LOOK AT BOOKS - Select one book that you love and admire to share
What you will need to have completed by next Tuesday:
Cover Design at full size in black and white
Finished storyboard, scanned into your computer and printed out to full size
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
One full sized color piece
Two half-sized color studies (working towards your final media choice)
Presentations for Tuesday and Thursday
Schedule:
Tuesday: Lucy, Julie, Kassy
Thursday: Kelsey, Shawn, Marilyn
ONGOING:
Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Week 5 - Tuesday, July 21st - #9 Class Homework
LOOK AT BOOKS - Select one book that has a badly working cover design and font
Due Thursday:
One full sized color piece
What you will need to have completed by next Tuesday:
Finished storyboard
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
One full sized color piece
Two half-sized color studies (working towards your final media choice)
ONGOING:
Continue your required reading (Chip Kidd especially) and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Due Thursday:
One full sized color piece
What you will need to have completed by next Tuesday:
Finished storyboard
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
One full sized color piece
Two half-sized color studies (working towards your final media choice)
ONGOING:
Continue your required reading (Chip Kidd especially) and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Week 4 - Thursday, July 16th - #8 Class Homework
LOOK AT BOOKS - Select three covers you think work especially well
Bring in your completed:
Ten thumbnail options for your cover design
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
Two half-sized color studies (can be the same or different images)
Bring in your progress towards your:
Storyboard
ONGOING: Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Bring in your completed:
Ten thumbnail options for your cover design
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
Two half-sized color studies (can be the same or different images)
Bring in your progress towards your:
Storyboard
ONGOING: Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Week 4 - Tuesday, July 14th - #7 Class Homework
LOOK AT BOOKS - Pick out two books to evaluate for continuity of color palette, design, style, plot, movement, etc.
Continue working on:
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
Complete two half-sized color studies (can be the same or different images)
Continue working on storyboards, tightening them up
ONGOING: Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Continue working on:
Two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
Complete two half-sized color studies (can be the same or different images)
Continue working on storyboards, tightening them up
ONGOING: Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Week 3 - Thursday, July 7th - #6 Class Homework
LOOK AT BOOKS - Select one book that has artwork rendered in a way you admire and one book with artwork rendered the way you hope to achieve (can be same title). Also, bring in books by Charles Vess for discussion of his work.
Complete two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
Complete two half-sized color studies (can be the same or different images)
Continue working on storyboards, tightening them up
ONGOING:
Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Complete two full sized black and white drawings from your storyboard.
Complete two half-sized color studies (can be the same or different images)
Continue working on storyboards, tightening them up
ONGOING:
Continue your required reading and working on your final presentations
Bring your computer to the next class
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Week 3 - Tuesday, July 7th - #5 Class - Homework
REQUIRED:
LOOK AT BOOKS - Bring a book with a strong style, which you can discuss and would be very different if it were done in a different style.
Start reading Nodelman, Chapter 9
Pick 2 illustrations from your storyboard and create half-sized black and white finished sketches in full value, planning out your light source and using other design choices to define your style
NOT REQUIRED, BUT KEEP WORKING ON:
Completing and tightening up your storyboard
Working on your characters
LOOK AT BOOKS - Bring a book with a strong style, which you can discuss and would be very different if it were done in a different style.
Start reading Nodelman, Chapter 9
Pick 2 illustrations from your storyboard and create half-sized black and white finished sketches in full value, planning out your light source and using other design choices to define your style
NOT REQUIRED, BUT KEEP WORKING ON:
Completing and tightening up your storyboard
Working on your characters
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Week 2 - Thursday, July 2nd - #4 Class - Homework
Continue finishing maquettes and photographing them.
Photograph your characters for the line up. I'd like this to be fairly tight.
Use line up photos to create a new line up of your main characters (showing front, back and side view of each character)
Make 5 copies of this new line up and do color studies
Continue working on your storyboards - start using the actual templates. If the template dimensions are different from your book, create a custom template. Apply your favorite/key layouts and work off of them.
LOOK AT BOOKS - Choose two books which have the color palette you think you will use
Choose colored pencils which reflect those color palettes
Read Chapter 3 of Perry Nodelman: "Style as Meaning"
Bring in your color swatches
* Continue reading assigned texts
Photograph your characters for the line up. I'd like this to be fairly tight.
