Sequential Art

SEQUENTIAL ART

KCDM306

PREREQUISITES: KCDM 241 or GD 112

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Student will create storyboard art, comics, or graphic novels for print media, using a combination of traditional and digital imaging techniques.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

The student will be able to:

1.Recognize current sequential art genres and discuss relevant distribution

channels and job markets.

2.Communicate a sequential art project concept in concise verbal, visual and written formats.

3.Illustrate a narrative concept through sketch, storyboard art

4.Create finished sequential art in the form of a comic book, comic strip,

graphic novel or storyboard animatic.

5.Employ standard digital coloring techniques using Photoshop.

6.Record/appropriate/create sound and/or voice for use in an animatic storyboard

(for storyboard artists only)

7.Employ Flash to create a storyboard animatic (for storyboard artists only).

8.Discuss, debate and ideate concept proposals, works in progress and finished

works as a member of a review group.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Yes

Log on to www.kcad.edu/about/technology/digital-media-technology for current requirements

SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES FOR STUDENT RESEARCH

www.kendallweblab.com

For Comic book artists: Scott, McCloud “Understanding Comics” ISBN-10: 006097625X

For Storyboard artists: Mark, Simon “Storyboards: motion in art” ISBN-10: 0240808053