This course offers an introduction to Children’s Book Illustration, exploring the relationship between concept, text and image. The class will give the students opportunity to select a text and practice illustrative techniques by choice. Exploring new approaches is part of the learning experience and the appropriate methods and materials will be discussed individually. Some drawing and/or painting skills are helpful.
Students will:
Explore conceptual skills as they relate to image making, working from preliminary sketches to final art.
Incorporate design components such as format, layout, and typography in the illustration process. It includes the ability to research for inspiration, references, and professionally based solutions.
Develop a working familiarity with a variety of illustrative techniques and apply them to their illustration project.
Have a basic awareness of professional ethics and practices.
WORKING ON A BOOK PROJECT
Visual exploration of ideas- thumbnails
Character design development
Chapter illustrations, Single page, Spread, Spot/ Vignette, Frontispiece
Graphic design solutions, Working with type
Selection of technique, Technique exploration, Final art
ANATOMY OF THE BOOK
Book Cover - Specifics
Dust Jacket
Front Matter
Book Body - Formats, Paper, Design
Back Matter
In this class, we will learn basic bookbinding skills. Then, we will dive into a hardbound Japanese stab-style book and a hardbound pamphlet-style binding.