0972 - The Book Dummy

Course Description

Illustration by Grace Saadi

Essential to every story is the "arc" of character, conflict, climax and resolution. Children's books combine both words and art to create a product that is greater than the sum of its parts. The dummy -- a mock-up of the book -- provides the perfect structure to develop plot, design and character, in order to establish a visually unified book that holds the reader's attention. In this class, students create a dummy for a story (their own or one provided by the instructor), making decisions about page design and text integration, pace and sequence, character and setting, color palette and style. Through storyboard and "mini-book" development and then on to the dummy and one finished illustration, students get to express their personal vision while learning to construct a dynamic and dramatic story.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Animation : Electives
• Graphic Design : Electives
• Interactive Design : Electives
• Natural Science Illustration : Electives
• Painting Studies : Electives
• Photography : Electives