Studio Notes / Illustration and Watercolor

a Dave McKean illustration for Neil Gaiman's Wolves in the Walls

In the studio:
Critique / Review Chuck Close Self Portrait Series. What did you learn? What is your favorite of the three techniques we focused on?


Review the links below in order to best plan your watercolor and ink illustrations based on one of the books outlined in Tuesday's post. Focus on concept drawings / storyboards.


Visit this link and the ones below see the work of illustrators who work with watercolor and pen and ink

Watercolor illustrator Daniel Mackie.
Edward Gorey's envelope art
Arthur Rackham's illustrious wonderland.
Tim Burton's illustrations
Ralph Steadman's Political Cartoons
Ralph Steadman's Extinct Birds
P.D. Eastman worked with Dr. Seuss
Chris Riddell has illustrated over 200 Children's Books. An image search produces this.
Tim Banks
Illustrator's Forum


WATERCOLOR with PEN and INK
PROJECT CRITERIA


*Discussion: your choice for the book for this project, brainstorming and visual research.


*Create a minimum of 12 potential story boards based on scenes from the book chosen from the approved list. Each story board should be 4 x 6 inches. Each rectangle should be filled with a pencil drawing which represents a possible moment of your story. Plan to include the text for each drawing. An excellent  demonstration on simple storyboarding can be found here.

*Add watercolor and ink to your series of 4 x 6 inch  storyboards. Other good examples are here, here and here.


* Choose the best 4 (or more) to enlarge to full size watercolors with pen and ink additions


Each illustration must:
*be on the same size paper
*utilize watercolor with ink line laid in with a crow quill pen or brush
*include text from the story you have chosen
*use additional techniques we have studied this semester


Your final set of 4 watercolors series must:
*be presented as a sequential narrative which is true to the story you have chosen
*utilize as many of the watercolor techniques we've worked with this term as possible (not including ink)
*be original
*exercise good design principles (positive and negative space, etc)
*demonstrate your creative and artistic strengths
*utilize consistent attention to craftmanship and presentation


FOR HOMEWORK:
Complete the twelve postcard size storyboards (each 4 x 6 inches) for the book you have chosen. Materials: paper, pencil, watercolor, ink.


You may do all  on one sheet of paper or mount them later on one sheet of paper.
Consider these to be concept illustrations that will be turned in with the final watercolor series at the end of the project.


Bring materials for enlarging the best four of the series to class on Tuesday.

Dave McKean's sketchbook drawing of Frida Kahlo