Illustration Minor

This course builds a working knowledge of the historical and contemporary illustrators and various styles and approaches to the craft. Projects will build important illustration skills utilizing traditional media. (3 Units)

This course will introduce digital painting methods including conceptualizing, composing, refining and evaluating digital illustration. Additionally, the course will introduce digital illustration workflows and software applications for composition, color, contrast and value as a means to broaden skill sets in storytelling. Prerequisite: DES101 (3 Units)

This course will build a working knowledge of ideation, story building, and technique for visual development. Prerequisite: ILL350 (3 Units)

This course develops advanced techniques for the development of environments and concept art. Students will be using a combination of 2D and 3D tools to create environments, props and vehicles for games, film, and animation. The course will focus on creating full design kit bash sets for new world development over single image production. Prerequisite: ILL310 (3 Units)

This course is an advanced digital painting methods course that moves beyond basic digital workflows and software into advanced digital illustration techniques for composition, color, contrast, and value as a means to effective storytelling. Prerequisite: ILL250 or GDM235 (3 Units)

This course will introduce process and techniques of character and costume design. Focusing on ideation, anatomy, animation and illustration, the course utilizes the design process to develop character design including silhouette, color variation and shape language. Prerequisite: ILL310 (3 Units)