Category: Classes (Page 5 of 6)

Class Info

• Date: Friday, September 9, 2:30-5:50 pm

To-Do Before Class

• Assignment 1, Part 1
• Reading Week 1 : Why You Should Keep a Sketchbook and How to Get Started
• Sketchbook Exercise Week 1 : Meet the Artist
• Purchase Art Supplies from the syllabus
• Bring your sketchbook and drawing supplies
  

Topic

ILLUSTRATION PRACTICES: PROCESS & WORKFLOW

Activities

Warm Up Drawing

• Window Views
  

Discussion

Sketchbook

• Let’s share our Meet the Artist

Lecture 1

Conversation between Soojin Buzelli and Jon Han

ILLUSTRATION PROCESS

• The importance of multiple solutions.  
• Personal Vision         
• Thumbnails: How to and how many is too many?

Review thumbnail drawings and concepts for Assignment 1, Part 1

Due Next Week

• Assignment 1 , Part 2 due next week
• Sketchbook Exercise Week 2 : Windows continued
• Reading

Class Info

• Course Goals: To familiarize students with the field of illustration including its basic working methods, industry practices, basic history and philosophies. Artistic techniques will be taught as well, however this is a class focused on concept generation, and the creation of thoughtful illustrations, as opposed to a drawing or painting technical course.

Topic

WELCOME TO INTRO TO ILLUSTRATION

Class Introductions

Everyone introduce themselves

Objectives

1. Syllabus
2. Materials
3. Join Openlab
4. Openlab site overview
5. Course Structure

Activities

Lecture

• What is Illustration?   
  • PBS OFF BOOK
• Illustrator as visual problem solver

Introduce Assignment 1:
Product Illustration: Ice Cream Packaging

Demo: Group brainstorm and word web

Discussion

Due Next Week

Part 1 of 5 due next week – Brainstorm and research

Reading Week 1 : 5 Steps to Developing a Sketchbook Practice

Sketchbook Exercise Week 1 : Meet the Artist

Purchase Art Supplies from the syllabus
(Bring sketchbook and drawing supplies for next week)