10201152Illustration & Color
Course Information
Description
A variety of traditional and digital tools, techniques, styles and media are used to enhance the drawing skills of visual artists and designers. Levels of drawing from loose sketches to tightly finished art are explored, but the emphasis is placed on simplified, gestural and stylized drawing important to concept, composition, presentation and communication. Projects will be predominantly black and white, although some tone and limited color may be incorporated.
Total Credits
2
Prior Learning Assessment
  • Experiential-Portfolio
Course Competencies
  1. Establish and explore concepts by sketching
    Assessment Strategies
    Drawing/Illustration
    Criteria
    Solutions are developed quickly
    Sketches are small compared to the finished product
    Final drawing is developed through sketch stages of increasing complexity

  2. Draw to develop finished designs and illustrations
    Assessment Strategies
    Drawing/Illustration
    Criteria
    Subject matter and environs are clearly defined at the start
    Subject matter is composed effectively
    Compositions demonstrate a grasp of design standards
    Sketches for approval are clean and legible
    Final art demonstrates a clear connection to developmental drawings

  3. Establish effective sketchbook drawing practices
    Assessment Strategies
    Drawing/Illustration
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Sketchbook shows daily entries
    Sketchbook entries demonstrate techniques studies on class
    Sketchbook incorporates figure indication and fast-sketching techniques
    Sketchbook includes anatomical features
    Sketchbook is submitted for periodic review

  4. Indicate and draw figures and faces
    Assessment Strategies
    Drawing/Illustration
    Criteria
    Drawings show skeletal and muscular anatomy important to artists
    Drawings include clothing structure, wrinkles and folds that inform underlying anatomy
    Drawings demonstrate a grasp of the six primary facial expressions and their variants
    Drawings incorporate manikin technique to develop convincing structure and form
    Drawings include subjects drawn from life, photographs, and imagination

  5. Incorporate photo reference material in the drawing process
    Assessment Strategies
    Project
    Criteria
    Photographic reference material is provided along with drawings
    Drawings demonstrate good research into subject, materials, and forms
    Drawings adhere to standards of copyright law and intellectual property

  6. Draw imagery in a sequential manner
    Assessment Strategies
    Storyboarding
    Criteria
    Storyboards tell stories, convey information, show movement and state a point of view
    Text is parsed into clear segments and visualized in individual frames
    Drawings convey the meaning of assigned text
    Elements in the storyboard demonstrate good visual continuity between frames

  7. Emphasize and exhibit the link between good drawing and good design
    Assessment Strategies
    Drawing/Illustration
    Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Drawings demonstrate an ability to compose within a restricted image plane (aspect ratio)
    Trace existing drawings to learn the importance of line weight variation and tonal contrast
    Draw to develop page layouts, examining the visual weights of copy and image
    Drawings are incorporated into complex layouts that include typographic elements