WEEK 3 — INVENTING ENVIRONMENTS, WORLDBUILDING & COMPOSITION
MONDAY 7/6 | 9AM – 5PM
MONDAY 7/6 | 9AM – 5PM
- CRITIQUE 3 Key Images for Color and Value.
- Map Making: 2D vs. Topographical for Story
- MOODBOARDS: Importance of WHEN/HOW to build research
- Discussion: Dressing the Set and Props
- Discussion: WHY are VALUES so Important?? ARE they REALLY?
- HOW does COLOR IMPACT Value? Reviewing the Munsell Color System and how to apply it.
- “Intuitive perspective” and Atmospheric Perspective. Color Demo with “oil mixer brushes.”
- ASSIGN EXERCISE: Design and sketch a “Story Map” for your story. Be Creative and consider Concept. Submit to Critique Me
- PM: Furthering Digital Demonstrations for Ideation tips. Print Resources, Using Canva, Art Studio Pro, and Affinity (and costs).
- (moved into here from 7/8 to accommodate AD Day-if we have time) Typeface for Book Covers (YA and Picture Books); Tips for Clean-up and File Management.
WEDNESDAY 7/8 | 9AM – 5PM
- CRITIQUE STORY MAP
- FIXING your perspective: Tools and tips to assist in spatial development. Critiquing your current book dummies for opportunities to include perspective or to develop new drawings for perspective.
- ASSIGN: Keep developing your work up to this point for inclusion in a portfolio. Character expressions, gestures, storyboard, color, lighting, perspective, maps, ideation, and sketches, etc. Bring your dummy up to par, and we will review on Monday!
- Discuss options for final transfer methods. Students should begin final line transfers with approval.
- Tip: Do two transfers per image. Use one for practice and pre-decisions.
- 3-4:30 PM: AD DAY! Meeting with Mina Chung from MacMillan and Sasha Illingworth from Little Brown Books! Fill out this form to present your work for this special opportunity!
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🚫 FRIDAY 7/10 — NO CLASS
📋 WEEK TAKEAWAY
Rework your environments for perspective, improved set dressing, and lighting for narrative and design. Develop your Story Map Illustration. Apply Munsell Color system to your color sketches. Make revisions and keep notes! Students should have their final line transferred to their preferred surface before next week. Submit your exercises from the class demos and discussions to Critique Me for feedback.
Rework your environments for perspective, improved set dressing, and lighting for narrative and design. Develop your Story Map Illustration. Apply Munsell Color system to your color sketches. Make revisions and keep notes! Students should have their final line transferred to their preferred surface before next week. Submit your exercises from the class demos and discussions to Critique Me for feedback.
