Children's Book Illustration I: Thinking in Pictures

Children's Book Illustration I: Thinking in Pictures

Do you have an idea for a children's book? Or have you always wondered how to make a story come alive through art?

Learn to create stories through images and turn written narratives into a sequence of pictures.  Through hands-on assignments, illustrated lectures, discussions and critiques, students get a solid foundation in the basics of visual storytelling, as well as sketching story characters, make action drawings, develop story boards and design working book dummies.  Explore a wide variety of picture books for inspiration, alongside a real-world introduction to the publishing profession and the industry.

Quarters Offered: Winter (online) | Summer (online)
Course Fee: $425
Prerequisite: Drawing: Focus on Perception, or equivalent experience.
Next Course: Children's Book Illustration II: Focus on Style
Contact: For more information about this course, email the academic department at ahl@ucsd.edu.

Note: SCBWI members can receive the $25 'Early Enrollment' discount after the early enrollment period ends. Maximum discount a member can receive is $25 per class. This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts except for alumni/student/staff. Please submit proof of membership to unex-reg@ucsd.edu and enroll over the phone when prompted.

Course Number: ART-40634
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Children’s Book Illustration, Children’s Book Writing

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7/5/2023 - 9/6/2023

$400

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• SECTION ID:

  174621

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Chu, Joy, Principal, Joy Chu Designs and free-lance book publishing consultant and designer for clients and publishers all over the US. UCSD Extension instructor since 2008.

  Joy Chu teaches Children's Book Illustration I: Thinking in Pictures and Illustrating Children's Books: Portfolio Development for the Children's Book Illustration and Children's Book Writing certificate programs.  Joy has art directed and designed hundreds of books, working with many distinguished illustrators including Ed Young, Richard Jesse Watson, Debbie Tilley, Trina Schart Hyman, Frané Lessac, Jeanette Winter, Debra Fraser, Margot Zemach, Gerald McDermott, Chris Demarest, Barry Moser, David McPhail, Don and Audrey Wood, among others. Prior to running her own studio, she was art director at Harcourt Publishers in San Diego; and in-house designer at Holt, T.Y. Crowell and Knopf, all in New York City. Her work has been cited by the American Institute ...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

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• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No refunds after: 7/10/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $400 ($425 if enrolled after 6/5/2023).
  

• NOTE:

  This is an Online Asynchronous course. All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates. You will have access to your course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  7/5/2023 - 9/6/2023
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.