Faculty: You can include your course schedule here by starting with this template, or changing it as needed.

Below is a Proposed Structure for this introductory course. The first assignment separates each stage in illustration development allowing time to learn each one. Future projects progress more rapidly assuming a level of competency in the process.

Aug 31 | Week 1

Introduction: Review academic policies and go over syllabus.  

Discuss our relationship to illustration. 

Introduction to Sketchbook Practice.  

Introduce Assignment 1 – Product Illustration, part 1 – brainstorm, research & thumbnails 

Sept 7| NO CLASS /Rosh Hashanah

Sept 14| Week 2 

Lecture: Illustration Process

Due: Assignment 1 , part 1  

Introduce Assignment 1 , part 2 –  Thumbnails Sketches  

Sept 21 | Week 3 

Lecture: Concept Development

New: Assignment 1 , part 3  – Concept Sketches 

Due: Assignment 1 Part 2 

Sept 28 |  Week 4 

Lecture: Design Concepts in Illustration and Lettering

New: Assignment 1 Part 4 – Tight Pencil Sketch 

Due: Assignment 1 Part 3 

Oct 5|  Week 5 

Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO VALUE

New: Midterm Project : INKED Illustration

Due next week: Final pencil illustration& Two Value Studies 

Due: Assignment 1 Part 4

Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO I NK 

NEW: Assignment 1 Part 5. FINAL INKED ART. 

Due: FINAL PENCIL ILLUSTRATION & 2 Value Studies 

Oct 19 | Week 7  MIDTERM PRESENTATION

No lecture

Due: Midterm PRESENTATION & FINAL INKED ART ( Formal Presentation IN CLASS) 

New: Assignment 2 , Editorial Illustration  Magazine COVER, 

Part 1 – brainstorm & research 

Oct 26 | Week 8 

Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO Editorial Illustration – Concept is key! 

New: Assignment 2 , part 2 Thumbnails & Concept Sketches

Due: Assignment 2 , part 1

Nov 2 | Week 9 

Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO COLOR

Due: Assignment 2  Thumbnails & Concept Sketches 

New: Assignment 2 PENCIL FINISH DRAWINGS (*Ink & pencil with digital),

3 value studies, 3 color studies

Nov 9 | Week 10 

Lecture Intro: Digtal  Coloring

Due: Assignment 2 PENCIL FINISH DRAWINGS, 3 value studies, 3 color studies

New: Editorial Illustration FINAL ART.  *LIMITED COLOR PALATE* Magazine COVER

Nov 16 | Week 11  

FINAL PROJECT Assigned

Lecture: BOOK ILLUSTRATION & UNDERSTANDING THE BEATS OF A STORY

Due: Editorial Illustration FINAL ART.

New: FINAL PROJECT: Narrative illustration 

Part 1 : STORY SELECTION & Thumbnails for Cover /  Interior Illustrations

Nov 26 | Week 12 

Lecture: Point of VIEW 

New: Concept sketches for FINAL PROJECT

Due: Project 4, part 2: Character Designs & Concept Art

Nov 30 | Week 13

Lecture:  NONE- WORK IN CLASS

Due: FINAL PENCILS for FINAL PROJECT

Due: Color Pallete for FINAL PROJECT

Dec 7 | Week 14

Lecture:  NONE – WORK IN CLASS

Due: FINAL Project – FINISHED DRAWINGS (Ink & pencil with digital)

Work in Class on Final Project / Final Portfolio

Dec 14 |  Week 15

Final Portfolio Due.

Final Presentations.

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