IL 1020 - Mastering the Pencil

Credits: 3

This course will focus entirely on finely-rendered, small-scale pencil drawings. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have a great appreciation of how to apply sharp-focus line drawing, fundamental perspective methods, tonal emphasis, and subtle form description as it pertains to narrative illustrations.

Prerequisites: none

Course Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate the ability to utilize sketches, models, and photos references to inform the composition of imaginative narrative illustrations.
Analyze the work of Illustrators to identify principles of effective storytelling and/or problem solving.
Improve rendering skills in graphite by drawing forms from observation and imagination.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize the relationships of light, shadow, and local values to describe the form and tell the story.

Required Textbooks:
Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil - ISBN: 9780891348689

Drawing Sharp Focus Still Lifes - ISBN: 0823014355
Course Materials:

Ruler
Spray Fix
Sketchbook
Tracing Paper Pad and/or Drafting Film
Masking Tape
Graphite Pencils (1-4)
India Ink
Pen & Ink Pen Nips Set
erasers (kneaded, magic rub)
Drawing Paper (Specialty)
Digital Camera/Smart Phone
Drafting Tools (T-Square, Triangle, etc)

**Materials may vary depending on the instructor, make sure to check with your professor before purchasing.