The Illustrated Man-Sci-Fi Metaphors & Ray Bradbury: Advanced ((4 Credits))

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This course facilitates a study of drawing via the genre of science-fiction. The student will explore the ways in which metaphors emerge, giving visual representation to same, within a quintessential work of the genre’s central figure/work - Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man, where tattoos come to life. The focus of the study will center on the following - key compositional images (tattoos) that are compelling and imaginative; an environment that reflects a story’s premise; the development of appropriate symbolism and mood; the researching of historical motifs; the expansion of drawing techniques; and the creation of a narrative flow. We will work collaboratively to present, in a visual fashion, Bradbury’s short stories. The course will deal with drawing in various materials to include charcoal, pencils, conte crayons, and ink.