Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Illustration (LLLA07045)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces students on how to tell a story through images, exploring narrative illustration based on literary sources to investigate visual interpretation. |
| Course description |
Academic Description: This course introduces students on how to tell a story through images. Exploring narrative illustrations based on literary sources, to investigating visual interpretations of themes and texts through drawing and mixed media approaches. The course will enable students to be taken through a series of illustration briefs which explore the planning and development stages of illustration as well as the context. This will lead to student visual interpretation to a given or chosen text, a more ambitious outcome.
Outline of Content: The course teaching is typically delivered over weekly class sessions of around 3 hours each and totaling 30 hours. Alternatively, the course can be delivered more intensely or as a block if required.
Over the class sessions the course will cover:
What is Illustration?
Ideas 'Inner Animal' Brief
Observational drawing and sketch books - documentary illustration brief
What is research and how can students research?
Experimentation with materials and process - Packaging brief
Composition - Editorial brief
Text & Image - Book jacket brief
What is a brief? Planning personal projects.
Developing and resolving a personal project
Group critiques.
The Learning Experience: The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, student progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.
For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a 'directed study plan' which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.
Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes.
The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | In addition to the course fee, students are expected to provide the following list of indicate tools, materials and equipment:
Estimated cost: £20 - £50 depending on usage.
An A4-sized sketchbook
2B, 4B and 6B pencils
A dipping pen and a drawing nib (mapping nib is ideal)
Black ink ( this can be Indian ink or acrylic ink)
A selection of cheap watercolour brushes
A few sheets of A2 or A1 cartridge paper; according to your personal preference, you can buy heavy or light-weight cartridge paper.
Throughout the course you should have a selection of drawing materials available that you wish to work with, such as fine-liners, watercolours, acrylics or colour pencils.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Research, context and ideas (33.3%): Demonstrate the ability to develop ideas supported by a contextual awareness for historical and contemporary illustrations through employing a range of practical research approaches.
- Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%): Show an enquiring approach to developing a personal visual language by exploring various processes and materials in creative responses to an illustration brief.
- Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%): Evidence appropriate judgement to present a body of resolved work, demonstrating a range of ideas, storyboarding and its development.
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Reading List
BAINES, P., 2005, Penguin by Design: a cover story, London: Penguin Books.
HYLAND, A. and Bell, R., 2003. Hand to Eye: a survey of contemporary illustration. London: Laurence King Publishing.
BLAKE, Q., 2002. Magic Pencil: children's book illustration today. London: The British Council; The British Library.
NEW, J., 2005. Drawing from life: the journal as art. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The ability to employ the use of the sketchbook, drawing, painting and mixed media techniques appropriately.
The ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of illustration within visual culture.
The ability to explore visual ideas story boarding for illustration.
The ability to make independent judgments on the selecting and editing to creating a series of illustrations.
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| Keywords | Illustration,book,text,image,drawing,painting |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Jenny Deans
Tel:
Email: JDEANS@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
Email: jethcuit@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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