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Course Credit:  3.0

IL 418 Senior Portfolio 1 is a thesis class aimed at providing students the space and support to grow meaningful illustration projects into the foundation of their professional illustration practice. Emphasis is placed upon the context of the work; how it functions in their portfolio and relates to the industry standards. Throughout the semester students will be engaged in critique with faculty and one another as a means of evaluating, assessing, and considering the context, quality, and function of the work being generated throughout the semester. The goal of this course is to provide a link from the classroom to industry through creating work that is relevant to the contemporary field of Illustration. IL 419 Senior Portfolio 2 is a continuation of IL 418 – Senior Portfolio 1. With a further emphasis placed upon preparing the students and their portfolios to engage with the illustration industry.