Shakespeare Assignment

10/25 Shakespeare Assignment

Assignment: Final Black and whites Due 11/15
Final Color Due 11/29

Concept:
Using models and reference from class combined with reference that you gather outside of class, develop a scene from Shakespeare.


Overall Assignment:
Create One Full color full page illustration(12 x 18)
and Two finished black and white illustrations one a frontispiece (4w x 12h) the other a spot ( 12w x 6 h) for a book illustrated version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream.

Techniques:
One of the two black and white pieces should include a silhouette.Black and white pieces can be done in any medium as long as it looks good reproduced black and white, my suggestion would be ink or scratchboard.

The Color must be in a wet medium including ink, watercolor, acrylics, oils or in a dry medium such as pastel.





Week 1 
Part 1 Assignment Due November 1st:

Read through the text, read the scene descriptions, pull out areas of text and create 3 strong, clear thumbnails ( at least 4x6 for the big piece mounted on board) for each of the 3 illustrations. This will require you to think about the text you are illustrating and shape and sizing of the text. Collect reference for background and scenery elements. Trees, buildings, props, costumery etc. Bring sketchbooks and camera to the next class. We will be working with models.


Here is an analysis of the scene:
http://m.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/section5.rhtml

Here is the original text:

http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream/5.html

Check "no fear Shakespeare" online for more thoughts on the chapter and characters.

Research, design, planning and conceptualizing are key to making this a successful assignment!