COMD 2313 Introduction to Illustration, Tuesdays FA2018

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Professor(s)

Sara Gómez Woolley

Department

Communication Design

Course Code

COMD 2313

Semester / Year

Fall 2018

Course Description

This course is a practical introduction to the field of illustration. Focus will be places on
process work and professional practices, presented within contemporary and historical
context. Course includes projects and lectures in a variety of illustration genres including:
product design and advertising, storyboard, book illustration, editorial illustration, and
institutional illustration. A variety of materials will be introduced through lectures and
demonstrations for use on assignments such as: pencil, pen and ink, brush, colored pencil,
brush and paint, and collage. Critical concepts such as: Conceptual Development, Working
on Assignment, Composition, Contrast, Value, Point of View, and Color theory will be
introduced.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Sara Gómez Woolley

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