GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION - III (Practical)

Paper Code: 
25VAA(G)323
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to create identical characters using tints, tones, and shades, identify and highlight the dominant features in caricatures, and modify characters with satire to enhance their noticeability.

 
Course Outcomes: 

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25VAA(G)323

Graphic Illustration- III (Practical)

CO57: Develop proficiency in identifying distinctive characteristics and analyze the facial features & expessions critically to depict the personality in a humorous manner through multiple sketches

 

CO58: Produce a professional portfolio showcasing the exaggerated caricatures with dramatic effect based on observational and artistic skills manually & digitally in a unique and personalized style

 

CO59: Portray the ideas, orally and visually, contributing to the overall communication and presentation skills essential for collaborative projects and career opportunities in the field of illustration and establish herself as an artist.

 

CO60: 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 caricature drawings (10”x 15” size) using different mediums and techniques on paper, based on topical social and political events (5 manual).
  • Exercise 2: The students using different computer software will prepare a similar kind of ten caricature drawings of 10x15 inch size (5 digital).
Essential Readings: 
  1. Ron Tiner, Figure Drawing without a Model, David 7 Charles
  2. Tricia Reichert, Portrait Painting Expert Answers to the Questions every Artist Asks, Search Press Limited
  3. Carole Massey, Drawing Masterclass Portraits, Search Press Limited
  4. O V Vijayan, A Cartoonist Remembers, Rupa. C
References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. M V Kamath, Laughter Lines The Cartoon Craft of R K Laxman Part 2, BPI (India)Private Limited
  2. M V Kamath, Laughter Lines The Cartoon Craft of R K Laxman Part 3, BPI (India)Private Limited

E-Resources:

  1. https://ia600409.us.archive.org/6/items/cartoonscaricatu00zimm/cartoonscaricatu0 0zimm.pdf
  2. https://www.jim-sherry.com/caricature.pdf
  3. The Mad Art of Caricature! A Serious Guide to Drawing Funny Faces : Tom Richmond : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
  4. Draw Character Design : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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