Final assignment for Spring 202 media arts!

Illustration Assignment 

Mirror, Mirror!

• Theme: The theme of the project will be mirrors and reflections. There is potential in  creating a character confronting themselves in a dark mirror or reflection which reveals something of the inner character of the person or character. Any other content of the piece can be up to the student. Images should have at least two figures and a background. Be inventive as to what the mirror or the reflection in the piece is. 

• Objective: To work with photographs, drawings and other reference to combine and create a new image which tells the story. To explore the medium of acrylic  and to be inventive in the ways you use your reference and tools.

• Requirement: Somewhere within the work there must be a reflection of the character. It should be a central focus of the piece.

• Student will be required to use principles of color theory, composition, design and a strong concept and other means of creating complex imagery.

• Grading:   Assignments will be graded and judged on the quality of the reference obtained, the creativity of the sketches, the use of acrylic, inventiveness of the work and the finish of the final artwork.

Week 1:

Show up to class with 20 well thought out Thumbnails in a 4”w x 3”h ratio. I would like to see a range of sketches building up to these thumbnails. Students should also have a bunch of reference for costume, background and other elements they would like within the image.

Week 2 

In process of collecting references, sketching for final image. Final images should be 12 x 16 on board. 

Week 3: 3 color comps due with different color treatments

Week 4: Finals due

If you need photos Shoot your own reference rather than rely on the internet. Use your cameras, set up costumes even if you need to use yourself. We will need to see your reference in class and talk about it. 

Illustrations by Dave McKean, Android Jones, steve prescott, Bobby Chiu, peter mohrbacher, Dean Cornwell

Things to contemplate in this project:

- color

- texture

- composition

- layers

- brushes

- reference gathering

- using distortion on 

Images