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GRA 421

Illustration I

Illustration I is where you learn to translate ideas, stories, and concepts into images that actually communicate something, it's less about "drawing well" and more about developing a visual vocabulary and a personal voice. You'll work through a sequence of studio projects covering line and value, composition, color, character design, and editorial illustration, moving between traditional media (graphite, ink, watercolor) and digital tools (Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator), with three graded projects plus ongoing studio work and attendance. As a GRA elective in the upper-year studio track, it builds the foundation for narrative and editorial work later in the program, and the habits you form here, sketchbook discipline, thinking in thumbnails, choosing the right medium for the message, carry into almost every applied design course that follows.

Kredi3ECTS5FakülteFaculty of Art, Design, and ArchitectureBölümGraphic DesignKoordinatörMarek Brzozowski

Haftalık müfredat 14 hafta

Hafta 114–20 Eyl
Derse Giriş ve Görsel Düşünme (Illustration)
Course Introduction & Visual Thinking. Overview of course objectives, tools, expectations. Lecture: What is Illustration? (functions, history, contemporary fields). Traditional Tools: Graphite pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B), Mechanical pencil (0.3 / 0.5mm), Erasers, Sharpener. Black waterproof ink, Watercolors (basic 12-color set, tubes), Water brush or round watercolor brushes (sizes 2, 6, 10), Sketchbook (A4 or A3, 120-160 gsm for dry media), Watercolor paper (200-300 gsm, cold press, if using wet media), Tracing paper (for transferring sketches). Digital Tools: Computer or tablet (laptop + drawing tablet, or iPad with Apple Pencil, or Wacom/XP-Pen), Drawing software (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate). Portfolio folder (A3) for finished works.
visual thinkingillustrationtraditional toolsdigital tools
Hafta 221–27 Eyl
Çizim Temelleri: Çizgi, Doku ve Oran
Drawing Foundations. Focus: line, mark-making & texture, form, proportion, gesture drawing. Explore expressive line qualities. Techniques: cross-hatching, stippling, continuous line. Lecture: Expressing yourself in Drawing. Assignment: Abstract composition using only line/texture. The perception of beauty and ugliness.
linemark-making & texturegesture drawingcross-hatching, stippling, continuous line
Hafta 328 Eyl – 4 Eki
Değer ve ışık: dramatik aydınlatmalı illüstrasyon
Value & Light. Focus: Shading, contrast, light sources, atmosphere. Tonal studies. Illustration with dramatic lighting. Shading techniques (graphite, ink wash). Lecture: Theory of imagery. Assignment: Illustration with dramatic lighting.
shadingcontrasttonal studygraphite ve ink wash
Hafta 45–11 Eki
Kompozisyon ilkeleri ve görsel hikâye anlatımı
Composition & Visual Storytelling. Focus: Composition Principles, rule of thirds, balance, focal point, negative space, storytelling through images. Analyzing classic illustrations. Lecture: The Principle of Design. Assignment: Re-illustrate a short fable in 3 panels.
rule of thirdsbalance ve focal pointnegative spaceprinciples of design
Hafta 512–18 Eki
İllüstrasyonda renk teorisi ve palet
Color Theory for Illustration. Focus: Color psychology, palettes, harmony, mood. Lecture: Colour. Assignment: Create an illustration using a limited color palette.
color psychologypalettesharmonylimited color palette
Hafta 619–25 Eki
Geleneksel medium denemesi I
Medium Exploration I (Traditional). Focus: Experimentation with watercolor, colored pencil, or markers. Assignment: Same subject illustrated in two different traditional mediums.
watercolorcolored pencilmarkerstraditional mediums
Hafta 726 Eki – 1 Kas
Dijital illüstrasyon yazılımlarına giriş
Medium Exploration II (Digital). Focus: Basics of digital illustration software (Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator). Activity: Digital Collage.
PhotoshopProcreateIllustratordigital collage
Hafta 82–8 Kas
Character design: siluet, ifade ve poz
Character Design. Focus: Personality through shapes, silhouettes, expressions, poses. Goal: Learn shape language and how form communicates personality. Lecture: How to have creative ideas. Assignment: Design a unique character with 3 expressions and 3 poses.
character designshape languageexpressionsposes
Hafta 99–15 Kas
Baskı ve editorial illustration
Illustration for Print & Editorial. Focus: Spot illustrations, magazine covers, visual metaphors. Lecture: Visual Metaphor. Assignment: Create an editorial illustration for an article headline.
editorial illustrationspot illustrationmagazine covervisual metaphor
Hafta 1016–22 Kas
Anlatı ve ardışık sanat: storyboard ve çizgi roman
Narrative & Sequential Art. Focus: Storyboarding, comics, visual pacing. Assignment: 1-2 page short comic strip or storyboard sequence. Illustrate Your Own Story.
storyboardingcomicsvisual pacingkısa çizgi roman ödevi
Hafta 1123–29 Kas
Kişisel illüstrasyon stili geliştirme
Developing a Personal Style. Focus: Exploration of influences, experimenting with techniques, building consistency. Lecture: POV. Assignment: Create a set of 3 related illustrations in your emerging style.
personal stylePOVteknik deneme3'lü illüstrasyon serisi
Hafta 1230 Kas – 6 Ara
Kişisel final illüstrasyon projesi ve semiotics
Final Creative Personal Projects. Focus: Planning, sketches, feedback, revisions. Activity: Work on a self-directed final illustration project (editorial piece, book cover, children’s book spread, or personal narrative). Lecture: What is semiotics and why we use them.
final illüstrasyon projesieskiz ve revizyonsemioticseditorial / book cover
Hafta 137–13 Ara
Hibrit illustration denemesi ve karma teknikler
Final Hybrid Illustration Experiment. Combine traditional and digital techniques. Explore mixed media approaches.
hybrid illustrationgeleneksel teknikdijital teknikmixed media
Hafta 1414–20 Ara
Sunum, reflective statement ve critique
Presentation. Write a short reflective statement (150-200 words) discussing your process, choices, and what you learned. Present your work to the class and participate in critique. Process Work: Sketches, color studies, and drafts (can be presented digitally or in a sketchbook).
reflective statementcritiqueprocess worksketch

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Project Project 60%
In-class attendance Attendance and Participation 10%
Studio work Classwork and Exercises 30%
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Course Learning Outcomes: Course Learning Outcome Assessment Assess various concept and image generating techniques. Project Classwork and Exercises Develop illustrative skills using various tools and methods of illustration Project Attendance and Participation Classwork and Exercises Development of personal visual style Project Attendance and Participation Classwork and Exercises Initiate the skill of creative and lateral thinking. Project Attendance and Participation Classwork and Exercises

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