COURSE DESCRIPTION AND SUPPLIES The prerequisites for this course are ART 1013, 1043, 2423, and ART 3063 or 3073. The aim of this course is to familiarize the advanced student with techniques of traditional and contemporary illustration; technical and interpretive illustration; and the processes involved in producing the desired results in the printed medium. The course will cover artwork for line and halftone reproduction; one color, multiple color and four color process reproduction. Computer illustration techniques will also be components of this course. All works, unless otherwise stated, must be presented with a minimum 2" border and a translucent cover sheet to be considered for a grade. All projects will be graded on their entire development: A project consists of thumbnail sketches, roughs and final illustrations executed in appropriate media. All work presented must be the student's own design and execution; plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any work suspected of being plagiarized or otherwise not the student's own craft will receive a failing grade. All work presented for a grade should express a professional pride in its appearance. Grades will be determined by the following: 1. Each piece is graded on its individual merits, it is not compared to other work submitted. 2. Class level: This is a junior level class and work should express an advanced ability in design, drawing and painting. The grading process: 1. Initial response, communication value. 2. Following the parameters/limitations of the assignment. 3. Technical critique/appropriateness: Intended print application. Pen or pencil rendering quality. Application of other (wet or dry) media. Exactitude - straight, curve, square. Typography. Cleanliness. 4. Design critique: Use of line, shape, color, texture, space. Exploration of the design process. 5. Creativity: Idea/Thought/Image Evidence of experimentation with technique prior to final presentation. 6. Evidence of pride in work. Work submitted that fails to meet these criteria will receive a less than satisfactory grade. All work will be assigned a final deadline, no work will be accepted for a grade after the deadline, no exceptions. If the student is too ill to attend class when work is due, it is the student's responsibility to see that the work is presented on time. To insure this, it is a good idea to have the phone number of at least one other person in the class. However, presenting work without participating in critique is not satisfactory participation in the design process. Attendance is an indicator of the student's interest in both the design process and the educational process. Therefore, final grades will be determined by the student's regular participation in class (arriving on time, prepared to work, working independently in class, taking an active part in critique, etc.), idea/design development (as evidenced in the student's sketchbook) and the grades assigned to the projects presented, less one grade point for each absence beyond the university's accepted norm of twice the weekly class meetings. Remember, I am not grading "Art", but marketable illustration solutions and reproducible artwork. Attendance Policy: This is a Junior level course, and as such the student cannot fail the course for lack of attendance. However, attendance is an indication of the student's commitment to his or her area of study. Therefore, my policy is to allow absences for twice the number of regularly scheduled weekly meetings without penalty. For every absence beyond those allowed, I deduct one project grade point in calculating the student's cumulative grade. Example: A Student in a MWF class misses nine times (three beyond those allowed) and has at the final a total of 48 points. In this course 46 is the cut off between B and C. When I deduct the three points for the excessive absences, the grade drops to C. Required Text: Design Essentials Perspective Drawing, O'Connor SUPPLIES: ZIP 100 disks for storage of computer data/designs Drafting equipment: Compass that will accept ruling pen or technical pen point, ruling pen, French curves, circle and ellipse templates, 30/60/90 triangle, 45/90 triangle, etc. Technical pens: 00, 0, 2 Rapidograph or other brand Pelikan China Black Ink A set of grey broad tip felt markers, or broad/fine combined A set of color broad tip felt markers, or broad/fine combined Fine tip felt markers to match most frequently used broad tips 14" x 17" visualizer/layout/graphics/marker paper pad A good T square at least 30 inches long 18" C-Thru brand ruler, marked in 1/8" grid 18" or longer metal ruler X-Acto knife, handle and lots of blades (#16 or #11 blades) Brushes for gouache/acrylic paint: #00, #1, #6, 1/2", 1" Magic Rub brand eraser and eraser shield 6H through 6B pencils and broad sketch pencils, non-photo blue pencil Sketchbook 3M brand Magic Transparent tape and Removable tape, Drafting tape Paints, illustration board, poster board and other supplies as needed SOME GROUND RULES: All students will maintain a notebook/sketchbook and will take notes during class; all ideas/designs should be initially recorded in this book. I will want to see these books at mid-term and at finals. The student will always have the texts, sketchbook, tools, required materials and resource materials with him/her when in class. A dictionary and pocket calculator will be helpful, if in fact not essential. If you need to conduct business with me, do so during working hours, in my office on campus. DO NOT CALL ME AT HOME! However, you may e-mail me at <csteele@aztec.astate.edu>. Do not make outside appointments that will conflict with class time; it is expected that you will be in class and working during the allotted time. No smoking, eating or drinking in the classroom, darkroom or computer room. After using the classroom, darkroom or computer room, the student will leave it cleaner than when he/she found it. Be professional in all matters relating to this course.

- ASU Art Department Arkansas State University