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 Quarter (online) | Summer Quarter (hybrid*) | Fall Quarter (hybrid)
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: *Update: Summer Quarter 2020 session is now open for enrollment.  This course is taught live online via Zoom; course materials are provided online within Canvas. Further details provided in section note below.

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

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7/13/2020 - 9/12/2020

$395

Hybrid

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• SECTION ID:

  151179

• CLASS TYPE:

  Hybrid, Online & Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:

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

  Jennifer Hewitson, 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 information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No refunds after: 7/17/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  IMPORTANT: This is a Hybrid course--Class sessions are taught live online via ZOOM (specific meeting times TBA); course materials are provided online in CANVAS. // You will have access to your course on 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 in the LOCATION section. Students will receive the ZOOM class meeting link from the instructor prior to the course start date.