In Frank Stockton and Point of View, it talks about how when creating a narrative illustration illustrator must ask ourselves such as “What is the character doing?”, “How do they feel about it?”, “How should the viewer feel looking at this scene?” and so on. It explains that these questions can help us figure out our layout and in addition point of view. In addition, it also explains how point of view can either enhance the artwork is used correctly or diminished if used incorrectly. Overall it also tries to explain how an illustrator needs to be able to visualize the whole scene and then picks out which points of view best represents the scene. For example, the movie poster for The BFG shows a leveled view of both the little girl in his hand and his whole body sitting down. When looking at this you can tell the giant is quite friendly thanks to him being leveled. However, if it is from a birds-eye view or worm-eye view it would instead make the giant look like an intimidating figure. Thus this shows how important point of view is when creating artwork!
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This course is a practical introduction to the field of illustration. Focus will be placed on
process work and professional practices, presented within contemporary and historical
context. Course includes projects and lectures in a variety of illustration genres.
Professor Woolley
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SJWoolley@citytech.cuny.edu
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