flashlight and makes the simple repair of battery replacement, it’s Bobo who’s yelling at Fifi for putting him through the wringer over nothing. This is entertaining cartoon-type melodrama, with lots of little sound effects supporting the grand opera of Bobo’s zoo-spanning anguish; the interplay between Bobo’s large-scale histrionics and Fifi’s persnickety recriminations makes for a great two-character performance. Digital illustrations interweave the all-dialogue text into the art, with indicator lines, motion lines, and emotion emanata backgrounded by a lively comic zooscape populated with wide-eyed anthropomorphized animals. Audiences will adore the humorous dialogue and the brief breaking of the fourth wall; individual inclination will determine whether they sympathize more with Bobo or Fifi. Copyright © 2019 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Swim Swim Sink by Jenn Harney

Reviewed by: Swim Swim Sink by Jenn Harney Kate Quealy-Gainer, Assistant Editor Harney, Jenn Swim Swim Sink; written and illus. by Jenn Harney. Disney Hyperion, 2020 [38p] Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-368-05276-4 $12.99 Reviewed from galleys R 3-5 yrs Three tiny ducklings hatch in the opening pages of this rhyming picture book and predictably follow mama duck to the water, where they all "Splish! Splish! Splash" into the water for their first swim. Except the last little one isn't quite as adept at its new environment as its siblings, so there the pattern is "Swim. Swim … Sink." Subsequent attempts by the duckling to stay afloat—using a helpful turtle, water wings, a scuba suit, and a jet ski when things really get desperate—don't pan out, but ultimately our feathered friend finds a perfect solution in repurposing its eggshell as a boat. The tale's a bit slight, but the narrator sets the stage for silliness early and quickly addresses the biggest kink in the premise: "Huh … I didn't know ducks could sink." The use of triple-patterned repetition creates an easy predictability for youngsters and a chance to join in the telling, and there's a cheeky subversion of a ducks-in-a-row type of orderliness with our protagonist's final choice of transportation. Linework of the digital illustrations has an energetic verve, and full spreads are appropriately washed in shades of teal and bright duckling yellow. This makes an obvious choice for a duck-themed storytime, but it might also pair well with Detlefsen's 1, 2, 3, Jump! (BCCB 4/19) as inspiration for pool- or pond-side fun. Copyright © 2019 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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<b>A record after 52 years, and additional description of the emesine assassin bug <I>Emesopsis nubila</I> (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from western India</b>

A small reduviid bug Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893 is reported from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Digital illustrations of important morphological characters, including male genitalia and female terminalia, are provided in the additional description.

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Developing a Dissection‐based Human Anatomy Laboratory Manual to Target Course and Laboratory Learning Objectives at the University of Guelph

Dissection‐based human anatomy is an inherently time‐consuming process. Accordingly, students must use their time in the laboratory as efficiently as possible. There are many commercial resources that are currently available to students for pre‐laboratory preparation at home; however, preliminary data gathered from student questionnaires (n = 217) indicate that a significant proportion of third‐year undergraduate students enrolled in human anatomy at the University of Guelph choose not to use these resources to prepare for their laboratory sessions (p<0.01). Anecdotal student feedback revealed that their avoidance of the resources was because the students typically perceived the commercial resources to be overly text‐based and lacking alignment with the course curriculum. Therefore, we created a preparatory dissection‐based laboratory manual as a part of an ongoing project in which we are developing, evaluating, and refining educational tools to enhance our human anatomy program. To maximize the potential impact of all such laboratory resources, we aim to develop the dissection‐based laboratory manual to: 1) specifically target the University of Guelph's human anatomy course and laboratory learning objectives, 2) bridge lecture and laboratory content, and 3) enable students to address basic practical and clinical applications of anatomy. To achieve these objectives, the manual incorporates various educational components, including dissection‐based cadaveric images, digital illustrations and schematics, dissection instructions, and active‐learning exercises. These components will be integrated to help students visualize and understand concepts such as: 1) the origins and pathways of nerves and arteries that are initially discovered and examined in distal sites, 2) compartmentalization of the limbs, and 3) relative levels of depth between structures and their organization within the human body. In addition, the manual targets course concepts that are not easily visualized or understood with a regional anatomy approach, given the time constraints and the schedules of our dissection‐based courses. By making this resource available to students outside of the laboratory, our goal is to promote student preparedness for each session and enhance the quality of learning within the human anatomy laboratory itself. Student feedback sessions will be used to inform further development of the laboratory companion and improve future editions of the resource.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

