ILLUSTRATION VI (Practical)

Paper Code: 
25VAA(I)324
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to identify clients and organizations that use calendars for promotional identity, develop and create storyboard frames considering the requirements for each frame, and justify the given space by arranging forms aesthetically.

 
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25VAA(I)324

Illustration IV(Practical)

CO61: Create sketches and layouts for storyboard, calendar and mural that can effectively convey the intended message and attract the target market

 

CO62: Compile a professional portfolio showcasing their manual and digital skills in creating illustrations for storyboard, calendar and mural by combining design principles and elements

 

CO63: Demonstrate proficiency in executing the murals in various materials, drawing characters & scenes for a storyboard and create aesthetically appealing calendars

 

CO64: Develop the communication skills to articulate their ideas and design choices to the peers ensuring collaborative harmony to establish herself as an artist.

 

CO65: 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:

  • Storyboard Illustration,
  • One Calendar
  • Murals

Submission: One project on each topic

 
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. Poster Women A Visual History of the Women’s Movement in India, Zubaan
  6. Mark Wigan, Basic Illustration, Thinking Visually for Illustrators, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  7. McKelvey & Munslow, Illustrating Fashion, Blackwell Science
  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 3, BPI (India)Private Limited
  2. Ana Benaroya, Illustration Next, Thames & Hudson
  3. Ron Tiner, Figure Drawing without a Model, David 7 Charles

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. The Art of the Storyboard: A Filmmaker’s Introduction (wordpress.com)
  5. Script Writing and Storyboarding.pdf (voorhees.k12.nj.us)
  6. ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATION. WHERE TO START?| by Anya Kuvarzina | Medium
  7. Wall Mural designs, themes, templates and downloadable graphic elements on   Dribbble
 
Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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