Illustration (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

Why choose this course?<br/>The Illustration degree will help you develop both your illustrative style and flair for creative image-making. The course covers the practical, professional, and artistic sides of working as an illustrator with an individual artistic voice, equipping you for a successful career in the creative industries.<br/><br/>You will:<br/>Learn how to create compelling images, work to professional standards and understand how your work fits into the industry.<br/>Be introduced to a broad range of creative skills, from the generation of ideas to their technical production through printmaking, bookbinding, 3D materials, life drawing, traditional and digital media, with an emphasis on drawing and the development of a unique personal style.<br/>Be introduced to professional creative processes and be encouraged to expand your abilities through workshops and practical projects.<br/>Learn how to interpret a brief, identify and solve problems, develop creative individuality and produce a professional portfolio.<br/>Gain personal, professional and entrepreneurial skills including working as a freelance artist: from marketing and self-promotion to contracts, invoices and working with clients.<br/>Be encouraged to work on live briefs and competitions.<br/><br/>Key Course Features:<br/>Includes a foundation year to prepare you for further study. If you have been out of education for a while or looking for a career change and undecided as to which discipline to choose, a foundation year is an opportunity to explore and develop core skills in art and design. A foundation year can be a standalone accreditation or a precursor for a chosen degree programme.<br/>You will be part of a vibrant and creative community of commercial artists including children’s book artists, illustrators, animators, game artists and designers.<br/>You will be taught by a teaching team with a broad range of experience working professionally in the illustration and creative industries.<br/>We encourage our students to self-publish and learn how to produce high-quality production prototypes to pitch to the publishing industry through the use of our in-house Bindery.<br/>Our students have won illustration prizes and awards such as the Oxford University Press Illustration competition, the Macmillan Children’s Book Competition, the Caldecott Society and D&AD awards and been nominated for prestigious Eisner and Silver Reuben Awards.<br/>The conclusion of the course involves a formally curated gallery exhibition of your final project.

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