GRAPHICS-II

Paper Code: 
BMA 215
Credits: 
8
Periods/week: 
8
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to create sophisticated original layouts for a variety of uses, including brochures, newsletters, books, illustrations, icons, and many others, for print and digital output and distribution.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

The students will:

CO61.     Categorize a variety of traditional and digital illustration techniques, such as drawing, painting, digital rendering, and mixed media.

CO62.     Translate ideas and concepts into visual representations that effectively communicate the desired message or narrative.

CO63.     Identify visual references and conduct research on subjects, styles, or historical periods relevant to illustrations.

CO64.     Build characters, environmentally stylised illustrations and shots for animations.

CO65.     Design a strong portfolio that showcases illustration skills and versatility globally.

Approach in teaching:

•  Assign practical projects.

•  Visual demonstrations and examples illustrate different illustration techniques, styles, and processes.

•  Incorporate regular critique sessions

•  Incorporate the use of digital tools and software

•  Professional practices

•  Provide individualized guidance and support

•  Interactive lectures

•  Discussions

•  Group activities.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Hands-on projects, effective questions, seminar presentations, multimedia presentations, field trips or guest speakers.

 

Assessment Strategies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

24.00

History of illustrations, types of illustrations, prominent Indian illustrations style, the importance of illustrations. Create basic illustrations for understanding the application of tools.

  • five prominent Idian illustrations style

 

24.00

Understanding the concepts of illustrations with high render quality for digital and print media use.

  • Realistic and typographic illustrations with creative applications
  • Product illustrations

 

24.00

Illustrations used for communication. Emphasis on composition and design, colour.

  • Illustrate a storybook.
  • Editorial illustration
  • Article illustration, story illustration, comic strip, jokes, cartoons, etc.

 

24.00

Conceptualization clarity of concepts, self-expression, creativity, and visual communication skills.

  • Indian architectural illustration, machinery
  • Medical & fashion
24.00

Magazine design: creating a suitable grid, title and cover policies, visualization in magazine design, basic magazine terminology, and essentials of page design.

  • Multi page magazine design (minimum: 15 pages)

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Kogent Learning Solutions Inc.’ “Illustrator CS6 in Simple Steps”, Dreamtech Press 2012.
  • Kogent Learning Solutions Inc.’ “InDesign CS6 in Simple Steps”, Dreamtech Press 2012.
  • Adobe Creative Team, “Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book”, Adobe Press; 1 edition, 2012.

 

REFERENCES: 

SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS: 

  • Brian Wood, Adobe Illustrator Classroom In A Book, Pearson Education, 2019
  • Kelly Kordes Anton and Tina DeJarld, Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book ,Pearson Higher Education & Professional Group, 2020.

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Academic Year: 
2023-24
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