Sequential Illustration Concepts
ILL 562 – SEC M003
Spring Semester 2015
Monday 1:30am to 5:30pm
Shaffer Art Room 332
Instructor: Frank Cammuso
E-mail: frank.cammuso@gmail.com
Class Objective
The class is designed to introduce students to the discipline of
sequential illustration as it is practiced in comic books,
graphic novels, comic strips, and storyboarding for film and animation.
Students will record their observations, experiences and concepts in a
sketchbook and then translate these ideas into a graphic narrative. We will
explore the elements of storytelling, discuss the formal aspects of comics, and
produce comic pages using this iconic visual language. The students will also
become acquainted with the traditional skills and tools of the cartooning
trade.
Tools
Sketchbook
Pad of Bristol board 11x14 or larger
Pencils
Inking tool, pen, brush, micron
Index Cards 3x5 or larger
Sketchbooks
Sketchbooks are the heart of this course. It is
the birthplace of your ideas. The sketchbook doesn’t need to be expensive. You
should find one that you are comfortable drawing and writing in. You will use
it to work on class exercises, produce thumbnails for assignments, and for
everyday doodles and scribbles. You are strongly encouraged to draw in your
sketchbook everyday.
Class Policies
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No texting or phone calls during class. You will
be given 2 warnings about texting in class, your 3rd offense will result in an
automatic fail.
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All instruments that receive calls, messaging or
anything else that makes a sound should be put on vibrate.
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If you receive an emergency phone call or text
you should leave the classroom to answer it.
Presentation of assignments reflects attitude and is part of the classroom
participation component of your grade.
Thumbnail sketches: Small sketches created in your sketchbook so you can see
how your thoughts work on paper. These sketches are for personal
critiquing only. This method should help you see if an idea can work on paper.
Since thumbnail sketches help you resolve your ideas, you should complete as
many as possible. A good amount of thumbnail sketches for each
illustration assigned is 15 – 20.
Sketches: Your favorite
thumbnail sketches that are presented for class critiques. These sketches
should be cleaned up either by redrawing or copying and enlarging them on a
printer to roughly 5 x 6”. Most importantly, rough sketches should be in
proportion to the final illustration. If the final image is going to be
vertical, your rough sketch should be vertical. You are required to bring
in 3 rough sketches for each assignment.
Rough sketches: should be clear, clean and easy to read. Rough sketches
should be completed on white paper using black line and 3 values -black, gray
and white, and composed of simple shapes that can be “read” from about 10 feet
away.
Review assignment: Assignments are evaluated by the class during
critiques but are not handed in.
Critique: A final review by the
class and handed in at the end of class.
Important Dates
April 11 & 12,
2015 MoCCA Arts Festival
April 29, 2015
Senior Portfolio Day, Survey
December 18, 2015
Star Wars The Force Awakens
ATTENDANCE: Attendance
is required. One absence for the semester will be tolerated; however, you are
still responsible for turning in assignments on time. Two unexcused absences
will lower your final grade by one letter grade.
YOU WILL FAIL the course in
the event of a THIRD absence! Mechanical failures (alarm
clocks, car failure, etc.) are not valid excuses. Lateness of an hour or more
will count as a half absence. Chronic lateness or skipping out early will also
count towards an absence and will lower your grade. There is a TEN-minute grace
period and then class will begin.
SYLLABUS: The syllabus is
subject to change as the need arises.
SURVEY: At the end of each
semester, your work will be displayed and individually assessed by department
faculty. All illustration majors must participate in the end of the
semester survey.
Grade Breakdown
Sketchbook drawings are worth 40%
Classroom drawings are worth 30%
Final project is worth 30%
You will receive additional credit for the
following:
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Work done in your sketchbook
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Participation in classroom critiques
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Any additional reading or research on websites,
blogs or articles
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Visiting museums and galleries
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Additional drawing, painting and experimenting
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Subscriptions to magazines
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A – 100% – 90%
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B – 80% – 89%
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C – 70% – 79%
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D – 60% – 69%
Incompletion of any assignment is an automatic
failure. Any late assignments must be excused at least 2 days prior to due date
with an adequate reason.
Three unexcused absences is an automatic
failure.
Class Incompletes
Incompletes will be granted only in extenuating
circumstances. If you have a valid medical excuse or family emergency,
and you’ve completed the bulk of course work for the semester, an incomplete is
possible. You are responsible for initiating the paperwork for an
incomplete.
Disability Statement
Any student who needs special consideration in
the course due to a disability of any sort, please make an appointment to
discuss accommodations.
Students who are in need of disability-related
academic accommodations must register with the Office of Disability Services
(ODS), 804 University Avenue, Rm. 309, 315/443-4498. Students with
authorized disability-related accommodations should provide a current
Accommodations Authorization Letter from ODS to the instructor and review those
accommodations with the instructor. Accommodations, such as exam
administration, are not provided retroactively, therefore, planning for
accommodations as early as possible is necessary. For further
information, see the ODS website, http://disabilityservices.syr.edu/.
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