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After working for Disney in the 50's, JP Miller moved onto writing and illustrating children's books. Miller was signed to Little Golden Books, whose publications were sold at 25 cents each.
These little books were produced to budget printing costs and sold in supermarkets.
The books were made to be small enough for little hands, were colourful (as they could be for the cost) and featured simple, fun illustrations designed to keep young minds occupied. They were readily available, mass produced and easily accessible for the everyday family in America.
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Libraries at the time didn't approve of the Little Golden Books because they were too simple - illustrations should be fine art and not 'comics', yet Miller still became a household name, a children's classic. His illustrations are very simple, shape based images. Colours overlay on the screen prints to create depth and a third colour.
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Two colour screen prints:
Miller used colour in a very clever way, creating a warm atmosphere to the scene - a cosy, comfortable scene for young, sensitive readers.
He mixes bright colours with grey/brown to tone them down. Here's a really useful, in-depth analysis of his colour use: http://johnkstuff.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/jp-miller-painter-of-warmth.html
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