ILUS 201 Illustration I: Pictorial Foundation

3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

Introduction to drawing, value, line, perspective, composition and other picture-making skills as they relate to illustration. Objective visual perception, clarity in drawing and technical facility is stressed. This course is also an introduction to conceptual strategies available to the visual artist, the critical link between text and image, and the creative approaches for giving visual form to abstract concepts and ideas. Issues covered and developed in this course are the basis for critical visual thinking and image making in future communication assignments.

Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from Subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT, and
ENVI or complete 15 credits from DESN*111, DESN*114,
DESN*117, DESN*120, and DESN*123

Priority enrollment to Illustration majors and Figurative Illustration minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.