Tentative Schedule

 

This schedule is a tentative outline of how the course assignments will progress through the first half of the semester. Dates and assignments are subject to change as individual and group projects develop. Always refer to current project handouts for most updated information.

 
Week 1

August 29

Review syllabus and discuss course structure
Lecture: Illustration
Introduce Journal and drawing challenges project

Assignment: Order book, supplies and look through suggested links/resources

August 31

Illustrator showcase
Class exercise: Drawing cartoon characters Introduce Project 1: Character Development

Assignment: Sketches for Character Development
Journal entry
Browse Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4

 

Week 2

September 5

Review sketches, refine 3 ideas Demo: Inking, using ink and pen

Assignment: refine 3 ideas
Browse Chapters 7

September 7

Demo: Watercolor
Refine sketches into tighter comps

Assignment: Complete 3 tighter comps, experiment with different materials for comps
Journal entry
Read Chapter 12

 

Week 3 

September 12

Review progress

Assignment: Browse Chapters 8 and 9

September 14

Lecture: Editorial Illustration
Introduce project: Magazine Editorial Illustration

Assignment: Your project should be nearly finished
Read editorial article!
Journal entry
Browse Chapter 10 and 11

 

Week 4

September 19

Final touches
Small group pre-critique
Demo: scanning and editing in Photoshop / Illustrator

Assignment: Prepare for critique
Browse Chapter 13

September 21

Critique: Character Development (Final design due Sept 25) In class sketches for Project 2

Assignment: Finish sketches
Journal entry

 

Week 5 

September 26

Review sketches; start developing tighter comps
Illustrator spotlight

Assignment: Prepare Project 1 for hand in

September 28

PROJECT 1 DUE
Review comps and start developing illustrations

         Assignment: Develop illustrations
Journal entry

 

Week 6

October 3

Tutorial: InDesign workshop Typography 101
Continue project development

         Assignment: Scan illustrations

October 5

Edit illustrations and start laying out the pages Lecture: Book illustration
Introduce project 3: Book Illustration

Assignment: Refine illustrations and layout
Research classic literature and choose 3 possible books to illustrate
Journal entry

 

Week 7 

October 10

Small group pre-critique, final touches and print Assignment: Prepare for critique

October 12

Critique: Project 2
In class: sketches for Project 3: Book Assignment: Finish sketches
         Journal entry

 

Week 8

October 17

Review sketches, refine and develop tighter comps Tutorial: Creating eBooks in InDesign

Assignment: Prepare Project 2 for hand in

October 19

PROJECT 2 DUE
Refine comps
Midterm review of your performance in class (just going over your absences, grades, ...) Assignment: Start developing visuals
Journal entry

 

Week 9 

October 24

Develop illustrations

Assignment: Continue development

October 26

Refine illustrations

Assignment: Scan illustrations
Journal entry

 

Week 10 

October 31

Lay out the pages
Introduce Summer Sessions Catalog Cover

Assignment: Print draft of project to review in small groups

November 2

Small group pre-critique, print

Assignment: Prepare for critique
Journal entry

 

Week 11 

November 7

Finish layouts and print Book project

Assignment: Prepare for critique

November 9

Critique: Project 3 Book Illustration
Develop sketches

Assignment: Finish sketches
Prepare Project 3 for hand in
Journal entry

 

Week 12 

November 14

PROJECT 3 DUE
Review sketches. Develop tighter comps.

Assignment: Develop tighter comps.

November 16

Meet with client to present comps
Review comps, start developing illustrations

Assignment: Develop illustrations
         Journal entry

 

Week 13

November 21

Develop and refine illustrations

Assignment: Continue development, scan illustrations if working by hand
Journal entry, prepare journal for critique

November 23

Thanksgiving: no class

 

Week 14  

November 28

In-class work on the catalog

Assignment: Continue development

November 30

Journal Critique
Finish poster

Assignment: print dummy for pre-critique

 

Week 15

December 5

Small-group pre-critique of poster; print final copy
Assignment: Prepare for critique

December 7

Poster Due / Final Critique Attendance required for you to pass the class. There will be no time to resubmit this project!

Finals Week

December 12

Return all project and grades