Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Minor in Illustration (Minors)

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements ILLUSTRMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Introductory Courses.
1. Drawing. One (1) course:
  - SOAD-A 102 Creative Core: Drawing
  SOAD-A 102 Creative Core: Drawing
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development of visual awareness and coordination of perceptual and manual skills; seeing, representing, and inventing on an experimental, exploratory level in two dimensions. Includes placement, scale, volume, light, formal articulation, and investigation of graphic tools and media.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of FINA-F 100 or SOAD-A 102.
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2. Introductory Electives. Two (2) courses:
  - SOAD-D 202 Interior Visualization
  - SOAD-F 213 Fashion Design I: Research and Illustration
  - SOAD-S 200 Drawing I
  - SOAD-S 201 Figure Drawing and Anatomy
  - SOAD-S 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
  - SOAD-S 230 Painting I
  - SOAD-S 240 Printmaking I
  - SOAD-S 250 Graphic Design I
  - FOLK-F 235 Personal Narratives: A Course in Folklore and Literature
  SOAD-D 202 Interior Visualization
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Drawing techniques focusing on creative/inventive sketching and rendering for interior design. Both freehand and digital techniques will be explored. Students will use the language of drawing to improve the process of conceptual design, design development, visualization, and communication.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of AMID-D 202 or SOAD-D 202.
  
  SOAD-F 213 Fashion Design I: Research and Illustration
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  SOAD-A 100; and SOAD-F 203; and Fashion Design Major or Minor
  Notes
  Studio class. Course fee required
  Description
  Exploration of design inspiration and precedent research methods. Use of various media to communicate fashion design through technical drawing and illustration.
  SOAD-S 200 Drawing I
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Preliminary course for advancement in drawing, stressing basic visual awareness; seeing, representing, and technical command on a two-dimensional surface. Problems in handling placement, scale, space, volume, light, and formal articulation.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of FINA-S 200 or SOAD-S 200.
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  SOAD-S 201 Figure Drawing and Anatomy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to figure drawing, emphasizing life drawing. Focuses on visual interpretation of human figure through perceptual approaches to figuration, fundamental studies of anatomy, and representation of the body in space and in motion. Studio work investigates how ways of seeing and making intersect with history, culture, belief and identity.
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  SOAD-S 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Beginning class on digital media's role in the world of art production and reception. Class emphasizes learning to use digital media to produce original, creative art work. Students use Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Dreamweaver, and Autodesk Mudbox to create their own artworks. Topics include digital imaging, video art, interactive art, and 3D modeling.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of FINA-D 210 or SOAD-S 210.
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  SOAD-S 230 Painting I
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Preliminary course for advancement in painting. Investigates how different ways of seeing and making intersect with history, culture, belief, and identity. Explores technical and visual aspects of color and mark.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of FINA-S 230 or SOAD-S 230.
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  SOAD-S 240 Printmaking I
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An introduction to printmaking through a survey of basic print media: intaglio, lithography, relief and screen print. Emphasis on ways in which drawing, painting, digital and photography are utilized through printmaking processes is emphasized.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of FINA-S 240 or SOAD-S 240.
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  SOAD-S 250 Graphic Design I
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Drawing and perception in the history and practice of visual communication, including a basic introduction to the field and exercises with pencil, marker, computer, and other tools, to produce symbols, letter forms, and symbol-letter combinations.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of FINA-S 250 or SOAD-S 250.
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  FOLK-F 235 Personal Narratives: A Course in Folklore and Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines how writers and oral storytellers use personal experience narratives. Though personal narratives are not traditional, they can be studied using the concepts and methods developed to study both folklore and literature.
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Advanced Courses. Nine (9) credit hours:
- SOAD-S 300 Drawing II
- SOAD-S 330 Painting II
- SOAD-S 403 Anatomy for the Artist
- ARTH-A 336 The Graphic Novel
- MSCH-G 320 Game Art and Sound
SOAD-S 300 Drawing II
Credits
3
Prerequisites
SOAD-A 101, SOAD-A 102, or SOAD-A 103; and SOAD-S 200 or SOAD-S 201; or consent of instructor
Description
Intermediate course in drawing from the model and other sources. Emphasis on technical command of the media in conjunction with the development of a visual awareness. Continued problems in the articulation of space, scale, volume, value, and linear sensitivity.
Repeatability
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in SOAD-S 300 and FINA-S 301.
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SOAD-S 330 Painting II
Credits
3
Prerequisites
SOAD-A 101, SOAD-A 102, or SOAD-A 103; and SOAD-S 230; or consent of instructor
Description
Intermediate course in painting from the model and other sources. Emphasis on technical command and understanding of the components of painting space, color, volume, value, and scale. Media: oil or acrylics.
Repeatability
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in FINA-S 331 and SOAD-S 330.
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SOAD-S 403 Anatomy for the Artist

Credits
3
Prerequisites
SOAD-S 200 or SOAD-S 201; or consent of instructor
Description
Intensive lecture/studio course describing all of the bones and muscles of the body. Emphasis on joint movement and proportion. The areas of the body are divided into 3-D mass conception, bone and muscle description and joint description. Students draw from the skeleton, plaster cadaver castes and the human figure.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of SOAD-S 403 or SOAD-S 401.
ARTH-A 336 The Graphic Novel
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Focuses on the medium of the graphic novel (the long-form comic) from its inception in 1960's America to the present. Primary focus is on the visual-narrative aspects of the medium, as well as in-depth analysis of graphic novels in the social and cultural context in which they were produced.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 336 or FINA-A 336.
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MSCH-G 320 Game Art and Sound

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
A general introduction to concepts, techniques, and tools for creating audio, visual, and narrative assets used in computer games and digitally mediated environments, including sound editing and synthesis, frame-based and procedural animation, and non-linear story writing. Students will create original sounds, write and edit computer code, and author multiform narratives while studying their roles in emerging and complex systems.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of MSCH-G 320 or TEL-T 284.
Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.