Titular Professors
Learning Outcomes of this subject are:
RA17 The student knows how to interpret volume in 2D and 3D through anatomical knowledge.
RA24 The student knows and applies the basic concepts of graphic design and composition.
RA25 The student is able to create graphic compositions using digital tools.
RA26 The learner is able to create original graphic designs using tools.
1. Introduction to illustration:
What is illustration?
The different styles and references in the world of illustration will be analyzed.
2. Introduction to Photoshop and the drawing tools.
Introduction to Photoshop's basic drawing and painting tools.
Familiarization with the Photoshop environment and working with layers.
Converting an analog drawing to digital
Drawing with digital pencils and brushes.
3. Tools and resources to make gradients and textures.
How to make gradients and textures with Photoshop and how to integrate them into the shape. Creating volume of the
object through lights and shadows. The concept of values and blending modes will be introduced.
4. Basic introduction to the use of digital color
Use of color, palette creation and color studies in the RGB - CMYK environment.
5. Introduction to visual composition
Different compositional resources will be explained, which will have to be applied to an illustration for a film poster.
This project will also have to use the knowledge explained in the previous sessions.
6. Introduction to the Illustrator vector style
How is the style of vector illustration and resources to adapt one's style to this type of drawing
7. Introduction to Illustrator
Introduction to the basic drawing and painting tools of Illustrator.
Becoming familiar with the Illustrator environment and vectorial work.
8. How to combine Illustrator with Photoshop
It will be explained how to pass drawings created with the illustrator in Photoshop to apply textures and finishes.
9.Introduction to the tools to create a pattern
The tools available in Photoshop to create textile patterns (printing) will be explained.
10. Introduction to creative illustration
We will explain the visual rhetorical figures that will be used to transfer abstract concepts to an image.
Dynamics will be used to exercise creativity and generate original ideas.
The course will work through different teaching methodologies. There will be a lecture part where the teacher will
introduce certain concepts and the use of tools related to Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as artistic references. In
order to achieve these concepts and practices, students will develop more limited exercises, at first, to apply them at
the end of the semester in a more ambitious project of graphic illustration, where students will have to apply all the
knowledge achieved throughout the semester.
MD 1: Master Class with the support of audiovisual material.
MD 2: Exercise classes.
MD 3: Project-based learning.
MD7: Flipped Classroom
Standard evaluation:
The course has two evaluative parts:
- Key project 10% (moderately significant).
- Projects Movie poster, pattern, creative illustration 90% (highly significant)
In order to be evaluated it will be necessary
- Submit all class exercises by the due date.
- Attend a minimum of 70% of the classes
- Submit all the projects and these have a minimum of 3.5.
If these requirements are not accomplished the grades will not be averaged, and the course will be lost.
Notes:
- Project 1: "Key" 10%.
- Project 2: Movie poster 20%.
- Project 3: Pattern 30%.
- Final project: Creative Illustration 40%.
Copy regulations:
In accordance with the university's copying regulations, the following is considered:
- Highly significant elements in the assessment: projects movie poster, pattern and creative illustration.
- Moderately significant elements: Key project
Limitation and/or prohibition of AI tools: The use of AI is forbidden in this <course/teaching activity>. Thus, the use of
these tools by students will be considered fraud and will involve the application of the copy regulations of La Salle
Campus Barcelona
Special evaluation:
Students who do not pass the ordinary assessment must re-deliver the failed exercise or project in the extraordinary assessment
session.
Criteria for standard and special evaluation:
In order to evaluate the projects, the good use of Photoshop and illustrator tools, originality, coherence, adequacy and
final result will be considered.
The exercises or projects that do not present a correct written, grammatical and orthographic expression or a good
structuring of the document, or do not include a consulted bibliography, will be evaluated with a maximum grade of 4.
If the conditions for passing the exam are not met, the maximum grade will be 4.
You will have the right to review the grade of the projects on the day fixed by the teacher. In this review the student's
grade can be raised or lowered.
All the recoveries will have a maximum grade of 5.
The grade of the exercises or projects approved in the ordinary exam will be kept.
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Knowledge of drawing, digital composition:
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Color Theory
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Illustrator:
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