Illustration for Animators

In this class, we will take everything you already
know (and are currently learning) about animation
and apply it to the creation of children's books.
Knowledge of story, character, composition, acting
and design are all necessary to make a children's
book, just as they are in animation. Students will
be expected to choose a story and prepare it as if
they were pitching their book idea to a publisher.
We will go through the entire process of creating
a book to "pitch", from writing out the text to
making thumbnail sketches to the finished artwork.
Students will create a cover image plus two
finished interior illustrations by the end of the
semester. There will be lecture, group discussion,
and critique for each stage of the process.