With the illusionist s wonderworking skills taught in graphic arts studios to draftsmen gifted in storytelling, the illustrator calls up the magnificent spectacle of the theater stage and presents it in a picture. The achievement is brought about by an individual hand as opposed to the team of participant talents who bring off legitimate theater.
Keen observation coupled with a vivid imagination indicates the potential illustration student.
University program students of illustration concentrate on descriptive skill development, on concepts of dramatic concision, on theatric staging, and on design practice in modern disseminative media including print, xerography, and computers. Many have distinguished themselves in political art, in visual journalism, in storyboarding for cinema and television, in all aspects of editorial art, as well as gallery exhibition. Visiting artists are integral to the success of the illustration program. Distinguished professionals regularly augment the faculty with workshops and presentations. The resident illustration faculty is comprised of experienced professional artists of acknowledged accomplishment.