Les’ Illustration Concepts Class

Welcome to class everyone,

Hope your first week of school went well. My name is Les, I’m your sophomore concepts teacher for this semester. During the first week of class I’d like you to e-mail me at :

kanturel@newschool.edu

It’s important that I have your correct e-mail address, If the time or location of a class trip has changed, if I have a question/comment about your project, or if I can’t make it to class I should be able to get in touch with you. E-mail me with any problems or questions or just to let me know about something cool you’ve done or seen. Include “Concepts…” in your subject line.

You also need to have the address of another student in class. If you miss a class and need the assignment I should not be your only source .

At the end of this post are some questions I’d like you to answer (in an e-mail) so we can start talking about your work and what you do. Please use an e-mail address that you check on a regular basis.

This isn’t a test and there aren’t any right or wrong answers. Please answer as frankly as possible.

1. Why did you choose illustration as your major? What excites you about being an illustrator/artist? Any concerns?
2. Who are your favorite illustrators/artists? Include a url if you have one.
3. What medium do you like to work in? What do you like to draw/paint/fabricate outside of school?
4. Any place I can see your work online?
5. What are areas that you feel you could improve artistically? ie: I have trouble working in color, I’d like to paint better, I procrastinate. etc.
6. What areas do you feel are your artistic strong points?
7. Anything else I should know about you?

Such as; I’m in the animation program or I’m in another department, English is my second language, or I thought “Glitter” with Mariah Carey was the best movie ever made. (Okay, I probably don’t want to know that about you. But I’ll find some way to deal with it). I love to weld, or sew…

Last question:   If you had to choose between the super powers of Flight or Invisibility, which would you pick? You cannot choose both and you must choose one.

See you on Monday. Bring your sketchbook (you should bring it to every class) and of course a pen/pencil.

-Les-