BBFA651

Communication Illustration-IV

L-T-P0-1-4 Credits3 Session2026-27 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

BFA Applied Arts · Sem 6 (Lab)

Syllabus

4 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Line Drawing from Human Anatomy

10 hrs
  • Life model drawing
  • Rapid sketches
  • Understanding proportion of hand and feet
  • Understanding volume and structure with hands and feet
  • Study of drawings of the great masters
Unit2

Unit 2: Stylised Illustration

10 hrs
  • Creating your own style of illustration
  • Study of different individual styles of illustration
  • Techniques of stylised illustration
  • Types of stylised illustration
Unit3

Unit 3: Caricature and Cartoon Illustration

10 hrs
  • Creating caricature illustration
  • Need and usage of caricature and cartoon illustration
  • Techniques of caricature illustration
  • Types of caricature and cartoon illustration
Unit4

Unit 4: Comic Illustration

10 hrs
  • Creating comic illustration
  • Need and usage of comic illustration
  • Techniques of comic illustration
  • Types of comic illustration

Practical Work

  1. Suggested ASSIGNMENTS
  2. Assignment 1: Develop a personal illustration style and apply it to a five-image portfolio. Assignment 2: Create a four-panel comic strip on a social theme of your choice.
Course Objectives4 points
  • Drawing and illustration are core mediums of expression.
  • This module develops finer points of drawing through stylisation of the human figure.
  • It builds skills in outdoor drawing to understand focal-point concepts.
  • It introduces caricature, cartoon and comic illustration as expressive commercial forms.
Course Outcomes (COs)4 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. •Draw hands and feet with correct proportion, volume and structure.
  2. •Develop a personal stylised approach to illustration.
  3. •Create caricature and cartoon illustrations for editorial/commercial use.
  4. •Create comic illustrations applying appropriate narrative and visual techniques.
Text Books & References6 books

TEXTBOOKS

  1. Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics, HarperPerennial.
  2. Nancy Beiman, Prepare to Board!, Focal Press.

Reference Books

  1. Burne Hogarth, Dynamic Anatomy, Watson-Guptill.
  2. Ivan Brunetti, Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice, Yale University Press.

Online Resources

  1. https://www.theispot.com
  2. https://www.comicsbeat.com

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Official AKTU syllabus

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