Syllabus

 

Week 1 & 2- Drawing the human form in three styles

  • Realistic
  • Stylized
  • Abstract
  • Illustrator vs. Designer Define now what you will be
  • Your new skill
  • Drawing the human form
  • Proportions
  • Poses
  • Points of reference
  • Minimalistic vs. Highly Detailed
  • Finding your style
  • Reasonable obsession-When is it done?
  • Your idea Notebook
  • Your Sketch notebook
  • Fixatives

Week 3-Inspiration and Mood Boards

  • Drawing inspiration
  • Composites
  • Something Old, Something New
  • Color that moves you
  • Making an Inspiration board
  • Trend Follower-Trend Leader
  • Making a Mood board
  • Online tools that help you choose color
  • Design for the Web-Monitor Calibration
  • Sources

Week 4-Pick a Medium

  • Papers
  • Inks, Pencils, Brush pens, Watercolor, Guoache
  • French Curves
  • Wacom Tablets
  • Software
  • Vector vs. Pixel
  • Scanning

Week4,5&6-The Detail-This week will be as intensive as the first two!

Week 5

  • Accessories
  • Stitching
  • Interior Design Detail
  • Proportions-Rules of Thirds, Divine Proportions
  • Center of Focus
  • Pattern Strokes-Illustrator

Week 6

  • Patterns and Background Detail-Geometric and Organic.
  • Structured repeat-Computer aided and by hand
  • Minimalistic vs. Highly Detailed
  • Ask the Genie-The web and it`s resourses
  • Trend Research-Mix up the trend with your flavor
  • Animation Basics
  • Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator

Week 7

  • Color Theory
  • CMYK Vs RGB
  • Monitors + Huey
  • DPI
  • Color Scheming
  • Genopal is your friend!
  • Pantone Color
  • Applications in Web Design
  • Color Critique

Week 8

  • Subject to Opinion
  • Classics never die
  • This style is mine
  • What can you copyright?Trademark?
  • Work for Hire
  • Gag.org
  • Colors that have copyrights
  • Idea and its product
  • Protect your work
  • Photoshop Copyright Plug in

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