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MGD 108
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Title: | History of Illustration |
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Long Title: | History of Illustration |
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Course Description: | Presents a selected overview of the origins of illustration to the present giving equal emphasis to commercial illustration, fine art anf gallery illustration. Special attention is paid to stylistic changes, work methods and social context. |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Exhibit a working knowledge of painting, printmaking and illustration history in the 20th and 21st centuries.
II. Demonstrate a familiarity of individual painters and illustrators along with their work.
III. Exhibit an understanding of design elements and composition as it is applies within artist work.
IV. Demonstrate a familiarity with art and illustration, history, terminology, tools, techniques and media.
V. Demonstrate working terminology relevant to the illustration industry.
VI. Exhibit a basic familiarity of illustration as it is applied into galleries, print, film, video and new media production.
VII. Identify traditional and electronic media used by present and past artist and illustrators.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Introduction and Overview of Fine Art and Illustration
A. Fine Art
1. Painting and drawing
2. Printmaking
B. Commercial Illustration
1. Media and tools
2. Industrial press development
II. Chronological Order of Schools of Illustration
A. Studio Art
1. Media
2. Reproduction advancements
B. Commercial Applications
1. Tactile applications
2. Electronic New Media
C. Printing Press evolution
1. Publishing
a. Magazines
b. Books
2. Telecommunications
III. Analysis of Illustrations and Illustrators
A. Historical contributions
1. Aesthetic
B. Social comments
IV. Critique of artwork and artist
A. Creative problem solving contributions
B. Evaluation of artist contributions
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