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This course provides students with a comprehensive,survey of the entire human skeleton and major,muscle areas as they relate to figure,illustration. Focusing on human anatomy lectures,,composition, proportion, and life drawings,,students create their own anatomy sketchbooks.,Study of the head, hands, and feet is a major part,of this course, along with figure construction,,using photo reference. Figure sculpture is … Continue reading “DIL-246 ANATOMICAL FIGURE ILLUSTRATION”

Through the introduction of a variety of media,,this course further explores and analyzes light,,shadow, value and form in relation to the human,figure in various settings and situations. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL 147, DIL 158, DIL 159

This course is a continuation of Perspective. It,covers advanced uses of mechanical and freehand,perspective such as plan projection, drawing,,orthographic drawing and curvilinear perspective,as it is applied in the field of Entertainment and,Traditional Illustration. Projects are given that,utilize this information and contribute to the,creation of environments that have a sense of,spatial dimension based on linear and … Continue reading “DIL-258 CREATIVE PERSPECTIVE”

In this course, students develop the ability to,work with digital tools and concepts. There is an,initial emphasis on sketching and shading using,the Wacom tablet. Radiative color theory is,explored and students are introduced to website,construction, allowing them to use earlier work,which is imported using digital cameras and,scanners. Current industry applications are,utilized. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL 247

This course introduces students to basic design,concepts, use of image, color, principles of,typographic composition, structure and message,hierarchy. Students participate in a four-week,printmaking experience integrated with new,technologies. Industry standard programs and,applications are utilized. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL 158, DIL 159

The Special Project class is offered on an,occasional basis, with course content specific to,the area(s) being explored., ,,FALL 2023,,COMICS STORYTELLING I,Students will be engaged in a comprehensive,exploration of the elements of comics through,several exercises, culminating in one project.,Students will learn about various techniques,,mechanics, structures, and vocabulary employed in,the production of published comics media. This,course is … Continue reading “DIL-285 SPECIAL PROJECT 100/200”

Through the covering of fundamental compositional,theories, students will gain the knowledge needed,to create complex, and sophisticated compositions,that serve to re-enforce their Illustrations. ,This class will explore the functions of,composition through the use of color, lighting,,camera placement and visual language. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL 231, DIL 261

“Illusionist Painting” is an atelier style course,focused on contemporary representational,practices, with an emphasis on creating the,illusion of form from the live figure. Students,will have extended class time to accomplish,paintings from a diverse grouping of live figure,models of varied race, gender, sexual,identity/orientation, and,disability/differently-abled backgrounds. The,course will include an observational approach to,painting the human figure and will … Continue reading “DIL-307 ILLUSIONIST PAINTING (INTERMEDIATE)”

This course explores the wide range of techniques,employed when painting with transparent acrylic,,watercolor, and oil paint. Some of the methods,examined and applied by the students to create,illustrations in class are monochromatic,,under-painting, glazing, dry brush, scumbling,,wet-on-wet, gradations, renaissance, sfumato and,the combination and joining of traditional and,digital mediums. Successful and well-known,artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds,,genders, … Continue reading “DIL-311 ILLUSTRATING WITH TRANSPARENT MEDIUMS”

This course explores various procedures and,professional methods used in creating and,developing powerful, dynamic solutions for a,variety of subjects including social justice and,climate justice and sustainability among other,important issues. Students learn how to clearly,communicate the one idea or symbol associated with,a poster. This course takes students from,preliminary sketches to finished art and involves,the use of many … Continue reading “DIL-314 POSTER ILLUSTRATION”