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New Yorker Cover Thumbnails – SC

How does the theme you chose to illustrate reflect the type of work you want to do in the future?

I chose themes that were very native and unique to New York. These is not a topic that I draw from often, but I am looking at it though my style-lens and using my imagination to create whimsical options, but I also like to add a more graphic option and a “straight-forward” option as well. This reflects my future work as an Art Director and Illustrator because I am able to conceive many ideas with different styles in mind. I like for my thumbnails to always be very different from one another because it’s like casting a broader net, so there is a higher success rate for the best idea to come through.

PROJECT 2

NEW YORKER COVER

Project #2 Brief:

“NEW YORKER COVER ART”

Create an illustration for the cover of The New Yorker.

The concept should reflect your interests and fit in your portfolio.

Use the following topics and prompts to create your art:

1.NYC Life: Broadway/Fashion Week/Book Week/Comic Con./etc.

2.Borough Life (Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island).

3.Current Events: Climate Change/Black Lives Matter/ Me Too/ Woman’s Rights/Politics/Voting Rights/Gun Control/LGBTQQ+

4.Holiday:  Halloween/ Thanksgiving/ Christmas/ New Years/ etc.

5.Seasonal, first day of Winter/ Spring/  Summer/ Fall.

6.Eustace Tilley (a conceptual portrait that includes butterfly).

7.Post Pandemic New York Life.

Project #2 Specs:

“NEW YORKER COVER ART”

•Illustration should be a positive reflection of NYC.

•You may combine prompts, for example: Springtime in Prospect Park, or Halloween in a NYC high rise.

•7 ¾” x 10 ¾” color cover art for the New Yorker.

•Leave room for the masthead (typeface will be provided).

CLICK HERE FOR TYPE FACE AND SPECS

OCT5 | WEEK 6

OCT 5th | Week 6 (Editorial Illustration) & Intro Project 2(NewYorkerCover)

 

  1. Attendance & Warm Up
  2. Meet Lara Antal!
  3. Critique of Finished Art Project 1 EDITORIAL

Please have the Art Scanned For Class Critique.  If it is not in our class dropbox by start of class, it will be considered late work.

Prepare to answer these questions during the Critique:

  • What Is the Title of the Editorial or Article?
  • Why did you choose this article?
  • Does the Illustration you intend to create fit the market you want to reach?

4. 10-minute Break

5. Intro Project 2/New Yorker Cover

6. Student Questions.

 

DUE NEXT WEEK

  1. Project 2: New Yorker Cover:  DUE Next Class: 5Thumbnails for New Yorker Cover.
  2. Answer this question: How does the theme you chose to illustrate reflect the type of work you want to do in the future?
  3. CONTINUE MAILING LIST PROJECT as prescribed on page 102 of Inside the Business of Illustration CH5 .  You may share your list with other who are interested in the same markets that you are.  You may work as a team. You SHOULD combine all the information you have gathered by researching your illustration heroes.  DUE Week 7

 

 

Article & Sketches For Project De La Cruz, T.

Article Title: “Refugee and Migrant Crisis 

Resource:  OXFAM International

Link:  https://www.oxfam.org/en/what-we-do/issues/refugee-and-migrant-crisis

Why did you choose this article?

I chose this article because it discussed the issue that has always been a heavily argued subject around the U.S., the migrant crisis. As an immigrant, I can relate to the situation of having to flee your homes in order to protect your family or in fear of losing your life. I want to discuss a subject that is current, relatable, and can use as much support as it can get.  

What is the market for your illustration? Is it intended to reach?

The market for my illustrations are immigrants, refugees, and any other person in the U.S. who are seeking information on the current crisis that is taking place all around the world. The ideal median to place my work will be in an editorial magazine that supports asylum seeking and immigration.

How does the illustration you intend to create fit the market you want to reach?

My illustrations are meant to invoke emotion through shapes, signs, and symbols that can be understood by anyone in the world while also suggesting a need for change. 

Explain your thinking process for your thumbnails.

My thinking process for my thumbnails started with a brainstorming of words related to my subject, “Immigration Crisis and Asylum Seekers”, but still required necessary research to inform myself on the subject. After reading the article of my choosing, it was clear the position I would take would require me to discuss heavy topics. Therefore, I decided to use strategies such as repetition and the rule of thirds to address my subject’s point. 

SEP 28 | Week 5

 Class #5 – Project 1 (Editorial Illustration) – 

  • 1.Attendance
  • 2.Warm Up
  • 3.Student Questions about last week.
  • 4.Class Critique of Refined Sketches for Project 1.

** Please have Thumbnails scanned and in DROPBOX For Class Critique **

Prepare to answer these questions during the Critique: 

a.What Is the Title of the Editorial or Article

  1. What is your source (where did it come from?)
  2. Why did you choose this article
  3. Does the Illustration you intend to create fit the market you want to reach
  4. Explain your thinking process for your thumbnails.

6. 10-minute Break

7. Lecture / Working in Multiple Illustration Styles

8. Discuss Expectations for next week

 

 

DUE NEXT WEEK

 

  • EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION FINAL – 9×12 finished color art (medium is the artist’s choice, but work will be reviewed digitally.)

**Submit your work to the Dropbox for Critique BEFORE class time, or it is counted as LATE WORK.**

  • READ CHAPTER 5: Inside the Business of Illustration
  • Continue your Mailing List as prescribed on page 102 of Inside the Business of Illustration CH5.  You may share your list with others who are interested in the same markets that you are.  You may work as a team. You SHOULD combine all the information you have gathered by researching your illustration heroes.  THIS PROJECT IS DUE WEEK 7

 

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