ART 332 Narrative Illustration
This is a studio course that emphasizes illustration as an approach to a means of storytelling through writing and image making. These include personal narratives, adaptations of classic tales and new fictional creations. The curriculum will include readings of the history of storytelling and analyze narrative structure. Using storyboards students will learn how to pace images with the narrative. The concentration of the class will include in addition to analysis and the creation of narrative illustration, the development of a personal style and the exploration of various analog media and digital skills employed in the creation of the artworks. Each class will begin with a lecture, demonstration and critique, followed by studio work and one-on-one consultations. The goal of the class is for each student to write an original narrative, create characters to advance the story, and design and execute the sequencing / page layout using analog and digital technology to produce the finished illustrated story. Portfolio quality illustrations will be created.