Graphic Design

Unit 2: Image - Narrative & Storytelling

Image creation through photography, digital drawing, and manipulation. Projects include Surreal Collage (Imaginary Beings, Arcimboldo Portrait), Editorial Illustration, and Cultural Folk Tales.

In this unit, students will learn the fundamentals of illustration and digital collage making. They will develop the skills needed to create a digital collage using Photoshop and will understand how to use selection tools, layers, masks, and filters. In addition, students will learn techniques for manipulating images, enhancing photos, and adding text and other special effects. Finally, students will learn how to export a digital collage in various file formats. They will explore how other artists, illustrators, and designers develop and create compelling illustrations and apply this knowledge to their own creative responses.

Students will also focus on creating a narrative within an illustration, and learn how to use digital tools to take a concept and bring it to life. They will learn compositional techniques for combining images, manipulating colours and adding text to create an illustration. In addition, students will gain an understanding of how to export a digital illustration in various file formats. Finally, they will understand the importance of storytelling and narrative in their illustrative practice.

By the end of this unit, students will have the skills to create illustrations that express their ideas and explore concepts in a visually compelling way.

Course AO rubric

Imaginary Beings, created by Grade 9 Graphic Design students