Illustration One

Class Info

• Date: 12/08/20
• Meeting Info: ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM

To-Do Before Class

• FINAL PROJECT part 4:
  • Final Pencil Sketches and Color Roughs

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 13
• Reading Week 13
• Discussion Week 13

Topic:

Faces and Expressions

Objectives

• Add learning objectives and outcomes here

Activities

Warm Up

• CLASS PHOTO! Take a moment to choose a background and go live, or grab your pet for a pose, or to upload a profile pic you’d like to represent you in our Fall 2020 class photo!! 🙂

Discussion

• Wrap Up, Week 13 – Character Design

Lecture

Faces and Expressions

Critique:

• Individual critiques during lab time

Lab

Work in class on Final Project

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class

Due Next Week

New: Final Project: Narrative Illustration *Final will include a process presentation (Like the midterm)

New:

• FINAL PROJECT Limited palate Narrative Illustrations:
  • Using any combination of Pencil, Ink and Digital techniques finish your 2 Limited palate color illustrations.
  • Final Process Presentation (Like the midterm)

Sara Woolley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: New Illustration 1 Meeting
Time: Dec 1, 2020 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Dec 1, 2020 02:30 PM
Dec 7, 2020 02:30 PM
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Class Info

• Date: 12/01/20
• Meeting Info: NEW ZOOM MEETING

To-Do Before Class

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 12 : Character Design Sketches
• Reading Week 12 : Lectures on Narrative Illustration and POV
• Discussion Week 12 : Frank Stockton and POV

Topic:

Character Design

Activities

Warm Up

• Thanksgiving Check in

Discussion

• Wrap Up, Week 12

Critique:

Final Project Part 3, Concept Sketches.

Group Work : Break into Small groups and Share Progress :

• Define the BIG IDEA behind your concept sketches.
• Explain what you are Trying to communicate in the image. This is NOT the whole story! This is a feeling, a mood, an action.
• Decide which will be the final illustration for each group member.
• Discuss if it is appropriate to the audience.
• Discuss how to improve it!
• Compile a list of references needed to achieve this illustration.

Lecture PLEASE DOWNLOAD

As our Lectures have been disrupted by interruptions in internet service the last few classes, please download the 2 PDF lectures NOW. We will go over them as a group, you will view the files on your own screen.

Lecture: Concepts in Character Design, a Brief Overview

Lab

Work in class on Final Project

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class

Due Next Week

New: Final Project: Narrative Illustration *Final will include a process presentation (Like the midterm)

New:

• FINAL PROJECT part 4: Final Pencil Sketches and Color Roughs

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 13 :   Character Sketches and Facial Expressions
• Reading Week 13: LIVING LINES LIBRARY (this is a library of images… no reading!)
• Discussion Week 13 : Schedule a MID WEEK CRIT with a Classmate or two. In your post, Share yours team’s work in progress and what observations or suggestions were made in your mid week critique.

Sara Woolley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: New Illustration 1 Meeting
Time: Dec 1, 2020 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Mon, Tue, 2 occurrence(s)
Dec 1, 2020 02:30 PM
Dec 7, 2020 02:30 PM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
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Meeting ID: 819 8655 3884
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+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 819 8655 3884
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Class Info

• Date: 11/24/20
• Meeting Info: Zoomie Zoom

To-Do Before Class

• Final Project: Part 1

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 11
• Reading Week 11
• Discussion Week 11

Topic:

Telling the Story

Activities

Warm Up

• Gratitude

Discussion

• Wrap Up, Week 11

Critique:

Final Project Part 1 Story Proposals

Lecture

COMPLETE Week 11 Lecture

Narrative Illustration

Lecture: Storytelling Techniques

• Point of View
• Choosing the moment
• The Big Idea

Lab

Begin Thumbnails in class

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class

Due Next Week

New: Final Project: Narrative Illustration *Final will include a process presentation (Like the midterm)

• FINAL PROJECT, part 2: Thumbnails & Concept Sketches for Narrative Illustrations (total of 30-40 thumbnails) showing the same character from 2 different points of view and at 2 different moments in the story.   Finalize to 2-3 Concept Sketches PER illustration, for a total of 4-6 tight sketches. Post these Sketches, numbered and with notes for explanation to the OPENLAB.

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 12 :    Character Sketches ( For inspiration check out LIVINGLINESLIBRARY.COM )
• Reading Week 12: FRANK STOCKTON – POINT OF VIEW
• Discussion Week 12 : Post your responses to Lectures for Weeks 11 & 12. Ask questions about the material or talk about something you’ve learned from them etc.

Class Info

• Date: 11/17/20
• Meeting Info: Zoom Zoom Zoom

To-Do Before Class

• Assignment 2, Editorial Illustration part 3 of 3 ,
  • Limited Palate Color Final Editorial Illustration

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 10 NONE
• Reading Week 10 Using Color to establish Focal Points
• Discussion Week Editorial Illustration with process analysis (see week 10)

Topic:

Narrative Illustration

Activities

Warm Up

• Add Ice breaker Activity

Discussion

• Wrap Up, Week 10

Critique:

Assignment 2, Editorial illustration

Lecture

Narrative Illustration

• Art that tells a story: Book Illustration, Comics, Storyboards etc.
• The elements of a story

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class

Demo

• Demonstrate story update brainstorming.
• Update existing stories in small groups by changing 1 or more elements. Try using dice to randomize which elements to change, and do it as a sketchbook exercise.

Due Next Week

New: Final Project: Narrative Illustration *Final will include a process presentation (Like the midterm)

• Final Project: Part 1: Story Proposal to include research, reference, brainstorming & ideation
• Final Project Part 2 : Character Designs Due WEEK 13

• Sketchbook Exercise Week 11 :   Begin sketching elements related to your story: setting culture character mood.
• Reading Week 11: Greg Ruth on Muddy Colors.com, Stories a love letter
• Discussion Week 11 : Stories, a love letter