Animal Illustration

Animal Illustration
10 weeks | $325 | Live Online

Learn how to capture the spirit of animals in your artwork with a focus on using watercolor.  This course will introduce the fundamental skills of depicting animals, including preliminary composition, sketching, finding good reference materials, and realistic rendering.

Basic concepts of animal anatomy including how to depict fur, feathers, facial features, motion and personality will be taught. Students will learn how to use and resource photographs of animals and how to combine them in a composition.  Basic watercolor techniques (like mixing colors), color theory, value, backgrounds and materials will be taught through engaging live online-demonstrations.  Students will have access to the instructor’s YouTube videos and have an option to interact and critique work with other classmates through private social media.

Quarters Offered: Winter, Summer | Live Online
Course Fee: $325
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisite: Drawing I: Focus on Perception (ART-40166).
Materials: The updated list can be found on the right side of this webpage under "Related Documents".
Note: Elective course for Art and the Creative Process professional certificate.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email ahl@ucsd.edu.

Course Number: ART-40162
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Art and the Creative Process, Children’s Book Illustration

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7/5/2023 - 9/13/2023

$325

Live Online

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• SECTION ID:

  173568

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  McCunney, Michelle, Visual artist, art instructor for undergraduate programs since 1988; has exhibited paintings and books in California, Mexico, Cuba, Italy and Japan.

  Michelle McCunney teaches  Drawing I: Focus on Perception , Watercolor I: Basic Techniques and Materials , Intermediate Watercolor , Introduction to Book Arts , and Introduction to Painting for the  UC San Diego Extension Art and the Creative Process Professional Certificate . She received a master's in visual arts from the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (UNAM) in Mexico City and bachelor's in visual arts from the University of California San Diego. She has taught painting, drawing and illustration for university programs in Mexico and the US since 1988. Her work varies in format from artists' books to larger series on canvas and online episodic narratives, and often focuses on the natural environment.   At the UC San Diego Extended Studies, M...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 7/12/23.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $300 ($325 if enrolled after 6/5/2023).
  1st no meeting date: 7/26/2023.
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI/MOPA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is a live online course; all class sessions are taught via Zoom. Course materials like the syllabus and handouts are delivered online. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/5/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
7/12/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
7/19/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/2/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/9/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/16/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/23/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/30/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
9/6/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
9/13/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.

7/6/2023 - 9/7/2023

$325

Live Online

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• SECTION ID:

  173569

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Worth, Kelsey

  Kelsey Worth is a fine artist and illustrator, portraying vibrant flora and fauna using water media. She draws and paints wild animals in fantastic environments, juxtaposing realistic subjects in dreamlike scenarios. Her portfolio captures the wonder of planet earth and the animals that need protection. Concerned about human impact on the environment, Worth’s work includes messages for conservation. After receiving a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art and a Masters degree from the University of Redlands, Worth joined the United States Marine Corps. She completed active duty in April 2021, earning distinction as an accomplished Marine, musician, and visual artist. Worth currently teaches illustration and drawing courses for UCSD extended studies and stays active in the San Diego...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 7/13/23.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $300 ($325 if enrolled after 6/5/2023).
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI/MOPA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is a live online course; all class sessions are taught via Zoom. Course materials like the syllabus and handouts are delivered online. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/6/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
7/13/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
7/20/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
7/27/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/3/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/10/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/17/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/24/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
8/31/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
9/7/2023	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.