Edd Gould
Stephen Hillenburg
Chesperito
Ian McGinty
Everett Peck.
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Class #9 – Project 3 (Conceptual Portrait) –
1. Attendance
2. Warm Up Drawing
3. Students hang their work-in-progress, Conceptual Portrait Thumbnails, and Reference images
4. Class Critique
Prepare to answer these questions during the Critique:
- a. Why did you choose this subject?
- b. How do your thumbnails represent the spirit/personality of the subject?
5. Guest Lecture Professor Eli Neugeboren
- Portfolio of Professional Portraits
- AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
- Approach to Likenesses
HOMEWORK :
Project 3: Conceptual Portrait
DUE Next Class: Refine your chosen thumbnail sketches to a Fully Rendered Portrait Sketch, 2-3 References,
Specs: Image Size 9”X12” Portrait, Full Color.
INSPIRATION – REVIEW PORTRAITURE LECTURE
OCT 26th | Week 9 (New Yorker Cover DUE)
Class #8 – Project 2 (New Yorker Cover) –
1. Attendance
2. Warm Up Drawing
3. Students prepare their presentation of their New Yorker Covers.
4. Class Critique of FINAL ART.
Prepare to answer these questions during the Critique:
- a. What Theme did you choose for the cover art?
- b. What challenges did you face in. finalizing this piece?
- Do you think it belongs in your portfolio? Why or Why not?
5. INTRODUCE PROJECT 3 – PORTRAITURE
HOMEWORK :
Project 3: Conceptual Portrait
DUE Next Class: Thumbnail Sketches
1. Select a subject. They can be a celebrity, (alive or decease); an historical figure; athlete; or someone from the news.
2. Alternative: Self-Portrait (reveal who you are).
3. Create a series (minimum 5) of thumbnail sketches exploring various conceptual poses focusing on an aspect of their/your personality.
4. Once you’ve chosen a concept and pose, find reference images, create your own photographic reference for poses if necessary.
5. Specs: Image Size 9”X12” Portrait, Full Color.
INSPIRATION: Checkout the work and processes of Edward Kinsella
PROJECT 3
COMD 3633 Advanced Strategies in Illustration Fall 2023 Assignment #3: Conceptual Portrait
Select a subject. They can be a celebrity (alive or deceased), a historical figure, an athlete, or someone from the news. Create a conceptual portrait illustration. Image Size 9”X12” Portrait, Full Color.
For Next Week :
1. Create a series (minimum 5) of thumbnail sketches exploring various conceptual poses focusing on an aspect of their personality.
2. Work Realistically or in Caricature, whichever suits your personal style and portfolio.
3. Once you’ve chosen a concept and pose, find reference images, and create your own photographic reference for poses if necessary.
FINAL ART DUE : 11/16
Specs: Image Size 9”X12” Portrait, Full Color.
Things to consider when creating a conceptual portrait:
•Characteristic Pose
•Props
•Costume/Uniform
•Facial anomaly
•Tattoos
•Unusual Situation
•Style
•Something they are known for.
Class-
There is no hard and fast rule on HOW to digitally color. Digital coloring in infinite and there as many different methods to work as there are artists out there. I wish you the best of luck in finding the method that works for you.
Here are a few tutorials just to get you started. If you find some good tutorials, please share them in the class resources!
Coloring Line Art in Photoshop…
Simple animated painted style in Adobe PS:
Heres one for Procreate:
The theme I chose has to do with fall and thanksgiving time so it relates to the color palette I usually use and also I wanted to show a part that reminds me of New York as soon as I see it or hear it. I use lots of bright colors and shades of yellow and orange.
OCT 12th | Week 7 (NewYorkerCover)
Strategies in Illustration COMD3633 – Class Plan Fall 2023 October 12
Class #6 – Project 2 (New Yorker Cover) –
1. Attendance
2. Warm Up Drawing
3. Student Questions about last week.
4. Class Critique of Thumbnails.
Please have the Thumbnails scanned For Class Critique.
Prepare to answer these questions during the Critique:
- a. What Theme did you choose for the cover art?
- b.Why did you choose this article?
- c.Does the Illustration you intend to create fit the market you want to reach?
5. 10 minute Break
6. Lecture/ Finding & Establishing Clients
7. Student Questions.
HOMEWORK :
Project 2: New Yorker Cover
DUE Next Class:
1. Refined pencil sketch for the New Yorker Cover.
2. Google Doc of Dream Clients & Written Assignment on Freelancing
Based on MAILING LIST PROJECT as prescribed on page 102 of Inside the Business of Illustration CH5 , complete the writing assignment below.
SHARE BOTH To this DROPBOX by the start of Week 8 class. (You can link to the Google doc from your writing assignment, and you may share this doc with another student if you choose to work as a team.)
