3 credit hours

Illustrators must be dedicated to two undertakings: communication of concepts put forth by the material they illustrate, and self-fulfillment in the enjoyment of their work. This course will be a survey regarding the concepts, techniques, and methodology of illustration. Students will examine illustration genres, including book, editorial and corporate illustration, while working with a variety of methods and materials. Frequent demonstrations of materials and techniques commonly used by illustrators will be explored. Students will additionally gain an awareness of the professional paths an illustrator may take, experiment with a limited range of materials and techniques, and develop a sense of how to balance practical image-making with creative fulfillment. In this course, students will learn how to render forms, both known and imagined, observed and unobservable, from the micro to the macro using a range of rendering techniques. Various traditional and nontraditional skills and techniques will be used to produce illustrations. This course applies composition and design, color and conceptualization to a range of materials and techniques.