The information age demands that the illustrator must absorb complicated text and summarize it with a single image. In the areas of advertising, editorial and institutional illustration, the artist does just that. This course defines and develops the necessary methods required to successfully conceive and produce powerful single image illustrations that quickly communicate to a mass audience. Studio projects will rely on the analytical method of thumbnail sketches, reference gathering, preliminary drawings, and color studies for the production of finished illustrations. At the conclusion of this course students will gain knowledge and skills in story analysis, compositional development and the production of finished illustrations in a variety of techniques. Prerequisite: IL 2570 Basic Illustration