插畫（Illustration）其主要功能是將文字內容、故事或思想以視覺化的方式呈現。此外，插畫與其他純藝術的最大分野之處不只在於有文字的敘說性，其背後的市場和特定對象之目的，更使插畫有著視覺傳達的大眾傳播性。也因此舉凡美術的相關設計，如文字編排、空間的表現、線條的變化或是媒材的使用都比其他類的藝術創作來的更加多元，才能以多向地非語言型式(visual)來傳播語言(verbal)的深層意涵。也因此插畫的應用十分廣泛，凡書籍、雜誌、報紙、說明書、小說、教科書等刊物，在文字中插入的裝飾文案、繪畫，都統稱為插畫。總地來說，插畫是一種結合藝術創作與文字(非語言和語言)的藝術表現，有著「敘說」內在思維的傳播性。所以透過演練和講述，完全一覽插畫的奧妙與趣味，進而讓同學建立對插畫清楚認知與觀念。

The main function of illustration is to present text content, stories or ideas in a visual way. In addition, the biggest difference between illustration and other pure arts is not only the narrative nature of words, but also the market and specific purpose behind it, which also makes illustrations have the mass communication nature of visual communication. Therefore, all art-related designs, such as text arrangement, spatial expression, changes in lines, or the use of media, are more diverse than other types of artistic creation, so that the deep meaning of language (verbal) can be spread in a multi-directional non-verbal form (visual). Therefore, illustrations are widely used. All decorative copywriting and paintings inserted into the text of books, magazines, newspapers, manuals, novels, textbooks and other publications are collectively called illustrations. Generally speaking, illustration is an artistic expression that combines artistic creation and text (non-verbal and verbal), and has the ability to "narrate" inner thoughts. Therefore, through exercises and narrations, students can fully understand the mystery and interest of illustrations, and then allow students to establish a clear understanding and concept of illustrations.

此課程以插畫創作為核心，帶領學生學習插畫與繪本相關的表現技法與類型，培養學生視覺設計的運用能力，訓練學生的觀察力與想像力，鼓勵多媒材的結合運用，發展結合視覺藝術創作與文字（非語言和語言）的藝術表現。

This course takes illustration creation as its core, leading students to learn the expression techniques and types related to illustrations and picture books, cultivating students' ability to apply visual design, training students' observation and imagination, encouraging the combined use of multimedia materials, and developing artistic expression that combines visual art creation and text (non-verbal and verbal).

郝廣才 著。2006。好繪本如何好。台北﹕格林童話。
Martin Salibury 著。2008。插畫童書新世界。台北：積木文化。

Written by Hao Guangcai. 2006. How good is a good picture book. Taipei: Grimm's Fairy Tales.
By Martin Salibury. 2008. A new world of illustrated children's books. Taipei: Building Block Culture.