Weekly Agendas and Due Dates - Illustration Concepts
Week 1
Classes A
- Syllabus & Web site
- Colored Pencils - Introduce (show samples)
- Colored Pencils Skills
Class B
- Colored Pencils Skills
Week 2
Class A
- DUE: Project 1 & 2 colored pencil skills
- Hand in (1 & 2) final colored pencil skills sheets on colored pencil paper.
Self-grade ??/20 pts. - Markers - Introduce (show samples)
- Markers & Ink Skills
Class B
- Markers & Ink Skills
Week 3
Class A
- Due: Project 3 & 4 marker skills
- Hand in (3 & 4) final marker skills sheets on marker paper. Self-grade ??/20 pts.
- Watercolors - Introduce (show samples)
- Watercolors Skills
Class B
- Watercolors Skills
Week 4
Class A
- Due: Project 5 & 6 watercolor skills
- Hand in (5 & 6) final watercolor skills sheets on watercolor paper. Self-grade ??/20 pts.
- Introduce the illustration process
- Review self-grading sheets and criterion
- Begin Transportation Vehicle Drawing
- Choose your Transportation Vehicle to Draw and find reference
Class B
- Work on Transportation Vehicle Drawing
Week 5
Class A
- Work on Transportation Vehicle Drawing
Class B
- Due: Project 7 - Progress critique of Transportation Vehicle Drawing - In Class
Week 6
Class A
- Work on Transportation Vehicle Drawing
Class B
- Due: Project 8 - Final Transportation Vehicle Drawing
- Present Final Transportation Vehicle Drawing to the Class
- Hand in final Vehicle Drawing, reference, and self-grading sheet
Week 7
Class A
- Begin Greeting Card Illustration
- Due: Project 9 - 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
Week 8
Class A
- Due: Project 10 - B/W rough of greeting card. In Class Critique
Class B
- Work on Greeting Card Illustration
Week 9
Class A
- Work on Greeting Card Illustration
Class B
- Due: Project 11 - Progress critique for greeting card - In Class
Week 10
Class A
- Work on Greeting Card Illustration
Class B
- Due: Project 12 - Final Greeting Card illustration
- Present Final for Greeting Card Illustration to the Class
- Hand in final Greeting Card Illustration, reference, b/w outlines, and self-grading sheet
Week 11
Class A
- Begin Final Illustration. Choose from: Book Cover, Travel Poster, or Biographical poster
- Due: Project 13 - Group Work : Analyze one of the three choices above, present to class
- Start researching, sketching ideas and finding reference
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 12
Class A
- Due: Project 14 - B/W Rough of Final Illustration - in class critique
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 13
Class A
- Work on Final Illustration
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 14
Class A
- Due: Project 15 - Progress critique of Final Illustration - In Class
Class B
- Work on Final Illustration
Week 15
Class A
- Work on Final Illustration
Class B
- Due: Project 16 - Final illustration
- Present Final Illustration to the Class
- Hand in Final Illustration, reference, b/w outlines, and self-grading sheet
Week 16
Class A & B
- Hand back Final Illustration
- Final grades
- Instructor/course evaluation
