This course provides students with a comprehensive,overview of the basic fundamentals of,illustration. This course is predominantly,figurative. It is a life drawing class. Students,will study preparatory drawing essentials the,first half of the semester, such as value, light,and shadow (value grouping), controlled drawing,,proportion and composition. The second half of,the semester is devoted to the fundamentals of,painting, such as color theory, color mixing, and,application. The language and understanding of,art terminology will be covered and the creative,process, from ideation to finish will be a crucial,starting point to enable students to create,complex narrative images. This course is,recommended for students who have little,experience with illustration and those who may,need extra time learning the picture-making,process, drawing, painting, illustration concepts,and terminology.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 158, DIL 159