Illustration is an art of visual communication: style is the illustrator’s vocabulary, and substance is what the illustrator has chosen to express. The success of an illustration depends on the seamless connection of these two entities. In this course, students encounter a wide variety of subject matter drawn from a variety of fields. They are asked to create illustrations with a particular emphasis on the development of a personal vision as well as the successful communication of wisely chosen ideas. The strengths and limitations of style are examined in the light of style’s importance in the marketplace.
Email: flynch@risd.edu
Office: ISB 113
Illustration majors: required sophomore studios
Non-majors & Brown students: instructor permission
Concept/problem solving, graphic design, editorial illustration, corporate & institutional illustration, book and poster illustration/design
OPEN MEDIA: pen & ink/scratchboard, mixed media/ collage, drawing/painting, digital 2D/3D, printmaking, animation, photography, film/video