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Fairytale Folktale or Fable Reboot

Overall Description:

In this multilayered project you will reinterpret a folk tale or fairy tale through your own creative lens. This can be a folk tale from any culture; Chinese, Caribbean, Kenyan, Russian, Iranian, etc.

Note how different artists over time have reinterpreted the story of Alice in Wonderland, by Louis Carrol who is originally from the united Kingdom.

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Final Project

There are 4 requires parts to this project.

1. STORY CONCEPT
2. CHARACTER SKETCHES
3. FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATION
4. PROCESS PRESENTATION

Due Date(s)

Part 1, STORY CONCEPT

DUE WEEK 12, Nov 23rd

For this part of the project you will develop characters for your original story concept.

These characters and concept sketches may be in color but are not required to be in color. They do not need to be tightly finished.

*Art can be made using any combination of traditional drawing, inking skills, and digital coloring.

Part 2, CHARACTERS

DUE WEEK 13, Nov 30

Part 3, BOOK ILLUSTRATION

DUE WEEK 15 (Thumbnails and concept sketches due week 14 )

• Final Art can be made using any combination of traditional drawing / inking skills and digital coloring.
• Final art should be Limited Palate or Black and white.  
• Final art is 300 dpi
• Final art specs are up to the artist. Horizontal, verticle, or square. (I suggest working 7×7 or larger.)

Part 4, PROCESS PRESENTATION

DUE WEEK 15

Prepare a 5 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

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Problem solve visually

Apply technical skills

Apply design concepts

Analyze content

Create original content

Apply critical thinking skills to make creative inferences

Evaluate different ethical perspectives and concepts

Respect and Use Creativity