COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE 502-431-DW / 03, 05 (Fridays and Tuesdays)
Artist’s Books & Graphic Novels
INSTRUCTOR Andres Manniste
INSTITUTION Dawson College
PROGRAM Creative Arts
SEMESTER Winter 2012
OBJECTIVE AND COMPETENCY 01D9-B To produce an artistic or literary work.
OFFICE & TELEPHONE Office: 2G6-3 Telephone: 931-8731, ext. 3203
amanniste@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

This class will have four projects and a thematic sketchbook.
Always come to class with the necessary materials

Dont forget to reload (refresh) your browser for the latest news!

Class 1 (January 19, January 23)
Introduction to the course:

Project 1 introduction. The use of line in design. Exercise: Thumbnails and use of sight lines.
Homework: Purchase materials for Project and prepare for next class. Make an idea chart in images.

Class 2 (January 26, January 30)
Lecture: Books from scroll to codex. The use of shape in design.

Exercise: Make a thumbnail of a shape design. Use textures and values to describe the shapes. On a second version of the design, reverse the values and textures.

Begin Project 1: Text to Image (Drawings or photographs in storyboard form) Make a brainstorming chart. Find pictures that match your words and reconstruct the chart in pictures on a 45 X 30 cm piece of Mayfair.

Homework: Begin Thematic sketchbook project. Research images and resources for
Project 1

Class 3 (February 2, February 6)
Lecture: Looking at value and texture. The use of shape in design.

Exercise: Make a thumbnail of a shape design. Use textures and values to describe the shapes.
On a second version of the design, reverse the values and textures.

Working on Project 1 in class. Bring in resources for your book.

Planning the Book: The idea at this stage is to take the images that you assembled in your idea chart back to words. Look at your idea chart images and write down the words that the pictures make you think about. The pictures might also remind you of a poem you might have read or words that you might have seen somewhere. Write all of this down and reread the words. What kind of images do they evoke?

Prepare to make your book: The next step is to try to find images that match your text. You can also set up a story board where you can tell your story in formal, narrative or cinematic style. Once this is done, images can be drawn, appropriated from various sources, or you can use your camera to actually tell your story. At this stage you should be organizing all of this into a (minimum) four page book. For next week, should have decided on the format and the paper (Ingres drawing paper is nice) for your book (it is easier if you stick to folio, quatro or octavo) and the materials to make it.

Homework: Sketchbook.

Traditional book cover Instructions:

Paperback book cover instructions:

Materials for book making (glue, cloth, thread etc) can be bought at La Tranchefile. 5249, boulevard Saint-Laurent (between Fairmount and Maguire), Telephone: (514) 270-9313 Laurier Metro: Take the Laurier Street exit (north end of station), follow Laurier Street West and turn right on Saint-Laurent Boulevard or from St-Laurent Metro take the Number 55 bus up Saint-Laurent Boulevard to Maguire Street. While in the neighborhood check out Au Papier Japonais, 24 Fairmount west, Montreal, (514) 276.6863 (Both of these places welcome students).

Class 4 (February 9, February 13)
Lecture: Balance, symmetry and asymmetry.

Project 1 Due at the end of class

Covers: Demonstration of cover possibilities for your book.
Homework: Sketchbook. Complete Project 1.

Class 5 (February 18, February 21)
Critique of Project 1

Project 2: Introduction to Project 2: A comic book?

Comic Book Slideshow:

The Making of Bambi: (Youtube link)

Homework: Sketchbook . Bring paint next week!

Class 6 (February 23, February 27)
Lecture and exercises: First property of colour: Value. Colour mixing.
High value (tints), low value (shades), high contrast, monochromatic colour harmony/scheme.

Project 2: A comic book? (Format and storyboards)
Materials: Tracing paper, pencils, blue pencil, drawing paper, fine tipped markers, visual references.
Homework: Sketchbook

Class 7 (March 1, March 5)
Second property of colour: Hue. Primaries, binaries, tertiaries; warm - cool colours.
Exercise: Colour wheel in gouache/designer colours.

Project 2: A comic book? (Assembly, binding and publishing)
Homework: Sketchbook. Finish Project 2

Class 8 (March 8, March 19)
Project 2 Due. Critique

Description sheet for Project 3: An imaginary place for me (Pop-up book)

Homework: Find resources, read text and write down ideas.
Prepare materials for next class.

March 12-20 Mid-term Break

Class 9 (March 22, March 26)
Third property of colour: Intensity. Complementary colours. Exercise: Geometric Shapes, Organic Shapes.

Project 3: working in class (folding experiments)

Homework: Sketchbook.

Class 10 (March 29, April 2)
Introduction to Value. Exercise: Ways to alter colour. Simultaneous contrast. Ways to contrast colour: dark - light, warm - cool, dull -bright, etc.

Project 3: working in class (construction proposals)

Homework: Sketchbook

Class 11 (April 5, April 11)
Project 3: working in class (assembly)

Texture, Texture & Value Exercises. Collect and assemble textures.

Homework: Sketchbook.

Class 12 (April 12, April 16)
Project 3 Due
Critique

Project 4: Anything But A Book (What is an artists' book? external link)

This project will consist of creating a “Livre d’artiste” where you are encouraged to question the entire concept of a book. (Project sheet in .pdf form)

Materials: Your choice
Size: No bigger than a 30 x 30 x 30 cm cube (a large shoebox)

Slideshow: Artist's Books

Homework: Sketchbook. Find resources and materials for next class.

Class 13 (April 22, April 26)
Exercises: Positive & Negative Space, Colour harmonies/schemes: Analogous, triadic and complementary. Split - complementary and tetradic.

Project 4: Anything But A Book (Proposals, technical needs, experiments )
Work on Thematic sketchbook

Homework: Work on Project 4

Class 14 (April 29, May 3)
Exercise: Colour harmonies: psychological, social,emotional and subjective. Integrated Use of Space, Unity, Idea generation. Optical mixture of colour.

Project 4: Anything But A Book (Assembly)

Work on Thematic sketchbook
Homework: Finish Sketchbook

Class 15 (May 6, May 10)
Project 4 Due, Sketchbook due

Critique.

(Please note: May 17, 2012 at 15:00, is the last time to receive all projects)

Basic materials:

RETURN