Weekly Agendas and Due Dates
Week 1 -- beginning 1/16/12
Classes A
- Syllabus & Web site
- 1. Colored Pencil Skills - Introduce (show samples)
Class B
- 1. Colored Pencil Skills
Week 2 -- 1/23/12
Class A
- DUE: Projects 1 & 2 colored pencil skills sheets on colored pencil paper. Self-grade ??/20 pts.
- 3. Vehicle drawing- Introduce
- Netcarshow.com - Demo how to use Photoshop to change lighting
- Review self-grading sheets and criteria
- Show good and bad samples
Class B
- 3. Vehicle Illustration - choose your transportation vehicle to draw and find reference
- 3. Vehicle Illustration - Work on B/W (light pencil lines on final paper)
Week 3 -- 1/30/12
Class A
- DUE: Project 3 - Show me your final B/W
Class B
- Work on vehicle illustration
Week 4 -- 2/6/12
Class A
- Due: Project 4 - Progress critique of transportation vehicle drawing - In Class
- Work on Transportation Vehicle Drawing
Class B
- Work on Transportation Vehicle Drawing
Week 5 -- 2/13/12
Class A
- DUE: Project 5. Final vehicle drawing & self-grading sheet
- Present Final Transportation Vehicle Drawing to the Class
- Hand in final Vehicle Drawing, reference, and self-grading sheet
- 6. Watercolor & ink skills
Class B
- 6. Watercolor & ink skills
Week 6 -- 2/20/12
Class A
- 6. Watercolor & ink skills
Class B
- 6. Watercolor & ink skills
- Introduce the illustration process
Week 7 -- 2/27/12
Class A
- DUE: Projects 6 & 7 watercolor skills sheets on watercolor paper. Self-grade ??/20 pts.
- 8. Greeting Card Illustration - Introduce (show template)
- Due: Project 8 - Group Work, Greeting Card analysis - In Class
- Choose subject and medium for greeting card
- Begin researching, sketching ideas and finding reference for greeting card
Class B
- Work on Greeting Card Illustration B/W
Week 8 -- 3/5/12
Class A
- Due: Project 9 - B/W rough of greeting card. In Class Critique
Class B
- Work on Greeting Card Illustration
Spring Break Week (3/12/12 - 3/16/12)
Week 9 -- 3/19/12
Class A
- Due: Project 10 - Progress critique for greeting card - In Class
- Reminder: Scan in your art by next class and we can make cards. 300 ppi, full color
Class B
- Work on Greeting Card Illustration
Week 10 - 3/26/12
Class A
- Due: Project 11 - Final Greeting Card illustration
- Due: Final greeting card illustrations (cover and inside) scanned in (300 ppi) and on an external hard drive
- Present Final for Greeting Card illustration to the Class
- Hand in final Greeting Card illustration, reference, b/w outlines, and self-grading sheet
- In-Class Demo: Students will make actual greeting cards with an InDesign template.
Class B
- In-Class Demo: Students will make actual greeting cards with an InDesign template.
Week 11 -- 4/2/12
Class A
- Begin Final Illustration. Choose from: Book Cover, Travel Poster, or Biographical poster
- Due: Project 12 - Group Work : Analyze one of the three choices above, present to class
- Start researching, sketching ideas and finding reference
Class B
- Work on B/W
Week 12 -- 4/9/12
Class A
- Due: Project 13 - B/W Rough of Final Illustration - in class critique
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 13 -- 4/16/12
Class A
- Work on Final Illustration
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 13 -- 4/23/12
Class A
- Due: Project 14 - Progress critique of Final Illustration - In Class
- Instructor/course evaluation
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 15 -- 4/30/12
Class A
- Work on Final Illustration
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 16 -- 5/7/12
Class A
- Due: Project 15 - Final illustration
- Present Final Illustration to the Class
- Hand in Final Illustration, reference, b/w outlines, and self-grading sheet
Class B
- Hand back Final Illustration
- Final grades