Course: ILUS-305-S032-2022: Illustration Genres Topic: Myth and Symbolism in Illustration

  • Myth and Symbolism in Illustration

    This course will be meeting Tuesdays at 9:00am hybrid style, student's choice: over zoom, or in-person in rooms B4170 and B4150 (the Cintiq lab). Attendance to either the zoom or classrooms is acceptable.

    ZOOM Meeting Link:

    https://emilycarru.zoom.us/j/82610695583?pwd=VkFOeHVpT3FRRFF6aVFaWWUySmtwUT09
    Meeting ID: 826 1069 5583
    Passcode: 186705

    Please be prepared each week with materials to work with including a sketchbook and digital device. The computer/cintiq lab next door will also be available when we are in-person. 

    Please refer to this Moodle page for the updated weekly schedule, and all digital downloads and supplemental course materials.

    DISCORD SERVERS:
    ILUS CORE: https://discord.gg/ueefdAX9
    This class: https://discord.gg/CN873dpk4P

    This course is held on the unceded ancestral homelands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Who's land are you on? Find out here: https://www.whose.land/en/

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  • Week 1: The Ordinary World

    We see the hero's normal life at the start of the story before the adventure begins.

    –     Reviewing the Weekly Schedule: Cristopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey

    –     Assignment structure and Workshops

    –     Video: Dan Harmon and "Every Story is the Same"

    –     Workshop: Order and Chaos

    –     Introduce Assignment 1: The Two Plots

     

    Homework

    –     Assignment 1: Part 1



  • Week 2: The Call to Adventure

    The hero is faced with an event, conflict, problem, or challenge that makes them begin their adventure.

    –     Week 2 discussion: The Call to Adventure

    –     In-Class prompt: Take 5 minutes to determine what "healthy balance" needs to be established in your illustration practice, and what actions and risks should be taken to achieve it. Decide on ONE risk you will be willing to take with your Assignment 1 final. 

    –     Breakout groups/rooms for Assignment 1

    –     Demo: Bleed Settings in Photoshop

    –     Assignment 1: plans for the final

     

    Homework

    –     Complete Assignment 1 Final Artwork



  • Week 3: Refusal of the Call

    The hero initially refuses the adventure because of hesitation, fears, insecurity, or any other number of issues.

    –     Assignment 1: Presentations

    –     Week 3 discussion: Refusal of the Call

    –     Introduce Assignment 2: The Hero with a Thousand Faces

     

    Homework

    –     Assignment 2: Part 1



  • Week 4: Meeting the Mentor

    The hero encounters a mentor that can give them advice, wisdom, information, or items that ready them for the journey ahead.

    –     Week 4 discussion: Meeting the Mentor

    –     Breakout groups/rooms for Assignment 2

    –     Assignment 2: plans for the final

    Ask yourselves – is your composition:

    • personality/character based?
    • place/scene based?
    • skill/action based?

    Work that combines specific stories and people will be the most successful when you can get the point across without having to rely on super-fans or mythology buffs. The details for the most-informed act as "free-toy-inside" rewards. 

     

    Homework

    –     Complete Assignment 2 Final Artwork


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      ASSIGNMENT 2: FINAL ARTWORK UPLOADS

      Upload the following:

      1. PDF file: One paragraph written description of your musical artist or group (from Part 1).
      2. JPG or PNG files: Clean images/scans of your 3 initial sketches (from Part 1).
      3. PDF of Final artwork at 10 x 12 inches, vertical orientation, with 0.125 inch bleed. For-Print Quality: 400 dpi, CMYK colour profile, PDF file with bleed settings on.

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      (DATABASE) Assignment 2 – Final image to share with class

      Please upload a web-quality (75dpi) image of your Assignment 2 final to share with your classmates and get/give feedback on. 


  • Week 5: Crossing the Threshold

    The hero leaves their ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure.

    –     Assignment 2: Presentations

    –     Week 5 discussion: Crossing the Threshold

    –     Introduce Assignment 3: Working Inside the Borders (3-week assignment)

    Examples of Fairytale Artists:

    1024 x 768 pixels converts to 14.25 x 10.65 inches and 36.12 x 27.1 centimetres

    Homework

    –     Begin Assignment 3



  • Week 6: Tests, Allies, and Enemies

    The hero learns the rules of the new world and endures tests, meets friends, and comes face-to-face with enemies.

    –     Week 6 discussion: Tests, Allies, and Enemies

    –     Breakout groups/rooms for Assignment 3

    –     Assignment 3: plans for the final

     

    Homework

    –     Begin working on Assignment 3 Final Artwork


  • Study Week – NO CLASS MEETING

     

    Homework

    –     Complete Assignment 3 Final Artwork



  • Week 7: The Approach to the Inmost Cave

    The initial plan to take on the central conflict begins, but setbacks occur that cause the hero to try a new approach or adopt new ideas.

    –     Assignment 3: Presentations

    –     Week 7 discussion: The Approach to the Inmost Cave

    –     Introduce Assignment 4: Horoscopes, Astrology & The Zodiacs (1-week assignment)

    Here is the link from the Assignment 4 worksheet: https://www.twolittlefleas.co.uk/the-hub/life-style/horoscopes/zodiacs-from-around-the-world/ 

    Homework

    –     Complete Assignment 4



  • Week 8: The Ordeal

    Things go wrong and added conflict is introduced. The hero experiences more difficult hurdles and obstacles, some of which may lead to a life crisis.

    –     Assignment 4: Presentations

    –     Week 8 discussion: The Ordeal

    –     Introduce Assignment 5: Iconography and the Occult

     

    Homework

    –     Assignment 5: Part 1



  • Week 9: The Reward

    After surviving The Ordeal, the hero seizes the sword — a reward that they've earned that allows them to take on the biggest conflict. It may be a physical item or piece of knowledge or wisdom that will help them persevere.

    –     Week 9 discussion: The Reward

    –     Breakout groups/rooms for Assignment 5

    –     Assignment 5: plans for the final

     

    Homework

    –     Complete Assignment 5 Final Artwork



  • Week 10: The Road Back

    The hero sees the light at the end of the tunnel, but they are about to face even more tests and challenges.

    –     Assignment 5: Presentations

    –     Week 10 discussion: The Road Back

    –     Introduce Assignment 6: The Illustrator’s Journey

     

    Homework

    –     Assignment 6: Part 1



  • Week 11: The Resurrection

    The climax. The hero faces a final test, using everything they have learned to take on the conflict once and for all.

    Visiting Artist: Suhail Nahaas
    In preparation for your senior year and the self-directed projects you will be developing, I've invited ILUS Alumni, character designer, and paleo art aficionado Suhail Nahaas to class to talk levels of personal research and ethical concerns within visual storytelling.

    –     Week 11 discussion: The Resurrection

    –     Breakout groups/rooms for Assignment 6

    –     Assignment 6: plans for the final

     

    Homework

    –     Complete Assignment 6 Final Artwork



  • Week 12: The Return

    The hero brings their knowledge or the "elixir" back to the ordinary world.

    –     Assignment 6: Presentations

    –     Week 12 discussion: The Return - Course Review

    –     Final Documentation Database



  • Week 13: The Ordinary World

    We see the hero's normal life at the start of the story before the adventure begins.

    Final Documentation Due at Noon on Tuesday, April 5th.