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ARTS-253: Illustration

Course Information

Course, prefix, number, & title: ARTS-253 Illustration

Hours (Class, recitation, Laboratory, studio): 4 class hours

Credits: 3

Pre-requisites (if any): ARTS-151

Course Description in college catalog:

A study of visual styles and commercial points of view: fashion, spot, book, and editorial illustration. A variety of materials and resources, including computers, will be used.

Academic programs for which this course serves as a requirement or an elective:

A.S. Art (Concentration: Art and Design)

General Education Outcomes: Below is a listing of General Education Outcome(s) that this course supports.

  1. Communicate effectively in various forms

  2. Use analytical reasoning to identify issues or problems and evaluate evidence in order to make informed decisions

  3. Reason quantitatively as required in various fields of interest and in everyday life

Course-specific student learning outcomes:

  1. Students will recognize and apply art and design principles as well as compositional elements within the field of Illustration in successive and or related art courses including but not limited to drawing, painting, photography, graphic or web design.

  2. Students will demonstrate technical, conceptual and design skills as they apply to the art of illustration.

  3. Students will successfully communicate ideas and concepts visually, applying unique and creative solutions to a set of visual problems.

  4. Students will develop proficiently with the use of various media including pen and ink, graphite, charcoal, collage and paint.

  5. Students will acquire knowledge of contemporary and historical art and illustration movements.

  6. Students will develop a daily sketchbook practice that includes looking, sketching, concept exploration, and other visual research.

  7. Students will develop a fluency with critical vocabulary in order to describe and analyze works of artistic expression and constructively critique the work of others.

  8. Students will demonstrate an understanding of all the stages of the creative process, from conception of the idea to final presentation.

  9. Students will be able to push themselves, willingly taking the necessary risks, to reach his or her maximum level of achievement.

Program-specific outcomes

  1. Students will form and defend fundamental value judgments about works of art within the area of concentration.

  2. Students will Integrate personal observation and objective criticism in the evolution of their artistic work.

  3. Students will demonstrate a progressive understanding of the basic tools and creative processes, execution, and interpretation of works within their discipline.

  4. Students will determine success of individual art works based on aesthetic form and /or intended function.

Other program outcomes (if applicable).

  1. Integrate knowledge and skills in the program of study

  2. Make ethical judgments while recognizing multiple perspectives, as appropriate in the program of study

Methods by which student learning will be assessed and evaluated; describe the types of methods to be employed; note whether certain methods are required for all sections:

Using evidence from individual assignments, student’s learning outcomes are scored following a rubric, midterm and final critique.  In some cases scores/grades come from successive assignments rather than a single assignment.

Academic Integrity policy (department or College):
Academic honesty is expected of all students. Any violation of academic integrity is taken extremely seriously. All assignments and projects must be the original work of the student or teammates. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any questions regarding academic integrity should be brought to the attention of the instructor. The following is the Queensborough Community College Policy on Academic Integrity: "It is the official policy of the College that all acts or attempted acts that are violations of Academic Integrity be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. At the faculty member's discretion and with the concurrence of the student or students involved, some cases though reported to the Office of Student Affairs may be resolved within the confines of the course and department. The instructor has the authority to adjust the offender's grade as deemed appropriate, including assigning an F to the assignment or exercise or, in more serious cases, an F to the student for the entire course." Read the University's policy on Academic Integrity opens in a new window(PDF).

Disabilities
Any student who feels that he or she may need an accommodation based upon the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Accessibility Services in Science Building, Room S-132, 718-631-6257, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. You can visit the Office of Accessibility Services website.

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