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Description The book including this illustration can be ordered in my [Etsy] and [DaWanda] online shop if you wish to.




For the latest university project we were asked to produce a cover and 2 double pages for 4 different tales by Hans Christian Andersen.

Fairy Tales have always been a huge inspiration to me and my work so I loved every second of working on this project. Even though I would have enjoyed it more to focus completely on one tale and illustrate the whole thing instead of just interpreting certain parts of four different ones...
Anyway, I learned a whole lot during working on these and am now more certain than ever before that picture books really are what I want to create as an artist. They offer so much expressive freedom and creative choices - it's wonderful.



The second tale I chose to illustrate was 'The Red Shoes'.

Here's a small abstract of the evaluation I had to write at the end, regarding this particular double spread:

'Picture books also are “different from works of art in their composition, since every picture in a picturebook (except perhaps the last one) is supposed to encourage the viewer to go on reading.” (Nodelman, cited in Nikolajeva and Scott, 2001, p.152). A good way to achieve this is by including a so-called 'page turner' – a detail, verbal or visual, that encourages the viewer to turn the page and find out what happens next.
 In the first double spread for 'The Red Shoes' we find such a page turner in the feet that are seen on the far right side of the recto, literally leaving this page and intriguing the viewer to follow them.'


If you are interested in reading more about this project you can do so in my [Blog] .



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Comments: 27

GabiWieczorek [2017-11-03 05:12:56 +0000 UTC]

very good.
you can see that she has to dance but does not want to.
 

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anja-uhren In reply to GabiWieczorek [2017-11-09 10:17:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Matakoura [2016-07-02 07:06:14 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully, beautifully done! Awesome!

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GenkiPuck42 [2014-04-18 02:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Such a dark tale - not a lot of parents would read this one to their small children these days! I love the expressive quality of the girl's hair, and the way the wisps of fog break up the border of the illustration. The eponymous shoes look suitably sinister, with their ruddy glow and painfully pointy toes! The way the girl dances out of the frame on the right-hand side does indeed urge the reader to turn the page!

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anja-uhren In reply to GenkiPuck42 [2014-04-18 18:27:04 +0000 UTC]

I can imagine they wouldn't.
And yet the message it sends should be understood especially by today's youth with their all-consuming obsession with looks...
I am very glad you like my visual interpretation of this tale.
Thank you for letting me know your thoughts - it means a lot!

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lapislanternstudio [2014-02-24 15:51:38 +0000 UTC]

I love The Red Shoes! Great job depicting the mania of the ballerina, great motion in this image too. 

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anja-uhren In reply to lapislanternstudio [2014-02-25 13:05:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like my interpretation of this classic tale.

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BrandonLoucksArt [2014-01-26 00:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Another excellent interpretation! I like the interesting way you made her hair. The picture matches up with the story very well. 

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anja-uhren In reply to BrandonLoucksArt [2014-01-31 15:03:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much!

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Gryffgirl [2014-01-25 01:16:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is beautiful!  I found that scene where she is dancing uncontrollably through the forest to be very tense and you've painted it perfectly!

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anja-uhren In reply to Gryffgirl [2014-01-25 11:32:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!
I'm glad you think I managed to capture the scene.

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STelari [2014-01-24 13:56:33 +0000 UTC]

I love the way you paint limbs, and the movement in this one is very well done.

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anja-uhren In reply to STelari [2014-01-24 16:45:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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surika [2014-01-23 10:52:38 +0000 UTC]

Wie sie da so mit dem dünnen Kleidchen ohne Schutz und ganz allein durch den kalten, nebeligen, gruseligen Wald ... *fröstel*
Die Atmosphäre hast du wirklich gut getroffen.

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anja-uhren In reply to surika [2014-01-24 16:46:09 +0000 UTC]

Vielen lieben Dank!
Das freut mich wirklich sehr.

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jemiu [2014-01-23 03:42:52 +0000 UTC]

awesome ambiance 

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anja-uhren In reply to jemiu [2014-01-24 16:46:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Hecci666 [2014-01-22 23:59:43 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous picture, and lovely info!

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anja-uhren In reply to Hecci666 [2014-01-24 16:46:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Hecci666 In reply to anja-uhren [2014-01-25 11:42:45 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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n-hideki [2014-01-22 17:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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anja-uhren In reply to n-hideki [2014-01-24 16:46:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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n-hideki In reply to anja-uhren [2014-01-26 23:22:54 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Checanty [2014-01-22 16:32:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh, das ist eine meiner liebsten Illustrationen aus deinem Buch

Die Komposition ist einfach toll und dieses Rot leuchtet einfach so herrlich im Kontrast zu deiner sonst eher abgemilderten Farbpalette

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anja-uhren In reply to Checanty [2014-01-24 16:48:05 +0000 UTC]

Vielen Dank, das freut mich total!
Das ist genau das, was meine Professoren auch dazu gesagt haben.:,)
Ich sollte wohl viel häufiger mit solch kräftigen Farbakzenten arbeiten.

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Hesperida [2014-01-22 14:36:38 +0000 UTC]

lovely

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anja-uhren In reply to Hesperida [2014-01-24 16:48:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! :3

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