{"id":119,"date":"2017-06-29T14:57:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/art\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2025-02-10T18:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:07:30","slug":"illustration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/bfa\/illustration\/","title":{"rendered":"Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-119\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-119-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-119-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-119-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-119\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/IllustrationHeader.jpg\" width=\"1700\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/IllustrationHeader.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/IllustrationHeader-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/IllustrationHeader-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/IllustrationHeader-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/06\/IllustrationHeader-100x55.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" alt=\"Illustration\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-119-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><u>BFA in Visual Art: Illustration<\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>2024\u20132025 Four Year Course Sequence Plan<\/h4>\n<p>The Illustration option provides students with the technical skills, conceptual understanding, and practical experience to become effective, creative communicators and visual storytellers. The goals of the Illustration option are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage conceptual and visual problem-solving.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage creativity, innovation, and experimentation in a variety of illustration media.<\/li>\n<li>Explore historical and contemporary trends in illustration.<\/li>\n<li>Inform students on professional business practices and ethical standards.<\/li>\n<li>Fuel passion for the image-making process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our program understands that tomorrow\u2019s skilled illustrators will need to craft images that may elicit an intellectual and emotional response and connection. Our full-time and adjunct professors, who manage successful artistic careers alongside their teaching, provide a challenging, yet nurturing environment for illustration students.<\/p>\n<p>After students complete their foundation core courses, they progress to the Illustration option requirements which include traditional and digital illustration. These courses help fine-tune their advanced image problem-solving skills. As seniors, students create their capstone portfolio pieces and tailor a series of artworks demonstrating their unique talents, style, and vision for the Senior Portfolio Exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/svpa\/programs\/art\/#BFAIllustration\">Catalog Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7026 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/4yr-BFA-IL-Program-Quick-Read-Inserts_Page_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/4yr-BFA-IL-Program-Quick-Read-Inserts_Page_1.png 1650w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/4yr-BFA-IL-Program-Quick-Read-Inserts_Page_1-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/4yr-BFA-IL-Program-Quick-Read-Inserts_Page_1-663x1024.png 663w, 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