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Illustration
Faculty
Marcos Chin
Freelance Illustrator, Adjunct Professor at School of Visual Arts
Course length
Duration
Total hours
Credits
Language
Course type
Fee for single course
Fee for degree students
Skills you’ll learn
Overview
Explore various ways of image-making through the lens of illustration. Assignments will model real-world projects such as editorials, advertising, book covers, and other relevant genres.
You will learn about the principles and elements of design, workflow, illustration marketing (as a freelancer), style trends, as well as analog and digital illustration techniques and software. Sections of the course will be devoted to helping you develop your creativity and personal branding.
Telling stories through your illustrations in a functional and meaningful way underlies this course. Whether it’s through motion, narrative, sequential, or conceptual, whatever the format, you will be able to express it via analog, digital, or both.
Three great assets an artist or designer can possess are openness, curiosity, and playfulness. My intention is for you to find ways to include illustration as part of your design arsenal. You will leave this course with several finished illustrations as well as knowledge of how to incorporate visual storytelling into your creative practice.
Learning highlights
- Expand your visual vocabulary.
- Expand your knowledge of illustration and the illustrators who work and have worked in this field.
- Learn the basics of software often used in illustration.
- Learn how to tell stories and communicate ideas and concepts visually.
- Introduction to building your personal brand through illustration.
Course outline
15 classes
Session 1
- Intro and course overview.
- Lecture: “What Is Illustration?”
- Group discussion
- Project 1 begins
Session 2
Lecture: “Work Flow”
Project 1, Day 2
Session 3
Lecture: Illustration process: “From Thumbnails to Final”
Intro: Analogue techniques
Project 1, Day 3
Session 4
Lecture: “Mark-making”
Intro: Digital techniques, Adobe Illustrator
Project 1, Day 4
Session 5
Lecture: Visual vocabulary: “Metaphors, Similes, and Symbols”
Project 1 ends: Final illustration due
Intro: Digital techniques, Procreate
Project 2 Begins.
Session 6
Lecture: “The Commercial Art World”
Intro: Digital techniques, Adobe Photoshop, “Putting It All Together”
Making textures
Formatting files
Project 2, Day 2
Session 7
Lecture: “The Pitch Deck, Mood Board + World Building”
Project 2, Day 3
Project 3 begins: “The Series”
Session 8
Lecture: “The Elements of Design: Colour”
Project 2, Day 4
Session 9
Lecture: “The Elements and Principles of Design: Composition”
Project 2, Day 5
Project 3: Present your series: Brainstorming and thumbnail sketches due.
Session 10
Lecture: “What Is A Series?”
Project 2 ends. Final illustration due.
Group critique
Session 11
Lecture: “Shape Language”
Project 3: Pitch presentations
Session 12
Lecture: “The Elements of Design: Size and Scale”
Project 3: In-class work in progress
Individual meetings
Session 13
Project 3: In-class work in progress
Individual meetings
Session 14
Project 3: In-class work in progress
Individual meetings
Session 15
Project 3, Day 8. Final series due. Individual presentations.
Group critique
Final good-byes
Prerequisites
This course is for students who enjoy drawing and want to learn ways of incorporating illustration into their current practice. A basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is suggested, but not necessary.
Methodology
Lectures and practical examples each day: 50 min
Software and techniques: 50 min
In-class exercises
Weekly projects
Presentations and group discussion
Grading
Marcos Chin’s illustrations tell stories. They have appeared as surface and wall art, textile designs, animation, advertisements, fashion catalogues, magazines, book covers and public artwork. He has worked with such companies as Starbucks, Apple, Google, Target, YouTube, Time, Honda, GQ, and The New York Times. He’s given lectures and workshops internationally and teaches Illustration at the School of Visual Arts, in NYC. Although he spends most of his time drawing, during his downtime he loves to write, cook (and eat!) as well as exercise. On weekends you’ll often find Marcos roaming around different NYC neighbourhoods with his partner and little brown dog, Shalby.
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Illustration
by Marcos Chin
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jun 17 - Jul 05, 2024
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
How to secure your spot
Complete the form below to kickstart your application
Schedule your Harbour.Space interview
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.