Every illustrator is a storyteller at heart. Learn about character development and narrative techniques, research and develop ideas, characters, stories, and settings to create imagery. Explore illustration on paper or digitally.
This course includes an introduction to the laws of linear perspective, an exploration of how three-dimensional reality is depicted on a two-dimensional surface. Additional course content includes tools of the trade, various techniques for producing technical illustrations, informational art and instructional illustrations in sequential series.
Start Date
05/31
Meeting Day
Mon and Wed
End Date
07/24
Faculty
John Roman
Time
9am–1pm
Credits
3
Through a series of collaborative and individual exercises, students explore the entire process of making a book, including inspiration for initial ideas, writing effective stories, character development, sequential flow, constructing the book, and researching potential markets. All course lectures and exercises apply to children’s books, graphic novels, animations and other … Read more
Start Date
05/31
Meeting Day
Mon and Wed
End Date
07/24
Faculty
John Rego
Time
6pm–10pm
Credits
3
This class will be part visual journalism, part still-life illustration, part sequential art and part creative writing class. Students will be given prompts throughout the semester to explore and express a variety of socio-cultural and personal issues through the lens of food stories. This course will explore the different communities … Read more
Start Date
06/05
Meeting Day
Mon thru Fri
End Date
06/16
Faculty
Sanika Phawde
Time
9am–2pm
Credits
3
Explore a variety of tools and practices to enhance the gestural qualities of your mark making vocabulary. This workshop will help students get to a more inspired level of mark making, using techniques and tools to make intentional work and express ideas. We’ll be working with a new medium in each workshop, which will … Read more
Start Date
06/09
Meeting Day
Fridays
End Date
07/14
Faculty
Diane Bigda
Time
10am–1pm
Credits
0
Traditionally, watercolor is a light-to-dark medium. Light washes are built up gradually in order to achieve rich tones. The focus of this course is to explain that when beginning a painting with the application of pre-mixed, middle value, transparent wet-on-wet watercolor washes, artists can create images that exude “instant” atmosphere, … Read more
Start Date
06/12
Meeting Day
Monday and Friday and by arrangement Tue-Thu
End Date
06/16
Faculty
Irena Roman
Time
9:30am-12:30pm Mon and Fri–
Credits
0
Are you tired of a long winter and staying indoors? Let’s get outside and see our beautiful city with fresh eyes! Let’s sketch whatever catches our eyes: buildings, intricate architectural details, trees, flowers, street lamps, road signs, bus stops, trains, people walking, running, having a good time in the cafes, enjoying … Read more
Start Date
06/24
Meeting Day
Saturday and Sunday
End Date
06/25
Faculty
Katia Wish
Time
10am–3pm
Credits
0
