ART 127 - Illustration: Theory and Elements

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course introduces students to illustration as an art form. Students examine the theories, purposes, techniques and applications of illustration. Students study art works of professional illustrators on how they used various techniques to tell a story or express an idea.

Prerequisites: ART 120 or consent of department
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Course Competencies

Determine how illustrative works of art evoke a response from a viewer.
Summarize ways in which illustrative works function in society.
Compare and contrast how visual style and technique separates illustration from other forms of art.
Determine the steps that comprise the illustrative process.
Construct an illustration demonstrating the integration of the steps of the illustrative process.
Summarize basic drawing and painting techniques used in published illustrations.
Investigate the application of both dry and wet image transfer techniques.
Create illustrations that emulate the technique of a published illustrator.
Design illustrative works for a defined audience.