Illustration 225 moved online

Blackboard

Hello,
I've moved our Illustration curriculum online until April 12 or otherwise notified by the college.
The online curriculum starts immediately, subsequently we will not meet in the classroom on Monday March 16. However, I will be in room AT 217 at noon to field questions and discuss concerns. This is not mandatory.
I've adjusted the Theme illustration deadlines allowing everyone to become familiar with Blackboard and posting artwork.
Send a jpeg image of your March 16 weekly sketch to davidzeggertart@gmail.com
Going forward, I've suspended the weekly sketch until further notice.
Thank you-
Professor Zeggert

Update

The campus officials are meeting today following the state of emergency announcement yesterday. I'll update our Monday meeting plans later today.
thank you

Agenda for 03/11 class

Review and assign (Theme) assignment
Crit. MMC
Refine MMC if needed-
Please bring all your paint supplies to class!

Theme illustration Spring 2020

Options:
Beauty/Vanity
Mind/body
Abundance/Waste
Justice
Envy
The Human Spirit
You, me, us

Vanishing

Earth angel

Faceless portrait
The sound of silence
The last person on earth

Objectives:

Be creative and inventive with the theme!
Use the creative process and follow the expected sequential categories
Create a value pattern (below)

Value and Composition:
Using the major elements of the illustration, create and establish a solid value pattern consisting of a light, medium and dark value. (size: 7.5 x 10 inches)
The value pattern should represent a simplified (think shapes) arrangement of the illustration with the goal to organize the elements of the picture. In addition, the value pattern should establish a foreground, middle-ground and background of the picture.  As a desired goal, the value pattern should help guide the viewer through the picture and to the focal point.

Links regarding value structure:
http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2012/08/composition-basics-value-structure.html
http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2012/06/loomiss-scheme-for-tonal-organization.html

http://www.artpassions.net/dore/dore.html

Required to art direct (design) and shoot at least one of your own reference photos- (no flash)
http://www.muddycolors.com/2014/01/artist-selfies-everybodys-doing-it/
Source: Muddy Colors

Required to make at least one 8.5 x 11 inch grayscale print-out of your photo reference

Manage the project and your time

Find ways to use color and shape as visual devices to help support the point of the illustration.

Size:
No smaller than 15 x 20 inches
Color: A must
Medium Oils on Strathmore board

What's Due:
Five (solid) thumbs- due 3/16 at 9 am for a grade
Second round, if needed and/or develop value study due at the end of class 3/18 for a grade
Studio session: 3/23
Finished Comp. plus photo(s) due at the end of class 3/25 for a grade
Paint day: 3/30
Paint day: 4/1
Paint day: 4/6  due at the end of class

Moose, Mouse and Chips (Spring 2020)-updated 0302

Due: 02/10-First round thumbnails
Review comps. at Solomon (a must, do this on your own time)

Due: 02/12-Second round thumbnails, end of class
Finalize idea and begin comprehensive (generate photo reference)

02/17-President's day- No class
02/19- Studio day
Discuss image transfer- Review materials on your own prior to 02/26

02/24-Comprehensive (gray scale) due at the end of class
(must be approved before moving to final) -Graded-
Board cutting demo- if needed

Begin image transfer to illustration board
Image transfer must be complete before class

02/26-Paint day-(review materials)

03/02- Paint day
03/04- Paint day

03/09- Paint day (Project due at the end of class)

Size:
15 x 20 inches

Medium:
Oils on Strathmore illustration board


Thumbnail Sample: https://www.johnlovett.com/thumbnail-sketches

Creative process

Print out a copy of the Creative Process and paste it into your sketchbook.

Updates:
When anticipating the composition or the general look of the picture refer to the Visuals category, also view it as a source to design and/or art direct your own photo reference.

When shooting photo reference, turn off your flash and use side lighting, remember to match the light source of different elements of your illustration.  By doing this you avoid creating confusing or dueling light-sources.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priming_(psychology)

Sketchbook assignments

13 things to illustrate

These are your weekly sketchbook assignments due at the beginning of each class on Monday.

Objectives: be creative, challenge yourself, demonstrate an ability to draw and create a drawings that advances your academic level.
(will be graded)

1. A public place (from life)

2. Organic subject

3. Portrait of Flo (Progressive) as a cowboy

4. Fire and Ice

5. Something Steampunk

6. Anthropomorphic portrait

7. Distill an article or passage from a book into a primary and secondary visual concept

8. Illustrate despair and hope

9. Metaphysical state

10. Perception

11. Beauty

12. Man vs Nature

13. Wild-card