The Swimmer

Create a book jacket editorial illustration based on the short story (updated 4 10)

http://srs-pr.com/american-literature/amlit/cheever-swimmer.pdf

Requirements:
Read the story
Thumbs due: 04/10 by the end of class
Comprehensive due: 04/17
Studio/photoshop work: 04/29

Final due 05/01 at 9 am

The jacket should include the typical elements found on a book cover including the title and author.
Investigate what is needed and think through the approach.

Size: 6" x 9" cover

*Overall advice to keep in mind when making good illustration:*

Do not get caught up in too many specifics about any illustration idea. Get the viewer engaged fast, hint at character. You are ultimately trying to get a potential reader to pick up the story and read it. Let the author solve the rest of the problems...

-Greg Manchess

A simple evocative engaging solution can often trump a giant montage. While sometimes the BIG COMPOSITION solution is perfect, consider ALL options-not just "the kitchen sink" option.

Pick your moment and make everything in service to that moment.

-Rebecca Guay

Also,

Make sure the sketch that you want to put up on the critique wall the first day is a clear and thorough sketch. Meaning, it should not be on a scrap of lined paper, or a half finished thumbnail in the corner of a sketchbook. They should be on decent paper and have a clear line around where you intend the border of the art to be.