GDES 135 - Illustration II

• Distinguish major markets for illustration such as editorial, book, advertising, and institutional.
• Identify the markets that may be most appropriate for a particular style of illustration.
• Recognize trends in major illustrations markets.
• Recognize key elements of successful illustration.
• Apply those elements to illustration assignments.
• Perform with a degree of skill the creative process of making thumbnail sketches using visual images to express an idea.
• Recognize uses of conceptual illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill the interpretation of an idea using visual images.
• Recognize elements of and uses of narrative illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill a narrative illustration using a supplied text.
• Demonstrate use of sequential illustration as a narrative device.
• Recognize elements and uses of advertising illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill an illustration advertising a product or service.
• Combine knowledge of compositional devices in creating effective illustration.
• Construct a successful composition using shape.
• Perform with a degree of skill the employment the relationship between composition and shape.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of light and dark as a story telling device.
• Perform with a degree of skill the use of the concepts of light and shadow to strengthen the communication of an illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill the balance of areas of texture and areas of non-texture as a device to strengthen an illustration.
• Demonstrate an understanding of color theory as it applies to illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill the employment color theory to create effective visual communication.
• Perform with a degree of skill the use of proper reference in creating illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill the use of good drawing skills to create effective illustration.
• Explain one- and two-point perspective.
• Perform with a degree of skill one- and two-point perspective to create effective illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill the use of details to dramatize and enhance an illustration.
• Perform with a degree of skill a variety of techniques and employ a preferred technique to refine and improve that technique.
• Perform with a degree of skill the use of digital techniques to create illustration.
• Apply a variety of methods of preparing art for print or web reproduction, such as scanning, photographing, and file saving.

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