Animal Illustration

Animal Illustration
9 weeks | $295 | In-Class

Learn how to capture the spirit of animals in your artwork. This course introduces the basics of depicting animals, including preliminary composition, sketching, finding good reference materials, and realistic rendering. Basic concepts of animal anatomy including how to depict fur, feathers, features, motion and personality will be taught. Using pencil, colored pencil, scratchboard and other media, students will work from museum specimens, photographs and real life. Students will learn methods and techniques for creating finished pieces of art for their portfolios or for display.

Quarters Offered: Winter | In-Class
Course Fee: $295
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisite: Drawing I: Focus on Perception (ART-40166).
Materials: See list below.
Note: Elective course for Art and the Creative Process professional certificate.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email ahl@ucsd.edu. 

Updated Materials List (11/20/20)
Due to COVID-19 and changing availability of art materials, our instructor will re-structure the required materials for this course. As a heads-up, we will be working with watercolors, markers,  Prismacolor Pencils and graphite.  More information will be sent to you around November 27th.  

Materials: 
Bristol paper, 9x12"
Scratchboard and scratch tool (at least 6x6", no bigger than 9x9")
Pencils (2B, 4B, 6B)
Kneaded eraser
Faber Castell, dust free eraser
Sketchbook 9x12"
Black, thin pen (e.g. Micron)
Speedball sketching dip pin set
Waterproof black india ink in a bottle
One sheet of Canson grey paper (warm or cool grey)
One black and one white Prismacolor colored pencil
Matboard or illustration board
Masking tape
Exacto knife or utility blade
Portfolio or large padded envelope

Course Number: ART-40162
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Art and the Creative Process, Children’s Book Illustration

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1/13/2021 - 3/10/2021

$270

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• SECTION ID:

  152573

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Cottone-Kolthoff, Carol, Taught studio art for many years at institutions including CSU-Long Beach, Palomar College, and the Monterey Peninsula College

  Carol   Cottone-Kolthoff teaches Animal Illustration and Watercolor I: Basic Techniques and Materials for the Professional Certificate in Art and the Creative Process . Carol has taught studio art for many years at institutions including CSU-Long Beach, Palomar College and the Monterey Peninsula College. She is a working artist and illustrator, specializing in watercolor and oil. Her work has been exhibited locally and nationally with one of her paintings housed at the Pentagon.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 1/19/2021.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $270 ($295 if enrolled after 12/14/2020).
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI and MOPA members can take advantage of our $25 Early Enrollment discount at any time prior to course start date. The maximum discount a MOPA or SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. Discount is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/13/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
1/20/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
1/27/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
2/3/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
2/10/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
2/17/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
2/24/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
3/3/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
3/10/2021	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.