VIS751 Professional Practices

[2–2, 3 cr.]

Students are introduced to career paths available to illustrators, comic artists and visual narrators as they prepare to enter the professional arena. By assembling a portfolio and creating promotional materials they learn how to market themselves as illustrators. Students learn the vernacular of the publishing industry and are instructed on their creative rights.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify various career paths available to illustrators, comic artists and visual narrators
• Create a portfolio and promotional materials
• Recognize the vernacular of the publishing industry and their creative rights as artists