# Illustration (Associate in Science)

Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Art

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Provides students with specific skills necessary to prepare a portfolio for application to Illustration programs at 4-year schools. In addition develops creative conceptual and Illustrative skills for use in advertising and story Illustration.

Learning Outcome(s):

1.  Student will demonstrate competency in the use of language specific to professional Illustration assignments during presentations, and is able to understand and incorporate feedback communicated during critiques.
2.  Student will demonstrate the ability to research, document, present, and relate to aesthetic and/or contextual source material and influences through the presentation of sketchbooks, journals or digital presentations.
3.  Student will illustrate the ability to manifest the proper relationship of narrative, concept, representation, composition and technique as they relate to their original illustration.
4.  Upon completion of the program students will demonstrate the understanding and technical competency to effortlessly navigate a range of interfaces, produce and manage digital 2D illustrations in pixel based environments at a professional level, and will be able to determine and apply the appropriate specifications and formats for digital or print output.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Program Requirements** | | 30 |
| ART 104 | Design and Composition | 3 |
| ART 120 | Foundations of Life Drawing | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART 200 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ARTD 150 | Digital Concepts and Techniques in Art | 3 |
| ARTD 220 | Motion Design | 3 |
| ARTI 100 | Concept Sketching | 3 |
| ARTI 210 | Illustration I - Rendering Techniques | 3 |
| ARTI 220 | Illustration II, Digital Techniques | 3 |
| ARTI 246 | Digital 3D Design and Modeling | 3 |
| **Final Art Portfolio Review** | |  |
| **Electives (Select 6 units)** | | 6 |
| ART 121 | Intermediate Life Drawing | 3 |
| ART 125 | Introduction to Portraiture | 3 |
| ART 220 | Introduction to Painting | 3 |
| ART 235 | Watercolor Painting I | 3 |
| ARTD 100 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| ARTI 247 | Digital 3D Design and Animation | 3 |
| ARTI 248 | Digital 3D Design and Sculpture | 3 |
| **Total** | | **36** |