Illustration Basics (5 cr)
Code: AM00CF40-3004
General information
Enrollment
21.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Timing
01.01.2023 - 30.04.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
10 - 22
Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Graphic Design
Teachers
- Anna Sailamaa
Scheduling groups
- Harjoitukset 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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MLTIGR22S
Small groups
- Harjoitukset 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- produce an appropriate illustration based source material and understands the relationship between the source material and the illustration
- utilize various techniques of illustration and is acquainted with both analogue and digital illustration tools
- use visual storytelling and illustration in her or his own wotk and is familiar with the process of creating illustrations.
Learning material and recommended literature
Congdon, Lisa (2019): Find Your Artistic Voice. (Chronicle Books)
Congdon, Lisa (2014): Art, Inc. - The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist. (Chronicle Books)
Fig, Taylor (2010): How to Create a Portfolio & Get Hired: A Guide for Graphic Designers and Illustrators. (Laurence King Publishing)
Perry, Michael (2007): Hand Job: A Catalog of Type. (Princeton Architectural Press)
Salisbury, Martin (2022): Drawing for Illustration (Thames & Hudson)
Salisbury, Martin (2015): One Hundred Great Children’s Picture books (Laurence King Publishing)
Salisbury, Martin (2012): Children’s Picture books: The Art of Visual Storytelling (Laurence King Publishing)
Stern, Simon (2008): Illustrator’s Guide to Law and Business Practice.
The Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines
Bang, Molly (2016): Picture This. (Chronicle Books)
Berger, John (1972): Ways of Seeing. (Penguin Classics)
Cameron, Julia (1992): The Artist's Way
Assessment scale
1-5