IL 2575 - Illustration I

Credits: 3

This course is the foundation illustration course. Students learn to apply their problem-solving skills to make narrative illustrations in various media, such as pencil, pen and ink, scratchboard, charcoal, and watercolor. Students are challenged to develop finished illustrations through a series of preliminary drawings, which analyze and direct the meaning of the work. Projects challenge the student’s ability to create pictures that communicate to a mass audience with impact and style. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge of how professional quality illustrations are produced. They will have an understanding of how to produce preliminary sketches and to develop conceptual solutions. Students will comprehend the methods and steps required in successful compositional arrangements. They will be able to take their ideas and fully render them as a finished work of art.

Prerequisites: IL 1510 - Perspective and FD 2300 - Foundations Sophomore Portfolio Review

Notes: (Formerly IL 2570 Basic Illustration)

Course Learning Outcomes:

Apply problem solving methodology such as the use of thumbnails, visual reference, research and ideation to convey a story to an audience.
Demonstrate effective use of compositional devices and techniques in creating unique narrative illustrations.
Demonstrate technical proficiency in various media.
Analyze the visual style of contemporary professional illustrators.

Required Textbooks:
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist - ISBN: 9780740785504
Course Materials:

Ruler
Sketchbook
Masking Tape
Tracing Paper Pad and/or Drafting Film
Graphite Pencils (1-4)
Charcoal Pencils or Conte (1-4)
Markers, Black & White (1-4)
India Ink
Pen & Ink Pen Nibs Set
erasers (kneaded, magic rub)
Drawing Extras (blending stump, sandpaper, etc)
Illustration Board (1-4)
Digital Camera/Smart Phone

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