Illustration Principles,
ILL 362.2
Instructor John Thompson Phone 315
256-8201
Office Wednesdays, 2PM-5PM
Hours
*Prerequisite /
Co-requisite:
ILL
261, ILL 262, ILL 361
*Audience:
Second
semester junior level illustration majors
*Description:
Principles
of Visual Communication: choice of subjects, procedures, and the practice of
illustration. Studio class assignments.
Additional Course Description:
Visualizing
the text will be the primary emphasis for this course. We will also explore
ideas, events, and personalities. This will involve creating illustrations
for
various publishing forms. The assignments will be an editorial portrait, a
fiction story, and a book.
We
will use a creative process for each assignment. You will familiarize yourself
with the material, create rough ideas sketches, present your ideas, research
your subject, make final sketches and execute final art.
Most
classes will be divided in two parts. Lectures, presentations, assignments, and
critiques will make up the first part of the class. Drawing and painting from
the model will take up the remainder of the class. The drawing and painting
media for in-class use this semester will be open.
Basic Course information:
Credits:
3
Room/Bldg.
307 Shaffer
Day/Time:
1:30PM-6:00PM
Dates:
01/13/15 – 04/28/15
Learning Objectives:
After taking this course,
the students will be able to:
1. Become proficient in
visualizing text
2. Understand the creative
processes and client communication used in story illustration
3. Apply research in the
development of a creative solution
4. Become more proficient in
painting and drawing the figure
5. Apply personal artistic
identity to visual problem solving
Bibliography/Texts/supplies-Required:
Required Reading:
The Boy Who Drew Cats
Suggested Readings:
The New York Times
The New Yorker
Communication Arts
magazine
The Society of
Illustrators Annual
American Illustration
Websites and Blogs:
Supplies:
Drawing
and Paintings materials (Paint, brushes, palette)
Pad
of Strathmore Bristol Vellum (heavy weight smooth pad for painting)
Drawing
pad
(Plus
other surfaces including canvas, canvas board, Masonite, cardboard)
Requirements:
· Editorial Portrait, ”Gone,
But Not Forgotten” (Learning objectives 1,3,5)
· Illustrating the Manuscript,
“The Boy Who Drew Cats” (Learning objectives 1,2,3,5)
· Illustrating the Book
(Student’s choice) Three paintings (Learning objectives1,2,3,5)
· In-class Drawing and
Painting (Learning objectives 4,5)
Survey:
All
junior Illustration majors will show all of their work done for their
illustration classes and any other studio based courses on April 30.
Grading:
Three
major projects 75%
Each assignment involves a specific problem and
creative process. The grade for each assignment is based on how well you follow
The process as well as the level of quality and
creativity you achieve in the final art.
In-class
figure studies 10%
Attendance 15%
(see
attendance policy)
Course Specific Policies
on attendance, late work, and make up work,
Attendance Policy:
You
may have one unexcused absence. The second absence will lower your grade. Third
may result in failure. Continued lateness may also contribute to a lower grade.
All assignments must be completed on time. Handing in an assignment late will
result in a lowering of the grade.
Make up work:
You
may receive extra credit for doing additional work throughout the semester.
Should
you miss a class, you can get partial credit by attending the open figure
drawing classes on Thursday evenings.
Academic Integrity
Syracuse University’s Academic Integrity Policy
holds students accountable for the integrity of the work they submit. Students
should be familiar with the policy and know that it is their responsibility to
learn about course-specific expectations, as well as about university policy.
The university policy governs appropriate citation and use of sources, the
integrity of work submitted in exams and assignments, and the veracity of
signatures on attendance sheets and other verification of participation in class
activities. The policy also prohibits students from submitting the same written
work in more than one class without receiving written authorization in advance
from both instructors. The presumptive penalty for a first offense by an
undergraduate student is course failure, accompanied by a transcript notation
indicating that the failure resulted from a violation of Academic Integrity
Policy. The standard sanction for a first offense by a graduate student is
suspension or expulsion. For more information and the complete policy, see http://academicintegrity.syr.edu/academic-integrity-policy/
Disability-Related Accommodations
If you believe that you need accommodations for a
disability, please contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), http://disabilityservices.syr.edu,
located in Room 309 of 804 University Avenue, or call (315) 443-4498, TDD:
(315) 443-1371 for an appointment to discuss your needs and the process for
requesting accommodations. ODS is responsible for coordinating
disability-related accommodations and will issue students with documented
Disabilities Accommodation Authorization Letters, as appropriate. Since accommodations
may require early planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please
contact ODS as soon as possible.
Religious
Observances Policy
SU religious observances policy, found at http://supolicies.syr.edu/emp_ben/religious_observance.htm,
recognizes the diversity of faiths represented among the campus community and
protects the rights of students, faculty, and staff to observe religious
holidays according to their tradition.
Under the policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up any
examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed due to a religious
observance provided they notify their instructors before the end of the second
week of classes for regular session classes and by the submission deadline for
flexibly formatted classes.
For fall and spring semesters, an online
notification process is available through MySlice/StudentServices/Enrollment/MyReligiousObservances.
Student Academic Work
Policy
SU
policy on student academic work may be found at:
Educational use of
student work: I intend to use academic work that you complete this semester in
subsequent semesters for educational purposes. Before using your work for that
purpose, I will either get your written permission or render the work anonymous
by removing all your personal identification.
Calendar of weekly events:
January
13 Go over syllabus Hand out first assignment-“Gone But
Not Forgotten”
January
20 Assignment #1 sketches due In-class figure
studies
January
27 Assignment #1 Final Art due In-class figure studies
February
3 Assignment#2 , The Manuscript,
“The Boy Who Drew Cats” model
February
10 Assignment #2 Thumbnail sketches
and presentation model
February
17 Assignment #2 Working sketches
due Tim Bower, (guest illustrator) model
February
24 Assignment #2 Final drawing due In-class
figure studies
March
3 Assignment #2 Final art due (Proposed Book due for Ass.#3) model
March
17 Assignments #3 Thumbnail
sketches due In-class figure
studies
March
24 Assignment #3 Working drawings
due In-class
figure studies
March
31 Assignment #3 Final drawings
due In-class
figure studies
April
7 Final art due In-class
figure studies
*April
11-12 MoCCA conference in New York
for those who are involved in the project
April
14 Final art due
April
21 Final art due
April
28 Final Review of all work
done for ILL 362
April
30 Junior Survey
*extra
credit
