ILL 3400 - Advanced Illustration

The conceptual illustrator is tasked with coming up with new ideas that translate into original, visual content. Students will create weekly illustrations within the provided themes. The idea counts more than the method when talking about conceptual illustration. The concept is what catches your attention first, though the way it’s drawn matters too. Some illustrators start their creative problem-solving with a list of words when working on an assigned topic; others free associate, and some sketch out their ideas until one of their concepts stands out from the rest. Many conceptual illustrations rely upon a play on words or a visual pun, others combine two very different subjects we wouldn’t usually think of together. The goal of great conceptual illustration is to make us think. An image that stops us in our tracks as we browse through articles and ads online or in a magazine, newspaper, or book, is what the best of conceptual illustration does. Keeping it simple is the goal; getting the message across, the number one concern.

Prerequisite: ILL 1110 Introduction to Illustration Credits: 4