Hollins University Certificate in Children's Book Illustration

Can you please give here detail about the Certificate in Children's Book Illustration course of Hollins University?

[Kiran Chandar]

Hollins University offers a graduate-level Certificate in Children’s Book Illustration .

Goal of the program :
To help artists to develop a personal vision and style for tomorrow’s picture book market.

Costs
Summer term:
$830 per credit hour

Technology fee:
$85.

Courses in Children’s Book Illustration::

ART 523: CHILDREN’S BOOK MEDIA (4) Sanderson
Today’s book publishing technology allows for huge variety in approaches to illustration. As digital platforms such as iPads and smart phones evolve, the demand for novel approaches to illustration will continue to grow. With lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, students will be introduced to a range of historical and contemporary children’s book media, including both traditional, digital, and mixed media techniques. Prerequisites: ART 527 and ART 568.


ART 523S: STUDIO: CHILDREN’S BOOK MEDIA (2) Sanderson
Studio time will place an emphasis on hands-on exposure to more advanced approaches to image making using various media. By the second half of the term, students will focus on their medium of choice and create three finished illustrations for a professional portfolio. Every class will include critique and discussion time. All students will give a detailed presentation on the techniques of a children’s book illustrator of their choice. Prerequisites: ART 527S and ART 568S.

ART 527: CREATING PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (4) Wolff
The emphasis in this course will be on the importance of visual thinking in writing and illustrating for the picture book genre. Students will write two picture book stories of one to six pages each, created for this class only. Simple storyboards and/or mind-mapping will be utilized to help with the process of thinking about writing and revision. One of the manuscripts will then be revised and polished. A 32-page book dummy will be created with the type placed on the page, with the emphasis on pacing the story for appropriate page turns. Students will then create a cover design and one full-color double-page spread.

ART 527S: STUDIO: CREATING PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (2) Wolff
Studio time will place an emphasis on hands-on exposure to color theory and basic media skills for creating picture books for children. Both black-and-white and color media will be covered, such as pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, collage, simple printmaking, and an introduction to digital techniques. Class time will include critique and discussion time.

ART 568: CHILDREN’S BOOK DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS (4) L. Mills
Drawing is the most important skill to develop in order to become a working children’s book illustrator. This course will ground students in basic drawing skills as they first work on their powers of observation and the craft of drawing in light and shade. Through a variety of class exercises, the students will learn about form, value, texture, quality and styles of line, perspective, drawing architecture and interiors, drawing people, animals, nature, and landscapes. Students will work mainly in graphite pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, and colored pencil, and will explore drawing in a variety of styles, using perspective, exaggeration, and learning how to develop their own “signature” style. The drawing styles of a variety of published illustrators will be examined in detail.

Courses in Children’s Book Illustration






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7916 Williamson Rd
Roanoke, VA 24019