By exploring different materials, techniques and various artists' styles, students develop an appreciation for this widely used illustration medium. Demonstrations and discussions further aid students' development. A rotating selection of courses intended to augment a student's experience in illustration. Emphasis is placed on extensive exploration in specific subject areas. This course introduces students to higher conceptual thinking in illustration problem solving.
Creativity is stressed through extensive exercises and high-end project work.
Students work both in black and white and color, and in a variety of media. While the course deals extensively with drawing, it also examines the process by which a book is produced, from the points of view of both the illustrator and publisher. This course concentrates on observing and translating the characteristics that make an individual or object unique. Through a series of demonstrations and supervised in-class drawing, students develop their observational skills from both 2D and 3D points of reference. An advanced study in a particular area of illustration in consultation with a faculty mentor.