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Illustration 1: Key Steps in Illustration
Part 1: Getting Started
Exercise 1: The History of Illustration
Exercise 2: Getting the gist
Assignment 1: Say Hello
Tutor Feedback – Part One
Part 2: Ideas
Exercise 1 – Writing a brief
Exercise 2 – Spider diagrams
Exercise 3 – Words into Pictures
Exercise 4 – Making a mood board
Exercise 5 – Using reference
Exercise 6 Exploring drawing & painting
Exercise 7 – An objective drawing
Exercise 8 – A subjective drawing
Exercise 9 – Using black and white
Exercise 10 – Choosing content
Exercise 11 – Visual metaphors
Assignment 2 – Point of sale display
Tutor feedback Part 2
Part 3: Working it out
Exercise 1 – Illustrating visual space
Exercise 2 – Reading an image
Exercise 3 Image development
Exercise 4 Abstract illustration
Exercise 5 – Giving instructions
Exercise 6 – Viewpoint
Exercise 7 – Client visuals
Exercise 8 – Making a mock-up
Assignment 3 – A poster
Tutor feedback Part 3
Part 4: Style
Exercise 1 Identifying tools and materials
Exercise 2 Museum posters
Exercise 3 A children’s book cover
Exercise 4 A menu card
Exercise 5 A tattoo
Exercise 6 Visual distortion
Exercise 7 Character development
Assignment 4 Magazine illustration
Tutor Feedback Part 4
Part 5: Words and pictures
Exercise 1 Your own work
Exercise 2 Editorial illustration
Exercise 3 Travel guides
Exercise 4 Text and image
Exercise 5 Packaging
Exercise 6 Working for children
Exercise 7 Educational strip
Assignment 5 Seven days
Tutor feedback Part 5
Formal Assessment Portfolio
Graphic Design 1 Core Concepts
Part 1 Getting Started
Exercise Picture charades
Assignment 1 Introducing yourself
Tutor feedback Part 1
Part 2 Problem solving
Exercise 1 Working to a brief
Exercise 2 Book cover design
Exercise 3 Visualising your ideas
Exercise 4 Too much or not enough information
Exercise 5 Point of sale display
Assignment 2 Thinking of you
Tutor feedback Part 2
Part 3 Visual language
Exercise 1 A visual diary
Exercise 2 Signs and symbols
Exercise 3 Seeing the light
Exercise 4 Understanding colour
Exercise 5 Abstract cities
Exercise 6 Photomontage
Assignment 3 Colour me…
Tutor feedback Part 3
Part 4 Typography
Exercise 1 Playing with words
Exercise 2 A typographic jigsaw puzzle
Exercise 3 If the face fits
Exercise 4 Lorum Ipsum
Exercise 5 Hierarchy
Assignment 4 Show me
Part 5 Layout
Exercise 1 Magazine pages
Exercise 2 Judging a book by its cover
Exercise 3 Giving information
Exercise 4 Birthday list
Exercise 5 Poster and flyer
Exercise 6 Chance Housing Association
Exercise 7 The French Hen
Assignment 5 Your choice
Illustration Sketchbooks
Part 1 Everyday Sketchbooks
Research task 1.0 Emma’s sketchbook
Exercise 1.0 What sort of sketchbook should I use?
Research task 1.1 Artist sketchbook
Exercise 1.1 What is your relationship with your sketchbook?
Exercise 1.2. Making Mistakes
Exercise 1.3. How personal do you want your sketchbook to be?
Assignment 1 Recording and Sharing your work
Reflecting on the feedback from Part 1: Everyday Sketchbooks
Part 2 Sketchbook as Object
Research task 2.0 Sophie Peanut
Exercise 2.0 Rapid sketches
Exercise 2.1 Limited line drawings
Research task 2.1 Lucy Austin
Exercise 2.2 Investigating a process
Exercise 2.3 Blind contour drawing
Exercise 2.4 Drawing with tea bags
Research 2.2 Christoph Niemann and Saul Steinberg
Exercise 2.5 Drawing with objects: A journey scrapbook
Exercise 2.6 Pareidolia
Assignment 2 Happy Accidents
Reflection on Feedback: Part 2
Part 3 People and Place
Research 3.0 Building a tool kit
Research 3.1 A reportage case study
Exercise 3.0 Observation – Topography. Where to draw. What to draw.
Exercise 3.1: Understanding viewpoints.
Exercise 3.2 Working with external visual impetus – people
Research task 3.2 Reporting and Documenting
Research task 3.3 Reporting and Documenting
Exercise 3.3 Illustrative drawings
Research task 3.4 Create your own version of reality
Exercise 3.4 Interpretation and Communication – suppose we make it different?
Research Task 3.5 Visual Research
Exercise 3.5 Free Association
Assignment 3 Illustrative people and places
Reflection on Feedback Part 3
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Part 2 Problem solving
8th March 2023
11th March 2023
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Tutor feedback Part 2
11th January 2023
11th January 2023
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Assignment 2 Thinking of you
29th August 2022
22nd December 2022
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Exercise 5 Point of sale display
27th August 2022
4th January 2023
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Exercise 4 Too much or not enough information
26th August 2022
26th August 2022
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Exercise 3 Visualising your ideas
23rd August 2022
23rd August 2022
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Exercise 2 Book cover design
2nd August 2022
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Exercise 1 Working to a brief
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