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 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 1200 - Freshman Drawing Portfolio Review for Illustrators or ILD 1010 - Fundamentals of Illustrative Design
Notes: (Formerly IL 2570 Basic Illustration)
The textbook Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist is also used in IL3250, IL3595, and IL4551.
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.
IL2575 Course Learning Outcomes Rubric
Required Textbooks:
Exploring Black & White: Drawing and Painting Techniques
9788417656492
Victor Escandell
Hoaki
2022-04-26
Imaginative Realism
9780740785504
James Gurney
Andrews McMeel Publishing
2009-10-20
Required 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.
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