Name: ___________________ Illustration & Design – Mr. Vedder
Conceptual Illustration
Conceptual Illustration:
normally be associated with
Conceptual illustrations will
one another.
often have surrealist
aspects, incorporate the
use of symbolism, and
utilize careful juxtapositions
of objects that would not
Surrealism: artwork that is based on fantasy and dreams.
Symbolism: the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or
qualities in literature, art, etc.
Juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing two or more things
side by side.
Freelance Illustrator:
Self employed artist who works on a project-by-project basis for an array
of different clients.
Artwork by: Michael Gibbs:
Objectives:
Identify a song lyric that is significant to your lives.
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Incorporate the use of mixed media into your illustration.
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Create a conceptual illustration based on a song lyric.
Utilize your knowledge of metaphors or puns to render a conceptual
illustration.
Requirements:
Turning a song lyric into a conceptual illustration.
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Use of Surrealism and exaggerate proportion.
Create interest in the artwork by using mixed media.
New Vocabulary:
Cliché
Idiom
Pun
Conceptual
Juxtaposition
Surrealism
illustration
Layout
Symbolism
Fantasy
Lifting
Foreground
Freelance
Metaphor
Middle ground
Illustrator
Mixed Media
Background
Light source
Shadow
Highlight
Gradation
Wet on dry
Wet on wet
Artwork by Tim Burton