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Assignment 2

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

Overall Project Description:

Create an Editorial Illustration for use as a cover illustration for an article in a magazine, printed or online.

Andrea Ucini / The next catastrophe (and how to survive it) Cover Illustration for The Economist

Work will be judged on the clarity and cleverness of the overall concept, thoughtful utilization of composition, the use of value, and of course the skillfulness of overall technique.

The final illustration will be digitally colored and must use a limited palate.

Note the faster turn around time! Illustrations meant for publication in Magazines and Newspapers, digital or traditional, have very quick deadlines.

So does this project. Work efficiently.

Learning Outcomes

Problem solve visually

Apply technical skills

Apply design concepts

Analyze content

Apply critical thinking skills to make creative inferences

Evaluate different ethical perspectives and concepts

Respect and Use Creativity

Instructions

  • The final color illustration must be created using a limited palate.
  • It should be made using a combination of traditional and digital drawing, inking and coloring skills.
  • Final art should be made to fit the real magazine’s specs. (Approx 9” x 12”)
  • Solution may include text, but must be primarily image based.
  • Students will be required to present the illustration alone, as well as a digital mock up of the illustration with the Magazine Masthead.
  • Work in Progress should be posted for feedback to the OPEN LAB, (categorize as work in progress)

Due Date(s)

Resources

Final Project, Part 3

NARRATIVE ILLUSTRATION

Due Week 15

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Overall Description:

Create an interior illustration or a book cover for your story reboot. Choose a dramatic moment in time that captures the mood, genre and character of your story.

  • Final Art can be made using any combination of traditional drawing / inking skills and digital coloring.
  • Final art must make full use of value and read as a finalized piece of art work.
  •  Final art may be in Color or in Black and white.  If in color a limited palate is highly recommended.

Create 2-3 concept sketches for narrative illustrations featuring the same character(s) in different moments in time from your story. Be sure the settings and situations are different. Use the characters you created for Part 1.

These illustrations by “golden age” illustrator Arthur Rackham are a great example of this. Here his version of Alice is depicted at various moments in the story and from different points of view.

NEXT: Incorporating feedback from your instructor and peers, finalize one of the sketches into a final illustration. This can be an interior illustration or a book cover.

CREATE values studies and color studies as part of process work.

  • Final Art can be made using any combination of traditional drawing / inking skills and digital coloring.
  • Final art must make full use of value and read as a finalized piece of art work.
  •  Final art may be in Color or in Black and white.  If in color a limited palate is highly recommended.

Final Project Process Book Examples

Process Presentation

Due Week 15

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Prepare a 3 minute Presentation (5 minutes total with Q&A) on your story and your working process, guiding us through the project from inception to conclusion.

You will Present your work on the last day of class.

Submit your Presentation as PDF PROCESS BOOK .

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Here are some successful examples of Final Illustrations and their Accompanying Process Books.

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