Everything But Editorial Illustration

OAK 224
Instructor: Caitlin Kuhwald
Tues., 7:15–10 p.m., September 29–December 8
11 sessions. $315. Noncredit. Prerequisite: none

A freelance illustrator's work is often published in many mediums that are much more diverse and varied than the word "editorial" conveys. Editorial illustration refers to illustrations that are published in magazines, newspapers, and any other forms of periodicals. Yet in this course students focus on the freelance work that is everything but: book covers, short stories, concert posters, DVD covers, all kinds of advertising work, and packaging illustration.

This course allows participants to focus on some of the parts of freelancing that are more interpretive, fun, and loose. A sketch or a final illustration is due every week, along with some light reading.

Bring to first class: samples of previous work, some paper, and a drawing implement for simple sketching.

Editorial Illustration

OAK 226
Instructor: Caitlin Kuhwald
Thurs., 7:15–10 p.m., October 1–December 10 (no class November 26)
10 sessions. $290. Noncredit. Prerequisite: none

Editorial illustration is the bread and butter of a full-time freelance illustrator. No matter what the current trends are in illustration, art directors will always be in the market for conceptual thinkers, as well as accurate and inventive portraiture. Learning to be a professional editorial illustrator is learning how to interpret a source and produce an illustration that represents the essence of its accompanying text.

This course goes through the step-by-step process of creating an editorial illustration—from thumb, to sketches, to final. Classwork includes actual editorial assignments that provide students with the same material and information an art director would provide. The course also discusses using reference material and editorial promotion techniques, as well as reviewing examples of successful editorial illustration.

Bring to first class: sketchbook, pencils, a black-ink marker, and samples of your work.

Color Theory

SF 104
Instructor: Georgia Goldberg
Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., October 3-November 14 (no class October 17 and November 7)
5 sessions. $290; $25 lab fee (payable at registration). Noncredit. Prerequisite: none

Color has many faces. Delving into the fascinating realm of color, students experiment with color’s relativity, seeing it change its appearance in relation to its context and learn about how human beings biologically perceive color; experience how other senses such as sound can evoke colors; address its uses in various fields such as fine art, design, and architecture; and study its uses in varying cultures.

Participants examine the differences among color mixing by pigment, light, and printed media, as well as learning technical skills such as color mixing. Students have ample room for self-expression while gaining a whole new way of perceiving and affecting the visual world.

Lab fee covers color aid paper.