Week 2

Class Info

• Date: Tuesday September 8th 2:30 pm
• Meeting Info: ZOOM MEETING

To-Do Before Class

• Assignment 1, Part 1 : Brainstorm & Research
• Sketchbook Exercise Week 1 : Meet the Artist
• Reading Week 1 : 5 Steps to Developing a Sketchbook Practice
• Discussion Week 1 :  Developing a Sketchbook Practice
• Join this Openlab Site
• Purchase Supplies

Topic

ILLUSTRATION PRACTICES: PROCESS & WORKFLOW

Activities

Warm Up

• Rose and Thorn

Discussion

• Wrap Up, Week 1 Why Keep a Sketchbook?

Sketchbook

• Meet the Artist Share
  • small group sketchbook share & introductions

Lecture

ILLUSTRATION PROCESS, PART 2:

• Who’s who in the process and what can I expect?
• Typical workflow.  
• Drawing from Reference
• The importance of multiple solutions.  
• Personal Vision         
• Thumbnails: How to and how many is too many?

In Class Demo 

• Create thumbnails based on Student Concepts

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class

Due Next Week

• Assignment 1 – Beverage Label (Tea, Coffee, Wine, etc.) Illustration
  • Part 2 of 5 due next week
• Sketchbook Exercise Week 2 : Visual Vocabulary
• Discussion Week 2 : PROJECT INSPIRATION: Choose an illustrated label / can / or box design you admire. Post it to the openlab. Write a post on what you feel is working and why you chose it. Be prepared to speak about it next week.

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