Undergraduate Illustration [Imaging]

Examining the evolution

Technology has not only created a distinct paradigm for image-makers, it has also unlocked many new dynamic opportunities in the studio arts. Electronic/digital media has opened the door for the emergence of new possibilities in expression and communication.

Likewise, illustration is no longer solely defined by print or by producing elements with traditional tools. The study of Illustration dynamically merges fine art studio courses with core illustration and electric imaging studios to provide an expanded visual language.

The usage of digital media has empowered artists, illustrators and designers interested in inventive clarity to be able to experiment and explore with ideas infinitely.

As a result of these advances and influences, the Department of Art has established a framework for the meaningful understanding of this powerful medium. The Imaging curriculum encourages both imaginative and interpretative experimentation and exploration of art + design and technology.

Illustration [Imaging] is a concentration with a broad range of applications and implications:

Motion
Animation
Illustration
Digital Printmaking
Book Art

ILLUSTRATION CONCENTRATION

A. Pre-Illustration Foundation Recommendations*
ART 105	1 hr	Art Careers Seminar
ART 201	2 hrs	Visual Communication Foundation
ART 290	3 hrs	Type and Design Principles
ART 295	3 hrs	Photography in Art
B. Concentration
ART 220	3 hrs	WaterMedia I
ART 245	3 hrs	Oil Painting I
ART 285	3 hrs	Illustration I
ART 400	3 hrs	Computer Imaging
ART 405	3 hrs	Illustration II
ART 575	3 hrs	Graphic Design: Digital Environment
ART 580	3 hrs	Senior Studio
Total	23 hrs
C. Suggested Electives
ART 240	3 hrs	Drawing III
ART 576	3 hrs	Advanced Typography
ART 582	3 hrs	Visual Communication Internship
ART 600	3 hrs	Advanced Drawing
ART 610	3 hrs	Figure Drawing II
ART 611	3 hrs	Digital Photography/ Advanced Photo Techniques
ART 623	3 hrs	Advanced Concepts in Computer Art and Design
ART 631	3 hrs	Contemporary Media Seminar