ART 3280 - Illustration 2: Narrative Approaches

In this course, students will deepen their engagement with source materials by learning to analyze writing and draw out interesting stories from even the blandest text. The course will cover strategies for pulling themes and key information from text, and students will have opportunities to write and illustrate their own stories. Focusing on editorial, publishing, and advertisement markets, students will gain experience illustrating a wide variety of source materials including: journalistic articles, short fiction, children’s book prose, poetry, scientific journals, interpretive signage, and ad briefs. Students will learn about the role of an illustrator as a collaborator, and how partnerships can help shape their vision in positive and unexpected ways. This course will prepare students to confidently approach any type of source material and transform it into a more powerful visual narrative.