On the Other Side of the Garden by Jairo Buitrago

Reviewed by: On the Other Side of the Garden by Jairo Buitrago Deborah Stevenson Buitrago, Jairo On the Other Side of the Garden; illus. by Rafael Yockteng; tr. from the Spanish by Elisa Amado. Groundwood, 2018 56p ISBN 978-1-55498-983-6 $19.95 R 6-9 yrs The pair behind Jimmy the Greatest! (BCCB 7/12) and Two White Rabbits (BCCB 1/16) turns here to a quiet story of a young girl's adjustment when she's unexpectedly dropped off to stay with the grandmother she hardly knows. An owl, frog, and a mouse visit Isabel's dark bedroom, and since "they looked like pretty good guys" she slips out of the house to take a walk with them. As the quartet explores the garden together, she sees the beauty in the nature around her and hears from the animals about how much they like her grandmother; in turn, she shares, little by little, why she's there (her mother is in another country, and her father is looking for work). This is a creative, reassuring take on disruptive relocation; the magical realism of the talking animals is an effective device for getting past Isabel's guard, and her exploration of her new home gives her satisfying agency. The digital illustrations, immersive full bleeds, use a cool slate blue touched with occasional accents (Isabel's pink dress, the animals' colors) for the nighttime scenes; detailed hatchwork suggests engraving while still keeping enough casual informality to remain contemporary. The indirectness of the approach is the story's strength, making this a pleasing alternative to more overtly didactic tales of disrupted lives and turning time with a relative into literal magic. DS Copyright © 2017 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul

Reviewed by: The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul Deborah Stevenson Reul, Sarah LynneThe Breaking News; written and illus. by Sarah Lynne Reul. Roaring Brook, 2018 40p ISBN 978-1-250-15356-2 $18.99 R* 5-8 yrs We all have experienced it: the news reports a terrible event that affects many people deeply and leaves grief and worry in its wake. This picture book explores the child experience of such an event through our young protagonist, tracking it through parental response ("Suddenly Mom is glued to the television. Dad can't stop checking his phone") and household disruption ("Dad is too tired for bedtime stories"). At school, her teacher echoes the Mr. Rogers line of "Look for the helpers," and the girl wants to help too, but how? This take on post-tragedy response delicately blends respect for sadness and the magnitude of tragedy with an actionable focus on the value of "one small thing" as a response. The book wisely keeps the news itself nonspecific and the realistic approach to what one person can do ("Small things don't solve everything. The bad news is still there, after all") avoids Pollyanna-ism and unrealistic expectations while still providing reassurance. The digital illustrations, thickly lined with slightly naïve draftsmanship, especially in the figures, focuses on kid-accessible realms of home, city neighborhood, and school, and limits its palette to a harmonious and respectful earthtoned colorway. The family, in varying shades of skin tone, and the multiracial neighborhood and school could map easily onto that of most audiences, and even the family's wienerish dog is credibly subdued. The situational need for this kind of reassurance isn't going away, so this will be a useful classroom and parental tool in tough times. DS Copyright © 2017 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

A Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal by Margarita Engle

Reviewed by: A Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal by Margarita Engle Deborah Stevenson, Editor Engle, Margarita A Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal; by Margarita Engle, Amish Karanjit, and Nicole Karanjit; illus. by Ruth Jeyaveeran. Millbrook, 2018 32p ISBN 978-1-5124-3205-3 $19.99 R 4-7 yrs In Nepal, the festival Diwali has a special component where stray dogs, or kukur, are honored, and young brothers Alu and Bhalu are particularly determined to find a dog to feed this year given search dogs' important help after the recent Nepalese earthquake. After combing the town they happen on a sad and abandoned puppy, whom they dub "Haku" and smuggle into the house and up to the rooftop as the night draws in. Drawn by the sound of puppy woofing, the rest of the family, including the boys' little sister, heads up onto the roof, and there, with a backdrop of festival fireworks, they include Haku in the celebrations and agree that in the day's tradition of sibling giving, "all three children should generously give one another one lonely puppy who needed a home." Engle, working with her daughter and Nepalese son-in-law, creates a spare, lyrical text that eschews the usual explanatory glosses (the name of the tradition, Kukur Tihar, isn't even explicitly mentioned); while non-Nepalese audiences may therefore need some help to contextualize some elements, such as the flower wreaths and red forehead mark on the dog, the result is a bracing absence of pandering that relies on the dog-centered plot and festive details to drive the story on their own. Painterly digital illustrations are occasionally stiff, but there's a pleasing balance between lively pattern and festive details and the purple tones of the evening, and Haku, with his importuning big eyes, is practically irresistible. The result is an engaging introduction to a tradition that a lot of kids would like to join in celebrating and a quick view of a country that doesn't get much attention in youth literature. A glossary, a brief bibliography of children's books about Nepal, and a list of slightly contrived activities is appended. Copyright © 2018 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Postcards

