Choose visual imagery that may appear in your final poster design. Fill your 4 pages by drawing careful studies of these design elements. For each design element try to choose several exciting poses and points of view. Consider these studies towards the final piece. Also find samples of type faces that you might use for the final poster. If you plan to use hand drawn letterforms, practice this in your sketchbook.
For The next 2 week’s readings please read and COMMENT that you completed the reading on each of the following blog posts. You MAY read ahead, and it is suggested that you READ These before beginning the #Inktober challenge.
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Fill your 4 pages by drawing careful studies design elements that factor into your final art. For each of you this will be different.
Also CONSIDER The idea of developing a visual vocabulary! If you don’t understand this….YOU DID NOT DO THE READING. 🙂
The important part here is that you SKETCH FROM REFERENCE. For each design element try several sketches and points of view. Consider these studies towards the final art piece.
Just a reminder, here are your Sketchbook Requirements :
For this course students are required to keep an ongoing sketchbook which will be utilized a minimum of 1 hour, 30 min per page, for a total of 4 timed sketchbook pages per week.
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Incorporating the feedback you received on your concept sketches for Project 1, create a final pencil drawing to present to your art director. This should be drawing at 1.5 or 2 times print size.
* Continue Collecting Reference Images related to your concepts as well as inspirational images and reference. Be prepared to share your inspiration by next class.
IMPORTANT :
*Be sure to ensure your art is drawn to the correct proportions BEFORE you begin.
*Be sure to tape down your edges clean finished edge.
Welcome to Introduction to Illustration! This course is a hands on introduction to the field of illustration. Our goal in this course will be to give you the professional tools used by illustrators working today as well as to cultivate your personal vision or voice as an illustrator.
On this site you will have access to materials presented in class, your weekly assignment pages, and additional helpful resources. Here you will also post your images to share with your classmates.
Carefully read the directions in the UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS POST on how to post to this site and to your ePortfolio.
— Happy Drawing!
This week’s sketchbook theme is… Meet the Artist!
Page 1: #meettheartist
Create a meet the artist page for yourself in your Sketchbook! Look on Instagram or fb for #meettheartist and then design one to introduce yourself. You may use any media and style you feel is appropriate! You may choose to include any information about yourself you wish.
Pages 2-4: LOVES and HATES
Draw imagery based on your list of LOVES and HATES… FROM REFERENCE!
For example, LOVE CATS? Fill a page with drawings based on photos of your furry friends. HATE SPIDERS? … DRAW THEM TO HELP DEAL WITH YOUR LOATHING!
Post your drawings when complete along with a blurb introducing yourself and a PHOTO of your WORKSPACE.
GO TO: CLASS SITE
DASHBOARD > POSTS > ADD NEW >
Write your post. Add a Descriptive title.
Choose CATEGORY (bottom right side): Week 1 Sketches
PUBLISH
Be sure to give the artwork a title. On our class site, write brief descriptions of the drawings, and be sure to reference the drawings’ titles. Your descriptions should include what you feel the aim of each drawing was, what you learned from making it, and what was challenging to do. Of course you may write other comments as well. For instance, you may ask questions for other students to answers.
How to Post to our class: On this class site, go to Post located on the left > Give your drawing a title in the subject line like this: Assignment 1, thumbnail drawings: “Evil Urges” > Write a brief description of the drawing in the Comments space > Just above your title click on the Add Media icon (it looks like a camera on top of a music note) and browse for your file > Click Insert > Click Drawings in the list of Categories on the right > Click Publish at the top right.
Your description should include what you feel the aim of the drawing was, what you learned from making it, and what was challenging to do. Of course you may include other thoughts as well.
How to Post to your ePortfolio: Go to Dashboard > New Page > Pages > Add New > Locate “Parent” in the Page Attributes > choose “Academics” from the pull-down menu. In the Title area of your ePortfolio, be sure to write the name of our class (Foundation Drawing) or our course code (COMD1103). Also be sure to Publish, and invite me to join your ePortfolio. In settings, be sure to state either “Public” or “Private>visible to City Tech members.” Otherwise no one will be able to see what you’ve posted.
To take the photo, find a spot with even light so that you will have no shadows or strange light gradations across the drawing. Frame the drawing so there is a small even frame on all sides. Optimize the file, or reduce it to 72 dpi, with a file size no more than 1MB (about 8-9 inches on one side). Rotate it if necessary to it uploads right-side-up. If you have access to any photo-correcting program, see if you can increase the contrast so that delicate drawing lines are visible.
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