ILLUSTRATION - III (Practical)

Paper Code: 
25VAA(I)223
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to identify the rhymes and cartoon strips to present them in a modified version to attract the kids. Explore various mediums and techniques to develop a personalized style, and compose illustrations with relevant text.

 
Course Outcomes: 

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Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

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Course Title

25VAA(I)223

Illustration - I (Practical)

CO34: Develop proficiency in sketching initial concepts and layouts for rhymes and cartoon strips

 

CO35: Compile a professional portfolio showcasing their ability to creatively interpret and modernize rhymes and cartoon strips by combining design principles and elements manually and digitally

 

CO36: Enhance interpersonal communication skills through regular interaction and confidently present their work to an audience, articulating their creative choices and processes.

 

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:

  • Illustrations for 1 Cartoon Strip
  • Illustrations for 10 rhymes.
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. Mark Wigan, Basic Illustration Global, Contexts, AVA Publishing SA
  7. Mark Wigan, Basic Illustration, Thinking Visually for Illustrators, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  8. Ziwan Kaalia, Line Shades & Shadow – An Introduction, Panchsheel Prakashan
  9. O V Vijayan, A Cartoonist Remembers, Rupa. Co
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
  3. Poster Women A Visual History of the Women’s Movement in India, Zubaan
  4. Ana Benaroya, Illustration Next, Thames & Hudson

E-Resources:

  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 TOSTART? | by Anya Kuvarzina | Medium
  8. How To Create A Brand Mascot? Everything you need to consider before hiring a designer · Visual Content Space
  9. How to Create a Mascot (tutsplus.com)
Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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