Postcards Barbara Lehman This book has a fascinating concept. It tells the tale of Hamish and Hermione, two holes who live in a chunk of Swiss Gruyère cheese in the kitchen of a royal palace. Unfortunately, a family of mice come along and eat the cheese—leaving the two holes homeless and vulnerable. In their search for a new home, they end up in the king's socks, in the queen's knickers, in her bicycle wheels, at the bottom of the king's boat, in a balloon which bursts, in a coat pocket, and in a custard jug. All these unwelcome holes cause the royals much inconvenience. Then, at the point of giving up, Hamish and Hermione meet the royal carpenter, who finds them a new home where they can feel useful and wanted. This improbable story delights, as it personifies nothingness and allows readers to fantasize about everyday situations. It also encourages experimentation with holes in the colorfully illustrated "holey" front cover. Bright's fairytale-like story is complemented by Ingman's fantasy-like illustrations, rendering remarkable even the most ordinary things. This is a book (and a pun) for adults and children to share and laugh aloud together. Penni Cotton The Hole Story Paul Bright Illus. Bruce Ingman London, UK: Andersen Press, 2016. Unpaged. ISBN: 9781783441938 (Picturebook; ages 3–7) [End Page 19] Mr. and Mrs. Hartlief have everything they desire except a baby. When Mr. Hartlief (reminiscent of Daly himself) discovers that the baby shop does not, in fact, sell babies, he arrives home with a piglet for his wife. They immediately fall in love with OtjiePotjie and raise him like a boy. Great is their disappointment when Otjie-Potjie is turned away on his first school day as Miss Frons (frown) only accepts boys and girls. Otjie-Potjie now, except for weekends, returns to a piggy life of mud and straw. While the narrative, supported by Daly's delightful digital illustrations, shows that families are what you make them, the Hartliefs keep dreaming about Otjie-Potjie being human. The story culminates with visions of OtjiePotjie's transformation into a real boy—but then Mr. Hartlief wishes on a star that they would all wake up the same the next morning. Surprise! Surprise! From flyleaf to flyleaf, from delightfully anthropomorphic depictions of Otjie-potjie to a scene of three exuberant pigs playing animatedly in the mud, this book is another example of the joie de vivre found in Niki Daly's work. Magdel Vorster Verrassing! Verrassing!/Surprise! Surprise! Niki Daly Afrikaans trans. Kobus Geldenhuys Cape Town, South Africa: Tafelberg Publishers, 2017. 32 pp. ISBN: 9780624081258 (Afrikaans edition) ISBN: 1910959995 (English edition, published by Otter-Barry Books, Hereford, UK) (Picturebook; ages 3–6) [End Page 33] After the popular Faten comes Cappuccino as the second young adult novel by this distinguished Lebanese writer, who has written and translated more than 120 books. The novel centers around two teenagers, Lina and Anas, who meet at a yoga class and develop friendship and mutual attraction. The book's beautiful style reflects the life of middle-class youth in Beirut. This Arabic-language novel, co-narrated by the two protagonists, tackles two main social problems usually hidden and rarely mentioned, even among friends. One concerns domestic violence, a taboo subject rarely addressed, of which Anas's mother is a long-time victim. The other issue, which troubles Lina's family, is Family and Inheritance Laws that undermine women's rights. The novel also deals with the identity struggles of children raised in Western countries, criticizing consumerism and the obsession of many girls with their looks—who go as far as undergoing surgery for their appearance. The book is gripping; it shrewdly reflects the dynamics of society and the struggle for change. Anas's problem is successfully solved, and Lena's is waiting for further social transformation. Jehan Helou Cappuccino Fatima Sharafeddine Cover illus. Somar Kowkabi Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al Saqi, 2017. 207 pp. ISBN: 9786144259771 (Fiction; ages 14–18) [End Page 37] Recent Cambridge School of Art graduate Shuti Liao won the Macmillan Prize for connecting text and illustration in this fun picturebook. Naively expressionistic full-page illustrations echo...