Use line up photos to create a new line up of your main characters (showing front, back and side view of each character)
Make 5 copies of this new line up and do color studies
Continue working on your storyboards - start using the actual templates. If the template dimensions are different from your book, create a custom template. Apply your favorite/key layouts and work off of them.
LOOK AT BOOKS - Choose two books which have the color palette you think you will use
Choose colored pencils which reflect those color palettes
Read Chapter 3 of Perry Nodelman: "Style as Meaning"
Bring in your color swatches
* Continue reading assigned texts
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Week 2 - Tuesday, June 30th - #3 Class - Homework
Continue your character studies - I'd like 10 fairly tight drawings of each character
LOOK AT BOOKS: Pinpoint light direction on existing titles - find the most unusual light source you can (1 book)
Continue working on your storyboard sketches - I'd like to see five new ideas
Continue reading assigned texts
Bring cardboard and boxes to class (shoebox) and a flashlight and camera (if you have them).
Keep collecting color swatches!
LOOK AT BOOKS: Pinpoint light direction on existing titles - find the most unusual light source you can (1 book)
Continue working on your storyboard sketches - I'd like to see five new ideas
Continue reading assigned texts
Bring cardboard and boxes to class (shoebox) and a flashlight and camera (if you have them).
Keep collecting color swatches!
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Week 1 - Thursday, June 25th - Class #2 Homework
For LOOK AT BOOKS: Choose 2 titles that speak to you on a character level, 2 that speak to you on a composition level, and 1 that handles text breaks/page turns especially well.
Read Perry Nodelman, Chapter 6 "The Depiction of Action and the Passing of Time."
Create three storyboard sketches from the manuscript you've chosen to work with.
Continue to create thumbnails for your chosen story.
Continue to work on the text breaks of your book - to go into a standard 32 picture book layout.
Choose the title you will use for your final presentation - title due Tuesday.
Create a sequence of 5 illustrations (about 3"x5" or so), altering perspective and POV (point of view) while telling a simple wordless story - theme: "I DID IT!"
Continue reading assigned books.
Read Perry Nodelman, Chapter 6 "The Depiction of Action and the Passing of Time."
Create three storyboard sketches from the manuscript you've chosen to work with.
Continue to create thumbnails for your chosen story.
Continue to work on the text breaks of your book - to go into a standard 32 picture book layout.
Choose the title you will use for your final presentation - title due Tuesday.
Create a sequence of 5 illustrations (about 3"x5" or so), altering perspective and POV (point of view) while telling a simple wordless story - theme: "I DID IT!"
Continue reading assigned books.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Week 1 - Tuesday, June 23rd - Class #1 Homework
1. Create 3 value studies (about 3"x5" each) of existing book covers. (Be sure to bring the books to class with you on Thursday!
2. Finish your value scales from class and continue to practice your drawing motor skills.
3. Read Words About Pictures by Perry Nodelman, Chapters 2 and 5
4. Bring in a book for LOOK AT BOOKS that applies concepts we used in class #1: How are the elements of design leading your eye around the page? How does the artist's choice of format, size, framing or full-bleed illustration give the viewer different experiences?
5. Start collecting color swatches of colors that appeal to you. Keep them in a small box or folder.
6. Start collecting show boxes or small cardboard boxes and containers that can be destroyed.
7. Be thinking about the book you would like to use for your final presentation. Your title will be due Thursday or Tuesday and your book will be pulled aside so that it can't be used in class discussions.
2. Finish your value scales from class and continue to practice your drawing motor skills.
3. Read Words About Pictures by Perry Nodelman, Chapters 2 and 5
4. Bring in a book for LOOK AT BOOKS that applies concepts we used in class #1: How are the elements of design leading your eye around the page? How does the artist's choice of format, size, framing or full-bleed illustration give the viewer different experiences?
5. Start collecting color swatches of colors that appeal to you. Keep them in a small box or folder.
6. Start collecting show boxes or small cardboard boxes and containers that can be destroyed.
7. Be thinking about the book you would like to use for your final presentation. Your title will be due Thursday or Tuesday and your book will be pulled aside so that it can't be used in class discussions.
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