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Illustration Program
Program Curriculum | Illustration
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The field of illustration is one of the most demanding occupations
of the visual arts. The artist-illustrator must think both of
the conceptual nature of the image being presented and of the
range of technical possibilities dealing with the reproduction
of the art. An understanding of the relationship among the illustrator
and the art director, editor, author, and production personnel
is an essential element in the cultivation of the complete illustrator.
The illustration student concentrates upon drawing, painting,
and design. A high degree of facility in these skills must be
achieved before moving on to the consideration of specific illustration
problems, and it is encouraged throughout the program. The specialized
courses deal with various aspects of the field: general illustration,
editorial illustration, book illustration, typography, reproduction,
graphics, perspective, with specialties in these categories such
as the writing, designing, illustration, and production of children's
books. Job opportunities in illustration are varied and substantial.
Large greeting card firms, for example, employ illustrators in
staff positions and maintain entry-level training programs for
the inexperienced graduate with a major in illustration. Other
staff positions exist in publishing houses creating books, magazines,
and newspapers. Beyond the salaried staff illustrator is the freelancer
who markets skills on an individual, contractual-assignment basis
creating paperback book covers; institutional advertisements;
book jackets; postage stamps and a myriad of philatelic materials;
textual illustrations for periodicals, books, and newspapers;
corporate reports; TV commercials; and publications of every description
including retail catalogs, advertising brochures, and "how-to-do-it"
manuals.
The beginning role of Paier Illustration graduates will depend
upon the nature and size of the organization that they join, or
the nature of their free-lance work. Important also to their advancement
will be the professional contacts that they establish in the commercial
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