Estimating reflectance and shape of objects from a single cartoon-shaded image

Although many photorealistic relighting methods provide a way to change the illumination of objects in a digital photograph, it is currently difficult to relight digital illustrations having a cartoon shading style. The main difference between photorealistic and cartoon shading styles is that cartoon shading is characterized by soft color quantization and nonlinear color variations that cause noticeable reconstruction errors under a physical reflectance assumption, such as Lambertian reflection. To handle this non-photorealistic shading property, we focus on shading analysis of the most fundamental cartoon shading technique. Based on the color map shading representation, we propose a simple method to determine the input shading as that of a smooth shape with a nonlinear reflectance property. We have conducted simple ground-truth evaluations to compare our results to those obtained by other approaches.

City Moon by Rachael Cole

Reviewed by: City Moon by Rachael Cole Deborah Stevenson, Editor Cole, Rachael City Moon; illus. by Blanca Gómez. Schwartz & Wade, 2017 [34p] Library ed. ISBN 978-0-553-49708-3 $20.99 Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-553-49707-6 $17.99 Reviewed from galleys R 2-4 yrs “After dinner, after tooth-brushing time, we put on pajamas” (fair enough) “then coats and shoes”—wait, what? That’s the start of an alluring nocturnal outing when the bedtime-ready boy and his mom head out into the urban night “to look for the moon.” Tall buildings and scudding clouds add sport to the now-you-see-it nowyou-don’t pursuit, but they manage nonetheless to catch glimpses of the glowing moon and some bonus stars before they turn back home for bed. The text is effectively understated, highly suitable for the quiet (well, comparatively quiet) magic of a nighttime jaunt, and there’s the pleasant feel of ritual to the proceedings that’s key to all good bedtime books. The digital illustrations have a touch of Ezra Jack Keats in their collage-like layers and textures and urban scenery, while the glossy full-bleed scenes with their geometric elements are completely contemporary. Use this as an enjoyable bedtime book, or, even better, let it spark a special kid-shared moon-hunting walk of your own. Copyright © 2017 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Herbert’s First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant

Reviewed by: Herbert’s First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant Jeannette Hulick Rylant, Cynthia Herbert’s First Halloween; illus. by Steven Henry. Chronicle, 2017 32p ISBN 978-1-4521-2533-6 $15.99 R 3-5 yrs Herbert, a cautious young pig, “was not sure about Halloween.” It takes a bit of convincing on the part of Herbert’s eager, Halloween-loving dad, but Herbert finally decides that this Halloween thing might be worth doing, once he knows that it doesn’t have to be spooky, he can dress as a tiger (and roar!), and there’s lots of candy involved. As Herbert’s dad sews an awesome tiger outfit for him and carves a smiling, non-scary pumpkin, Herbert practices his roar, and on the big night he [End Page 34] is ready. He collects his candy, roars many “tiger thank-yous,” and happily contemplates next year’s costume. Not every little one finds Halloween fun at first, and Rylant treats that attitude with respect in this calm, straightforward narrative, while also quietly inviting tentative kids to consider ways in which the holiday might be enjoyable. In a style reminiscent of TV legend Mr. Rogers, Rylant gently explores common youthful uncertainties, including Herbert’s doubt that a childhood photo of Herbert’s cowboy-hat-clad dad truly depicts his father: “It was hard for Herbert to know if it was actually him under that cowboy hat. ‘That’s when I was three,’ said Herbert’s father. Herbert was not sure.” Dynamic variation in sentence length and the use of repeated words and phrases strengthens the readaloud appeal as well. Henry’s cozy digital illustrations in muted autumnal tones are tidy and welcoming, and the warm color palette, creamy background, and large, dark sans serif font give this an appealing, slightly retro vibe. Charming Herbert, the non-spooky storyline, and the amiable art will make this a holiday storytime treat. Copyright © 2017 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Two new genera of big-eyed minute litter bugs (Hemiptera, Schizopteridae, Hypselosomatinae) from Brazil and the Caribbean

