100-Level Courses
VAILL 131 : Figure Drawing for Illustrators.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Figure study for illustrators using a variety of media and methods. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
200-Level Courses
VAILL 210 : Intermediate Computer Applications to Illustration.
(2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to computer software programs specific to illustration. |
VAILL 251 : Illustration 1.
(2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of styles, techniques, methods, and materials. Illustrative concepts and problem solving. |
VAILL 252 : Intermediate Life Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 131 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Drawing the classic figure from gesture to finished rendering, emphasizing structure, anatomy, form, and medium. |
300-Level Courses
VAILL 350R : Advanced Life Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 131 & VAILL 252 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Drawing the figure in modern or historical costume; developing drawing skills, especially relating to the draped figure. |
VAILL 351 : Illustration 2.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual Arts acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Narrative illustration problems emphasizing academic study of the human figure using various media. |
VAILL 353 : Narrative 1.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 351; acceptance into illustration BFA. |
| RECOMMENDED: | VAIll 350R. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Narrative problem solving patterns. Use of character, mood, and environment to tell a story or develop conceptual ideas. Study of media, aesthetic principles, and classic story models. |
VAILL 354 : Narrative 2.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 351 & VAILL 353; acceptance into illustration BFA. |
| RECOMMENDED: | VAIll 350R. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Narrative problem solving patterns. Use of character, mood, environment to tell story or develop conceptual ideas. Study of media, aesthetic principles, and sequential narratives. |
VAILL 355 : History of American Illustration 1 (1860-1930).
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of illustration in visual communication, emphasizing the birth of publishing and "Golden Age" of American illustration, 1860-1930. |
VAILL 356 : History of American Illustration 2 (1930-Present).
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of American illustration in visual communication, emphasizing from 1930 to the present. |
VAILL 357 : Sketchbook.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 114 & VA 115 & VAILL 131 & VAILL 251 & VAILL 350R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Using a sketchbook in visual thinking process: exploring ideas, recording visual experience, and developing fundamental drawing skills. |
VAILL 358 : Character Design for Illustrators.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 114 & VA 115 & VAILL 131 & VAILL 251 & VAILL 350R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Concepts and projects dealing with the interpretation and stylization of human and animal characters applied to children's markets, caricature, animation, and humorous illustration. |
VAILL 359 : Practicum in Illustration.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115; Sophomore courses. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Market applications, portfolio preparation, advertising patterns, and other aspects of the illustration business. Individual portfolio projects designed to develop personal illustration skills. |
400-Level Courses
VAILL 450R : Painting the Human Head.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 350R; BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Painting from a live model; unique aspects of portraiture and colors of the human face. |
VAILL 452 : Senior Illustration Studio 2.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 451 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Flexible in nature, featuring various instructors with unique individual skills. Team taught. Advanced assignments in illustration; individual portfolio preparation. |
VAILL 453 : Illustration 4.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 351 & VAILL 352; BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Advanced assignments in illustration. Various instructors with unique skills and market experience. |
VAILL 497R : BFA Illustration Final Project.
(1-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | BFA advisor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Advanced individual project in illustration with miminum guidance, showing a high degree of competence. |