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  • FND 102: Fundamentals of Art II

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Completion of FND101 5 semester credit hours This course introduces students to color. They make a color wheel, learn color schemes and create their own color compositions. They continue linear perspective study with exercises using three-point perspective. They investigate patterns in nature and learn to identify and reproduce qualities of light and form. Students learn to evaluate their work in both written and oral formats.
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  • ILL 201: Illustration I

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Completion of Foundation Studies 5 semester credit hours Students concentrate on developing technical competence through instruction in several different media, beginning with pen & ink and marker rendering, then progressing to watercolor, acrylics, oils and other media. Frequent demonstrations and slide presentations assist students in visualizing creative solutions. Students learn to present ideas in a professional manner through reference gathering, both written and visual, thumbnail sketches, refinement of roughs and presentation of finished comps and pencils. The importance of meeting deadlines is stressed throughout all assignments. Group critiques are held on a regular basis to encourage students to talk about their work in an articulate and confident manner.
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  • ILL 202: Illustration II

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Completion of ILL201 5 semester credit hours In the second semester of Illustration, students prepare for the professional market. They begin by building on the skills developed in their first semester studies. Through vigorous application of several chosen media, they learn to strengthen weaknesses and gain greater insight into a unique personal style. Students are challenged by assignments based on jobs similar to those given in the professional arena, such as advertising, book and editorial illustration. Knowledge of the Chicago market is stressed. The topics of job opportunities, business skills, self promotion and presentation of a portfolio are integrated into the course. By the end of the semester, students concentrate on designing and printing a self-promotional mailer and work on finetuning illustrations for their portfolio. One of the most important goals in the class is to build a consistent portfolio that expresses each student's interests and technical expertise.
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  • ILL 301: Illustration:Advertising Art

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Completion of ILL202 or consent of department chair 5 semester credit hours With the instructor serving as art director, buyer or client, this course focuses on illustrative solutions based on art-directed layouts for advertisements done in a variety of sizes. Product development and illustrations for packaging, merchandise and poster design will be covered. Students work in the manner of the freelance illustrator, from contracts, to specific layouts, to realistic deadlines, through billing. In addition to the finished illustration, the working process and its technical products (finished pencils, color comps, corrections and changes) are equally important aspects of each assignment. Throughout, the student is encouraged to develop and work in an individual style and/or medium.
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  • ILL 302: Illustration:Editorial and Publishing Art

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Completion of ILL202 or consent of department chair 5 semester credit hours With the instructor serving as art director and the student working in the manner of the freelance artist, this course concentrates on the creation of visual solutions in response to verbal discussions, written manuscripts, lyrics and stories. Beginning with sketches and developing the idea through to the final artwork, students render illustrations for magazine articles and covers, spot illustrations and book jackets for a variety of editorial and publishing venues. With a focus on storytelling and the primacy of the visual idea, students are encouraged to develop and work in an individual style and/or medium.
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  • ILL 304: Storyboarding

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Completion of ILL202 or consent of department chair 5 semester credit hours Storyboards used as a visual script for movies and television commercials are an integral part of film making. This course introduces and refines students' skills of conceptualizing, sequential storytelling, drawing and rendering required for effective storyboarding. This course also explores various techniques such as penciling, markers, animatics, computer composition and enhancement. Guest lecturers and field trips will compliment the material covered. Students will leave the course with the skills and portfolio samples that are utilized in the field.
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  • ILL 401: Traditional/Digital Illustration

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Must be taken in 7th or 8th semester of (full-time) program 5 semester credit hours This course is designed to give Illustration majors review and reinforcement in traditional and digital illustration and design skills using Macintosh-based production methods. Students should come out of this class with a sense of confidence in their ability to integrate their illustration work into design projects that incorporate layout and typography. Typography and graphic design, as they relate to print communications, will be explored as an essential component in the effective use of the computer applications. Traditional as well as digital illustrations will be created and utilized for print publications as well as in a " digital" slide show.
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  • ILL 402: Advanced Illustration

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Two of the following: ILL301, ILL302, ILL304, LFD305 5 semester credit hours This course will focus on one final semester of traditional illustrative work done with each student's unique approach with media, style and technique. Students will personalize and strengthen their final professional portfolio. All projects will be handled as art-directed applications working either as a freelance illustrator or a staff artist, both using realistic deadlines to complete their finished art. Everything done in this class will be "real world" print illustration. The studentwill concentrate on a more finalized completion of a working portfolio and will be working more independently on all assignments. There will be critiques during the concept stage and on the finished pieces. All assignments will remain deadline-oriented. This process will include the production of thumbnails, roughs, color comps, finished pencils, final art and computer design, including all typography.
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  • ILL 404: Fantasy and Comic Book Illustration

    3.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    Prerequisite: Two of the following: ILL301, ILL 302, ILL304, LFD305 5 semester credit hours This class will focus on all work done within this specific freelance world of illustration. Assignments will range from comic book pages and covers, science fiction and fantasy images through children's book illustration. Work done in this class will reach towards building an additional or separate portfolio that meets the demands of this competitive growing market. Storytelling concepts and realistic illustrative techniques will be major goals of this class.
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  • LFD 101: Beginning Life Drawing I

    5.00 Credits
    American Academy of Art

    5 semester credit hours This course introduces students to basic drawing concepts and traditional methods for achieving representational images of the human figure and other forms. The course consists of directed assignments and exercises, in black and white, that encourage the understanding of form, while increasing powers of observation and control of materials.
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