Graphic Illustration - II (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24VAA(G)223
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to identify target markets and apply design principles to create relevant illustrations. They will learn to choose suitable surfaces and mediums to attract their audience and compose written and illustrated content for optimal results.

Course Outcomes: 

 

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Learning Outcome

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Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24VAA(G)223

Graphic Illustration - II (Practical)

CO34: Develop strong sketching skills to conceptualize and plan illustrations for a storybook that can effectively convey the intended message to the target market

 

CO35: Compile a professional portfolio showcasing their ability to creatively interpret and modernize the illustrations in a storybook by combining design principles and elements manually and digitally

 

CO36: Enhance interpersonal communication skills through regular interaction and confidently present the work to an audience, articulating their creative choices and processes and establish herself as an illustrator

 

CO37: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion,

Ideation, Tutorials, Assignments, Brainstorming, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-Learning Assignments, Giving Tasks, Visualization, Experimenting, Sketching to Learn, Free Exploration, Focused Exploration.

Layouts & Sketches, Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End  Examinations, Daily Assignments, Observation, Student Teacher Interaction and Final Submissions
 

 

COURSE CONTENT:

  • Exercise 1 Students will prepare 15 illustrations (15 pages of 9”x11” size) for a storybook in any medium and technique and write the text, with a suitable cover page.
  • Exercise 2 A similar kind of book will be prepared using different computer software and submitted in a finished form
  
   
   

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Artfile Christmas, Graphics Books International Limited
  2. Julian Seaman, Professional Fashion Illustration, Batsford
  3. R K Laxman, Brushing Up the Years A Cartoonist’s History of India, Penguin Books
  4. Keith Lovegrove, Graphicswallah, Graphics in India, Laurence King Publishing Limited
  5. Ron Tiner, Figure Drawing without a Model, David 7 Charles
  6. Poster Women A Visual History of the Women’s Movement in India, Zubaan
  7. Mark Wigan, Basic Illustration Global, Contexts, AVA Publishing SA
  8. Mark Wigan, Basic Illustration, Thinking Visually for Illustrators, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  9. Ziwan Kaalia, Line Shades & Shadow – An Introduction, Panchsheel Prakashan
  10. O V Vijayan, A Cartoonist Remembers, Rupa. Co

Suggested Readings:

  1. Ana Benaroya, Illustration Next, Thames & Hudson
  2. McKelvey & Munslow, Illustrating Fashion, Blackwell Science
  3. M V Kamath, Laughter Lines The Cartoon Craft of R K Laxman Part 2, BPI (India)Private Limited
  4. M V Kamath, Laughter Lines The Cartoon Craft of R K Laxman Part 3, BPI (India)Private Limited

 

 

References: 
  1. Designer's Guide: How To Create Illustrations Step By Step (designhill.com)
  2. Digital Illustration: How to Create Digital Artwork (wix.com)
  3. The Character Designer (21-draw.com)
  4. Draw Character Design : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
  5. The Art of the Storyboard: A Filmmaker’s Introduction (wordpress.com)
  6. Script Writing and Storyboarding.pdf (voorhees.k12.nj.us)
  7. ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATION. WHERE TO START?| by Anya Kuvarzina | Medium
  8. https://www.davuniversity.org/images/files/study-material/digitalart-13032002131 0-phpapp01.pdf

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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