Illustration:The Tunnel Book 8-12

(8-12) with illustrator and tutor Holly Summerson Mondays 4.30 - 6pm

Starts Jan 13, 2025

220 British pounds

Great King Street

Available spots

Service Description

This course introduces children to what might be their first experience in book illustration and the use of three-dimensionality within storytelling. Thanks to e-books, you can browse for new books on a tablet, smartphone, or computers. All that technology is great, but some people still like to hold a text in their hands and turn the pages with their fingers. This is especially true with movable books, such as pop-up books and tunnel books. Tunnel books date all the way back to the mid-18th century, when they were originally called “peep shows.” The concept was inspired by theatrical stage sets. Have you ever seen a live play with movable set pieces? If so, you may understand how they inspired tunnel books. The children are encouraged to have cutouts or images of their favourite animal, its environment and any imagery related to this, ready to use for the class. Week 01: Introduction to Tunnel Books and brainstorming exercises. During this session we will go through various examples of tunnel books to help them understand how the three-dimensionality can lend itself to the children’s stories. Week 02: Designing the character and composition Week 03: Understanding the various layers and components needed for a tunnel-book. Week 04: Designing the ‘layers’ for the tunnel-book Week 05: Designing the ‘layers’ for the tunnel-book. During these 2 sessions, we will also focus on illustrating, decorating and colouring the frames and layers of the book Week 06: Creating the concertina folds and assembling the tunnel-book Week 07: Creating the story and book covers. This session will focus on focusing closer on Week 08: Finalising the books and their book-wraps, and sharing the stories created. Holly is an animator, illustrator and community artist specialising in 2D, hand-made and mixed-media techniques. She has a particular interest in social, political and educational projects. Among her awards and accolades are: Animation (BA) Edinburgh College of Art - 2019 Scottish Queer International Film Festival (2019) Best Scottish Short - Acceptable Face Hebden Bridge Film Festival (2019) Highly Commended Short Film - Birdwatching Exeter Phoenix Commissions (2017) Animation Pitch 2018 - Birdwatching Animated Exeter (2011) Emerging Talent Award - Unique Edinburgh College of Art (2019) Helen A Rose Bequest Alexander Flynn Bequest (2017 and 2018) "Best essay on art and design outside the curriculum" awarded by Edinburgh College of Art Design School.

Upcoming Sessions

Cancellation Policy

We will provide a 50% refund if you give written advance notice up to 30 days before the course start date. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of £5 payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a tutor has to withdraw from teaching the scheduled course for any reason (medical/personal/professional) before the start of a scheduled course, during a scheduled course, if the course is 8 weeks long or scheduled as x3 terms of 8 weeks long each, The Edinburgh Drawing School will find a replacement tutor for the course designed by that tutor for The Edinburgh Drawing School. The course content will be the same as the originally booked course. A student will not be entitled to a refund should the school have no option but to find a replacement tutor. If a tutor leaves and starts work elsewhere, and a student prefers to take classes with them personally at the tutor's new workplace, that is at the discretion of the student and no refund is entitled to them or will be given. If a student is unable to attend a class due to medical/personal/professional reasons, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance