INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION
Professor Ted will provide a short story to be illustrated.
Create an illustration for this story that compels the viewer to read it and rewards the viewer for reading it. The additional purpose of this assignment is to see how each individual student approaches and executes an illustration assignment, conceptually, technically, and formalistically, self-directed upon entering this class. Therefore, there are no sketches officially required for this assignment. However, sketches are encouraged for the student’s own process and development, as the stretch for originality, individuality, and a unique solution is essential. In other words, the first idea for a solution may not be the best.
Professor Ted will provide a short story to be illustrated.
Create an illustration for this story that compels the viewer to read it and rewards the viewer for reading it. The additional purpose of this assignment is to see how each individual student approaches and executes an illustration assignment, conceptually, technically, and formalistically, self-directed upon entering this class. Therefore, there are no sketches officially required for this assignment. However, sketches are encouraged for the student’s own process and development, as the stretch for originality, individuality, and a unique solution is essential. In other words, the first idea for a solution may not be the best.
LOST IN TRANSLATION
It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!
Select a proverb from a language other than English, which is not easily translated into English. Illustrate this proverb as a visual translation so that it compels and captivates the viewer, with the intended message accessible and understandable to the viewer. Assemble photo-reference to inform and create a professional-level illustration.
Confucius would be a great example of a source of proverbs for this assignment. The finished illustration should not have any text incorporated to show the visual literacy and effect of the artwork defining the selected proverb.
Size and medium for finished artwork are students’ choices.
Narrative/symbolic solution, technical application/craftsmanship, as well as the formal qualities of the work: drawing, composition, value, and color, are key to the success of the artwork for this assignment as well as the evaluation.
It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!
Select a proverb from a language other than English, which is not easily translated into English. Illustrate this proverb as a visual translation so that it compels and captivates the viewer, with the intended message accessible and understandable to the viewer. Assemble photo-reference to inform and create a professional-level illustration.
Confucius would be a great example of a source of proverbs for this assignment. The finished illustration should not have any text incorporated to show the visual literacy and effect of the artwork defining the selected proverb.
Size and medium for finished artwork are students’ choices.
Narrative/symbolic solution, technical application/craftsmanship, as well as the formal qualities of the work: drawing, composition, value, and color, are key to the success of the artwork for this assignment as well as the evaluation.
