Illustration for Comics (New College Swindon) BA

The programme is aimed at students who wish to enter the marketplace as Artists with a particular emphasis on Illustration for Comics and narrative sequential work. This includes the comic or cartoon strip; the graphic novel; film/TV/theatre/animation pre-production; storyboarding; instructional diagrams; children’s storybook; computer games characterisation and web graphical illustration.<br/><br/>The programme takes a broad approach to illustration for Comics practice and seeks to combine traditional hand skills with more contemporary digital practice. This provides students with the opportunity to study a wide range of creative approaches such as printmaking, animation, sequential illustration and digital applications.<br/><br/>Students are encouraged to embrace the studio culture and will predominantly work at New College Swindon College, where they will be part of a wider community of creative practitioners.<br/><br/>Students will develop the business acumen, critical sensibilities, and entrepreneurial skills to practice in a competitive marketplace. Students will be able to embark on a career not only familiar with the latest technology, processes, and wider comics community but also with the ability to create innovative illustrations for Comics that can shift the industry forward.