IL 3895 - Illustration III

Credits: 3

This senior-level course is about creative thinking, exploring story, and experimenting with visual processes and styles. Students are encouraged to innovate their ideation process and use of media to create unique, compelling, even experimental images. Throughout the course, the works of expressive, inventive artists and illustrators are discussed. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have developed experimental ideas and novel approaches to create meaning and solve visual problems.

Prerequisites: IL 3595 - Illustration II and IL 3850 - Digital Illustration I; OR GD 2210 - Vector Illustration and GD 2220 - Raster Image Processing

Course Learning Outcomes:

Create illustrations with a defined audience and industry purpose.
Discuss ideas about creativity, visual thinking, ideation, innovation, and design.
Analyze the work of expressive, inventive artists and illustrators.
Demonstrate innovation in ideation processes and use of media to create experimental images.
Develop experimental ideas and novel approaches to create meaning and solve visual problems.

IL3895 Course Learning Outcomes Rubric

Required Course Materials:
Graphite pencils

Erasers ( 1 Kneaded and 1 Faber Castell dust free)

Acrylic paints

Charcoal sticks

Cold press Illustration board ( at least 7 15x20 boards)

Artist tape

Acrylic medium by Liquitex

Workable Fixative by Krylon

Colored artist-quality pencils ( choose from Caran’D’Ache, Faber Castell, Prizma Color, Derwent, or Sargent Art)

Ipad and Ipencil or Computer with a Wacom tablet.

Optional supplies and tools:

Oil pastels

Dry ( chalk) pastels

Watercolors

Gouache

Scratchboard and scratchboard tools ( ampersand works best)

Magic Sculpt epoxy-based sculpting medium

8x8 cradled wood panel

Cool looking bottle to paint on ( remove the label first by soaking in water)