Projected Schedule
*schedule is subject to changes

JAN 28 | Week 1

  • Introduction: Review academic policies and go over syllabus.  
  • Discussion and Lecture: What is Illustration?
  • Introduction to Sketchbook Practice.  
  • Introduce Assignment 1 – Product Illustration, part 1 –
    brainstorm, research & thumbnails 

FEB 4 | Week 2

  • Lecture: Illustration Process
  • Due: Assignment 1 , part 1  
  • Introduce Assignment 1 , part 2 –  Thumbnail sketches  

FEB 8 | Week 3-TUESDAY FOLLOWS A FRIDAY CLASS SCHEDULE

  • Lecture: Concept Development
  • New: Assignment 1 , part 3  – Concept Sketches
  • Due: Assignment 1 Part 2

FEB 11 | NO CLASSES – Lincoln’s Birthday

FEB 18 | Week 4

  • Lecture: Design Concepts in Illustration
  • New: Assignment 1 Part 4 – Final pencil illustration & Value Studies
  • Due: Assignment 1 Part 3 

FEB 25 | Week 5 

  • Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO VALUE
  • Midterm Project : INKED Illustration
  • Due next week: Final Art 
  • Due: Assignment 1 Part 4

March 4 | Week 6

  • Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO I NK 
  • NEW: Assignment 1 Part 5. FINAL ART.
  • Due: FINAL PENCIL ILLUSTRATION & 2 Value Studies 

March 11 | Week 7 

MIDTERM PRESENTATION

  • No lecture
  • Due: Midterm PRESENTATION & FINAL ART ( Formal Presentation IN CLASS) 
  • New: Assignment 2 , Editorial Illustration  Magazine article and COVER,
    Part 1 – brainstorm & research 

March 18 | Week 8 

  • Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO Editorial Illustration – Concept is key! 
  • New: Assignment 2 , part 2 Thumbnails & Concept Sketches
  • Due: Assignment 2 , part 1 

March 25 | Week 9

  • Lecture: INTRODUCTION TO COLOR
  • Due: Assignment 2 , part 2 Thumbnails & Concept Sketches 
  • New: Assignment 2 , part 3 PENCIL FINISH DRAWINGS (*Ink & pencil with digital),
  • 2 value studies, 3 color studies

APRIL 1 | Week 10

  • Lecture : Intro to Digtal  Coloring
  • Due: Assignment 2 PENCIL FINISH DRAWINGS, 2 value studies, 3 color studies
  • New: Editorial Illustration FINAL ART.  *LIMITED COLOR PALATE* Magazine COVER

APRIL 8 | Week 11 

  • FINAL PROJECT Assigned
  • Lecture: Narrative ILLUSTRATION & UNDERSTANDING THE BEATS OF A STORY
  • Due: Editorial Illustration FINAL ART.
  • New: FINAL PROJECT: Narrative illustration 
  • Part 1 : STORY SELECTION & Thumbnails for Poster  Illustrations

APRIL 15 | NO ClASSES

APRIL 22 | NO ClASSES

April 29 | Week 12

  • Lecture: Point of VIEW 
  • New: Concept sketches for FINAL PROJECT
  • Due: Project 3, part 2: Character Designs & Concept Art

MAY 6 | Week 13

  • WORK IN CLASS 
  • Due: FINAL PENCILS for FINAL PROJECT
  • Due: Color Palette for FINAL PROJECT

MAY 13 | Week 14

  • WORK IN CLASS
  • Due: FINAL Project – FINISHED DRAWINGS (Ink & pencil with digital)
  • Work in class on final project / final presentation

MAY 20 | Week 15

  • Final Portfolio Due.
  • Final Presentations.

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.

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