Illustration

Session II:Session II: June 26 - July 21

Session II:College/Adult & Pre-College PNNY 0150 Section A

Illustration is the art of communicating concise ideas with images in every kind of media. Through images, illustration shows us who we are by rendering how we perceive, interact with, and think about the world. It expresses out opinions about public issues in cartoons, solidifies abstract ideas in articles, clarifies data in financial reports, guides our movements in maps and signage, and lets us enter our daydreams in children’s books. Illustrators also create posters, skateboards, toys, and many of the sites and products of our daily life. Illustration relies on three crucial skills that are applicable to a wide range of fields: conceptualizing ideas (how do we see the world?), creative problem solving (how do we convey that vision?), and precise, evocative rendering skills (can we depict it accurately and with personal vision?). In this course, students are introduced to some of the most compelling projects faced by contemporary illustrators, while developing the basic tools of their own exciting career in illustration.