Sarah Green

Description

This Senior Illustration Studio course provides students with the opportunity to propose and develop a self-directed body of work. Sections are taught by a single faculty member or offered in a team-taught model. Whether through assigned projects, artistic production, research, discussions, writing and critique, students are expected to increase their understanding of the content and context of their process and production as well as their knowledge of contemporary illustration. Students will consider different formats for their output relevant to a range of diverse professional, artistic outlets. Students meet regularly for group seminars as well as in one-to-one tutorials with their instructor(s). Critiques and discussions complement studio production where considerable independent time and maturity is expected.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This advanced course for Illustration Majors will allow students to transition from theory into practice. Students will interface with pre-arranged illustrators, art directors and editors who will assist and encourage the development of professional quality work and creative vision. Assigned and/or self-generated projects will be supervised by these top industry professionals. Students will explore the relationship between the professional production of images and wider questions of participation in the public sphere.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course varies in topic from section to section, and is repeatable for 6 credits so long as the topic has changed. Students respond to the specific cultural context and the unique practical concerns of a specific area of exploration within illustration. This course will integrate a specialized understanding of professional context with an investigation of the social and cultural connotations of form and content. A priority of the class will be to cultivate discourse and criticality in relation to the material that is presented. Studio exploration will be examined in relation to visual culture and cultural criticism. Topics and themes might include: Graphic Novel, Children's Book, Surface Pattern, Sci-Fi, Humour.

Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here .

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts, processes, and techniques of illustration as a means of both creative expression and critical inquiry. Students will learn illustrative methods and approaches through demos, examples, workshops, and lectures. These will be applied to projects within a studio environment. Through undertaking these projects, students will develop a better understanding of the physical and technical aspects of image-making and its specific application to illustration.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.