Charismatic Hypselosomatinae (currently 14 extant and fossil genera; 72 species), the “big-eyed minute litter bugs”, are characterized among Schizopteridae (Dipsocoromorpha) by the large eyes, four-segmented labium, and distinctive wing venation. A recent molecular phylogenetic analysis confirmed the monophyly of Hypselosomatinae that were recovered as the sister taxon to the Ogeriinae + Schizopterinae (Weirauch and Štys 2014). Hypselosomatinae occur in the Old and New Worlds, but described species diversity is biased towards the Oriental and Australian regions: only three monotypic genera are currently known from the New World (Glyptocombus Heidemann, Ommatides Uhler, and Williamsocoris Carpintero & Dellapé). Based on 28 male, female, and juvenile specimens from Cuba and the Dominican Republic and a single male specimen from Brazil we here describe two new monotypic genera of Hypselosomatinae, Hypselosomops pecki gen. n. and sp. n., and Hypsohapsis takiyae gen. n. and sp. n. We provide habitus images, digital illustrations (light, scanning electron, and/or confocal microscope) of wing and male genitalic structures, line drawings of genitalic structures, and distribution maps. Bizarre morphologies, a worldwide distribution with small endemic species ranges, and a fossil record that dates back to the mid-Cretaceous make the Hypselosomatinae a fascinating group to explore in an effort to understand the evolutionary history of Dipsocoromorpha.

EFL BRAZILIAN TEACHERS IN THE HYPERMODERN WORLD: PRÊT-À-PORTER SUBJECTS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DISCOURSE

ABSTRACT As researchers, we have been increasingly drawn to focus our investigation on both teachers' and students' posts on social media online networks, especially those held in community pages. Our aim is to reflect upon the representations and identity processes which have emerged from objectifying and/or subjectifying processes which are constituted by / constituting of power/knowledge relationships, established by the means of digital-mediatic discourse. We believe that the study of the interconnectivity between identity and technology in the identity constituting process of educational subjects will somehow contribute to clarify the implications that identity practices hold in the schooling of educational managers/stakeholders and teachers as well as to in-service teachers' instruction. Adopting a discursive-deconstructive perspective of Discourse Analysis, we look upon some posts taken from interactions on social network pages on Facebook. The underlying theoretical and methodological views are grounded on Foucault´s literature discussions of power and subjectivity and on the discussions proposed by Ferreira (2008). The latter offers us a methodological-analytic perspective for the network discourse based on the rhizome structure developed by Deleuze & Guatarri (2000). We then borrow from Lipovetzky & Seroy's (2005.2008.2015)discussions our take on contemporary processes and society. Grounded in Foucault´s perspective of language as a social practice; an action upon / onto others (FOUCAULT, 1996) we see that Facebook communities might be unveiled as disciplinary utilities which are a perfect match to the consumerist contemporary society - one where anthropophagical and autophagic processes rein. The analysis highlights the constitution of a hedonistic subject which shows up from both anthropophagical and autophagic processes materialized by instances of auto-referential/ referential mentions translated into digital (multimodal) illustrations and by exaggeratedly recalling to self-narratives. Such narratives suggest an attempt to answer a hypertrophied aesthetical call from a hyper Narcissus which has strategically been construed as an irresistible Don Juan.

Stereoscopic image conversion for multi-layer digital illustrations

本論文では，デジタルイラストがレイヤーごとにオブジェクトを分けて描画されることに着目し，レイヤー構成されたデジタルイラストを立体視画像へ変換する手法を提案する．立体視画像を作成する手法としては，3DCGを用いる方法やDepth Mapを用いる方法があるが，3Dモデルを作成したり距離情報を持った画像の用意をしたりという手間が必要である．本論文では，一般的な2Dのイラストを描く技術だけを使って容易に立体視画像を作れることを目的とする．提案手法では，レイヤーを地面要素，壁要素，物体要素，その他要素という4種類の要素に分類し，それぞれの要素の位置関係に基づく幾何学変換を施して立体視画像を生成する．本手法を実装したアプリケーションを作成し，立体視画像生成実験を行い，デジタルイラストが違和感のない立体視画像に変換されることを確認した．