BFA Major in Illustration

Illustration

Our trans-disciplinary curriculum is designed to prepare you for a future at the forefront of contemporary illustration.

ILLUSTRATORS RE-IMAGINE OUR WORLD

Illustrators are excited by the surprising unpredictability of contemporary imagery in our media-driven world. Learn the language of visual communication while engaging in relentless experimentation. Students encounter a range of challenges in areas that integrate animation, drawing, new media, printmaking, photography, painting, design, sound art, motion graphics, digital sculpture, and installation.

Through professional and personal experiences, you will be able to create a personal body of work that reflects your individual vision.

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AS AN ILLUSTRATION MAJOR YOU WILL:

And that is just the beginning. By the time you graduate as a seasoned illustration, you will have honed traditional and digital skills to build your world your thesis presentation. We will help make sure that you are ready to go out and do great things with your craft!

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Change the world with your pen.

Many Art Academy Illustration graduates have pursued careers as gaming designers, in house and corporate illustrators, photographers, and fulltime analog and digital designers. Graduates also thrive in entrepreneurial and freelance enterprises.

Tools & Facilities

Illustration provides:
  • Wacom Cintiq pads, surface Pros, Drawing tablets, and other digital drawing tools are able to be checked out to students
  • Three Computer Labs complete with color printers and flatbed scanners
  • Full Adobe Creative Suite for all students
  • Light tables and projectors
  • Collaborative working spaces, and HD monitors in every classroom
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Classes are cancelled

January 25th, 2023

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