Projected Schedule
*schedule is subject to changes

AUG 26 | Week 1

Introduction: Review academic policies, syllabus, and art supplies.

Discussion and Lecture: Professor’s Introduction
and What is Illustration?

Introduction to Sketchbook Practice

Introduce Assignment 1 – CONCEPT SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS,
part 1 – brainstorm, research & thumbnails 

SEPT 2 | NO CLASSES

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

SEPT 9 | Week 2

Lecture: Illustration Process

Introduce Assignment 1 , part 2 –  Thumbnail sketches  

Demo

Due: Assignment 1 , part 1  

SEPT 16 | Week 3

Lecture: Concept Development

Introduce Assignment 1 , part 3  – Inking Techniques 

Inking Demo/Digital Demo
Due: Assignment 1 Part 2

SEPT 23 | Week 4

Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO VALUE

Introduce Assignment 1, part 4  – Inking Techniques Continued  

Due: Assignment 1 Part 3

SEPT 30 | Week 5

Critique

Introduce Assignment 2, part 1/ EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

Part 1 – brainstorm & research 

Due:  FINAL ART for CONCEPT SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS

OCT 7 | Week 6

Lecture:  EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION case study
Introduce Assignment 2 ,part 2 / EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

Midterm Project: Introduction

Due: Assignment 2 Part 1, Concept and thumbnails

OCT 14 | Week 7 

Lecture: VALUE and VALUE STUDIES

Introduce Assignment 2, part 3 / EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION
Due: Assignment 2 Part 2, Sketches 

OCT 21 | Week 8

Lecture: COLOR

Assignment 2 Part 3, Color studies

Due: Assignment 2 ,part 3 / EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION
 

NOV 4 | Week 9 

Due: Editorial Illustration FINAL ART 

GUEST SPEAKER

Drawing exercises

NOV 11 | WEEK 10 | Veteran’s day

Field Trip this week or next

NOV 18 | WEEK 11 

FINAL PROJECT Assigned

Lecture: POSTER ILLUSTRATION

New: FINAL PROJECT: FILM Poster Illustration

Part 1 : FILM SELECTION & Thumbnails for Poster  Illustrations

NOV 25 | THANKSGIVING BREAK

DEC 2 | Week 12 

Lecture: Lettering

POSTER ILLUSTRATION part 2
New: Concept Sketches

Due: Thumbnails for Poster  Illustrations

DEC 9 | Week 13

POSTER ILLUSTRATION part 3

Lecture: Point of VIEW 

New: revised sketches and final art development
Due: Concept Sketches

DEC 16 | Week 14

Due: FINAL PROJECT

FINAL CRITIQUE

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