Children's Book Illustration II: Focus on Style

Build on your illustration experience and develop your style with this fast-paced children's illustration course. We will focus on developing your children's illustration abilities by experimenting with materials and techniques, practicing characters and compositions, and creating work from the ground up--sketch to final.

Through a range of inspiring assignments, critiques, slideshows and collaborative exercises, we'll investigate environment, perspective, horizon, color, line/tone, mood, expression, body language, scale, and the unique ability illustration gives us to bring our imaginations into the picture! Prepare to have fun, work hard and be challenged.

 

Quarters Typically Offered: Spring (live online) | Fall (live online)
Course Fee: $395
Prerequisite: Children's Book Illustration I: Thinking in Pictures (ART-40634)
Contact: For more information, please email the academic department at ahl@ucsd.edu.

Note: This course is taught Live Online via Zoom, and course materials are accessed online via Canvas. Further details provided in the section notes below (when the blue bar is visible).

Course Number: ART-40635
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Children’s Book Illustration

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9/22/2021 - 11/17/2021

$395

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• SECTION ID:

  159575

• CLASS TYPE:

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

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Hewitson, Jennifer, A freelance illustrator since 1986 nationally recognized for her editorial, publishing/ children’s books, and advertising work.

  Jennifer Hewitson teaches Drawing I: Focus on Perception for the UC San Diego Extension Art and the Creative Process Professional Certificate . She also teaches Children's Book Illustration II: Focus on Style for the UC San Diego Extension Children's Book Illustration Professional Certificate .  She has a BFA in illustration from California State University Long Beach, has been a freelance illustrator since 1986, and has been nationally recognized for her editorial, publishing/ children’s books, and advertising work. She has taught illustration at Laguna College of Art and Design, California State University San Diego, and Palomar College in San Marcos.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  Prerequisite required.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 8/30/2021).
  No refunds after: 9/29/2021.
  

• NOTE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published dates and times. You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
9/22/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
9/29/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
10/6/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
10/13/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
10/20/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
10/27/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
11/3/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
11/10/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
11/17/2021	Wed	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.