Natural light art summer course for overseas students, August illustration design and graphic design training course for overseas students to participate in society in the name of art, 1 city theme magazine, 4 boutique small classes, 2 gold medal tutors with overseas education background, 13 classes+1 presentation, and the possibility of N kinds of book binding creation! Cross professional exploration of illustration+graphic design in society to express their attitudes and views.

Natural light summer course: illustration x plane interdisciplinary STUDIO

Get involved in society in the name of art

In the name of art, pay attention to the neglected things in life, intervene and express problems, and create their own unique language; Explore and think from another angle as an artist, and explore everything happening in society with broad social insight and cross-border knowledge; From the standpoint of art creators, expressing their own attitudes and views can explore valuable details even in the most familiar environment.

Highlights of illustration/graphic design overseas courses:

　　 01. Divergent thinking+visual research

Establish theme and divergent thinking, and conduct visual brainstorming. How can art better participate in society, and how to effectively transform and express research data in the form of art. This course will aim at social intervention, focus on the neglected things in life, and create a new city magazine from a unique perspective.

　　 02. Illustration plane+book binding

Determine the theme of social intervention through scientific research methods, and understand the relevant knowledge of book binding, including logo design, illustration composition, plane composition, texture experiment, typesetting, paper characteristics, printing technology, etc. The project output of each group of students is a theme magazine combining illustration and binding.

　　 03. Gold tutor+interdisciplinary experience

From rational analysis to perceptual creation, from illustration techniques to graphic design, 13 days of course study, two different disciplines of leaps and challenges, to explore more possibilities of book binding design. Both tutors graduated from top art schools in Europe and the United States, and have rich overseas learning and working experience, bringing pure interdisciplinary teaching experience to students.

Course arrangement for studying abroad in illustration/graphic design:

　　 LESSON 1：

-Research on divergent thinking vision

　　-Lecture+Seminar+Studio

Homework: work in groups, establish themes and divergent thinking, and visualize brainstorming. Social intervention, research data, image research.

　　 LESSON 2：

-Content determination

　　-Critique+Seminar

Homework: problem determination, design of questionnaires and experimental rules, data statistics and planning.

　　 LESSON 3：

-Book binding/panel research

　　-Lecture+Practice

Homework: research on binding method, research on typesetting and model making.

　　 LESSON 4：

-Research on illustration style

　　-Critique+Practice

Homework: style research, sketchbook 10 pages

　　 LESSON 5：

-Sketch/Copy

　　-Lecture+Seminar

Assignment: Discuss the copy, finalize the number of pages and draft

　　 LESSON 6：

-Logo design

　　-Lecture+Practice

Homework: continue to revise the draft and discuss the final draft; Design magazine title logo.

　　 LESSON 7：

　　-Middle Review

　　-Critique

　　 LESSON 8：

-Color trial/first draft of typesetting

　　-Lecture+Practice

Homework: color matching experiment, production and typesetting.

　　 LESSON 9：

-Texture test/paper material test

　　-Lecture+Practice

Homework: paper research, texture production; Complete the illustration.

　　 LESSON 10：

-Final Design Finalization/Proofing

　　-Lecture+Practice

Operation: output finished products and contact the printing factory for proofing.

　　 LESSON11：

-Proofing modification/Critique

　　-Lecture+Practice

Homework: Revise the questions, integrate the previous materials and complete the research and typesetting.

　　 LESSON12：

-Project layout (taking photos and showing)

　　-Critique+Practice

Assignment: Shoot in the studio and complete the composition of works.

　　 LESSON 13：

　　-Final Presentation

　　-Siminar

Project display

Introduction to Tutor of International Course of Illustration/Graphic Design:

Miss Xia

After graduating from the Oil Painting Department of Chuanmei, he participated in the group exhibition of young artists in the instrument space as an artist, and then went to the Besancon Academy of Fine Arts in France to study pure art. He once worked as an intern in the MC2A Aquitaine Region African Immigration Cultural Foundation in Bordeaux and the FRAC Contemporary Art Museum in Besancon. After many years of studying in France and traveling in Europe, I have made friends with many artists. In the exchange and interaction with them, I have rich experience and experience in how to change my thinking in the face of the differences between Chinese and Western educational concepts.

Miss Zheng

Undergraduate study in Nottingham Trent University , majoring in graphic design; He studied at the University of Edinburgh, UK, majoring in illustration. Provided packaging design for Kleenex during undergraduate education; Provide illustration design for Tiger Print in graduate stage; Professionally, he is good at creative visual design and hand drawn illustration. In teaching, students will be taught according to their individual characteristics. Rich teaching experience can help students with natural light to complete excellent works.

      Details of illustration/graphic design overseas courses:

Time: early August to end September, 2 classes a week

13 classes+1 presentation

Number of students required: 4 students, 2 groups, 1 illustration and 1 graphic design student are divided into 1 group. Postgraduate students with project foundation are preferred.

Address: natural light

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This is an interdisciplinary illustration/graphic design overseas course, which designs book binding based on illustration and graphic design. A variety of works. Meet Chengdu art students, see you!

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