D+P with Illustrations
Faculty
Department Chair of Illustration
John F. Malta
John F. Malta is the Chair of the undergraduate Illustration Department where he teaches courses at all levels. John's professional practice as an artist explores the convergence of illustration, comic art, installation, and design. For over a decade he has operated a professional studio working with clients such as The New York Times, Magic the…
Adjunct Faculty
Kristen Liu-Wong
Born and raised in San Francisco, Kristen Liu-Wong attended Pratt Institute where she graduated with a BFA in Illustration. She has shown extensively in numerous galleries both domestically and abroad and in addition to her gallery practice, she has worked with an extensive range of clients on projects ranging from murals to editorial illustrations to…
Adjunct Faculty
Gavin Rich
Adjunct Faculty
Renae Wang
Renae Wang is a California-based artist working in oil. Her subject matter focuses on nocturnal landscapes and non-places like gas stations, diners, and airports. Her work is characterized by exaggerated colors, vibrant artificial lights, and immersive compositions with first-person point of view. These nocturnal paintings explore the universal human condition of isolation, as well as…
Adjunct Faculty
Eric Stoner
Adjunct Faculty
James Thistlethwaite
Amanda Lake
Amanda Lake is an art director and illustrator from Cincinnati, Ohio based in Los Angeles. First working in advertising and motion graphics, she segued to television animation in 2016. Most recently she art directed Lil Kev for BET+, and Praise Petey for Freeform. Previously she was the character design supervisor for seasons 2 & 3…
Jesse Tise
Jesse Tise is an LA-based, multi-disciplinary artist who graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design with a BFA in Illustration Design. Freelance editorial clients include Strategic Insight, The New York Times, BOOM! Comics, and Cricket Media. After working as an art instructor teaching adults with developmental disabilities in the non-profit sector, he transitioned…
Courses
- FA201 Intermediate Figure Drawing
- FA308 Watercolor 1
- MD205 Introduction to Digital Sculpting
- FA206 Color Comprehension
- IL223 Words, Images + Ideas
- MD200 Portrait + Life Painting
- MD201 Character Design 1
- IL224 Advanced Perspective for Illustration
- MD221 Fabrication 1
- ARTHISM300 History of Illustration
- FA202 Introduction to Figure Painting
- IL236 Voice + Vision
- FA001 Fine Art Advancement Review
- FA204 Intermediate Figure Sculpture
- IL001 Illustration Advancement Review
- FA205 Artistic Anatomy 1
- FA304 Materials + Techniques 1
- MD204 3D Modeling + Sculpting
- MD207 Storyboarding 1
- MD321 Fabrication 2
- IL282 Illustration Industries
- FA302 Intermediate Portraiture
- FA303 Quick Studies 1
- IL315 Graphic Illustration 1
- MD351 Fabrication 3: (Introduction to Animatronics)
- FA313 Pop-Surrealism
- IL303 Illustration Studio: Materials + Methods
- IL337 Artist as Entrepreneur
- FA211 Direct Painting
- MD301 Costume Design 1
- MD360 Fabrication 4
- PS300 Professional Studies for Illustrators
- FA314 Advanced Figure Studio
- IL336 Sequential Problem-Solving
- FA306 Experimental Drawing
- MD342 Ideation Lab: Pitch in Practice
- FA403 Landscape Painting 1
- FA418 Senior Portfolio 1: Fine Arts
- IL418 Senior Portfolio 1: Illustration
- FA419 Senior Portfolio 2: Fine Arts
- FD151 Figure Drawing
- IL404 Contemporary Illustration Strategies
- MD210 Collage
- FD172 Dynamic Sketching
- IL419 Senior Portfolio 2: Illustration
- FD161 Fundamentals of Illustration
- FA413 Studio Practice
- FD154 Painting 1
- FD168 Cinematic Composition
- FD171 Fundamentals of Digital Painting + Color
- FA208 Fantasy Sculpture
- FA209 Animal Sculpture
- FA320 Mural Painting 1
- FA250 Experimental Printmaking
- FA300 Studio Seminar
- IL200 Illustrating Comic Books + Characters
- FA309 Advanced Figure Sculpture 1
- IL213 Ink + Comic Pages
- FA316 Direct Painting 2
- IL249 Applied Art Reproduction
- FA317 Painting as Experience
- IL302 Illustration Across the Surface: Apparel, Toys + Products
- IL309 No Margins: Advanced Comics, Zines, + Printed Ephemera
- FA406 Watercolor 2
- IL316 Unseen Worlds: Fantasy + Sci-Fi Illustration
- FA407 Advanced Figure Sculpture 2
- IL319 Picture Book Illustration
- FA409 Materials + Techniques 2
- IL320 Illustrated Book
- FA412 Quick Studies 2
- IL324 Comic Book/Graphic Novel Illustration
- FA414 Studio Practice 2
- IL330 Digital Painting for Illustration
- MD199 Experimental Workflows using AI
- FA420 Mural Painting 2
- IL414 Graphic Illustration 2
- FA451 Advanced Portraiture
- MD202 Environment Design 1
- FA453 Special Topics: Figure Sculpture
- MD203 Emerging Media Strategies
- FA455 Landscape Painting 2
- FA457 Special Topics: Studio Painting
- FA458 Special Topics: Portrait
- MD300 Plein Air to Concept