Digital Art – Creative Pixels

Age

Suitable for aspiring artists aged 15-18.

Experience or qualifications required

There are no formal academic entry requirements or qualifications needed to study this course. We only ask that you come with a passion for the creative arts and plenty of enthusiasm!

English language

This course will be taught in English. We don't require you hold an English language qualification, however we recommend you have an intermediate level of English in order to benefit fully from your experience, and be able to communicate with your tutors and fellow students.

If you'd like to discuss if this course is suitable for you, get in touch with us: summercourses@aub.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1202 363222.

All course materials and equipment/resources are included in the course fee.

Optional extras

You can choose to add the following optional extras to your course fee:

• Residential and full-board catering
• Private taxi transfer to/from any London airport

See below for further details about our residential package.

Deposit

You can secure your place on the course today with just a 25% deposit of your total fee. Choose this option when you book your place. Refer to the table below for prices.

• Introduction to digital art and leading digital artists.
• Exploring and understanding essential digital applications and tools.
• Develop your creative identity and furnish you with digital skills.
• Research workshops: digital environment, colour palettes, automation.
• Practical workshops converting analogue artwork and concepts to digital format.
• Working exclusively in the digital sphere.
• Creating and generating your own personal digital art project.
• Explore options for displaying and promoting digital artwork including print, web publication, and virtual reality showcasing.
• A full itinerary of extracurricular evening and weekend activities, including a weekend cultural excursion at no additional cost.

• Provide extended practical sessions to develop your digital design skills in a professional Higher Education setting.
• Develop your drawing, observational skills and aesthetic awareness in relation to art and design.
• Develop your understanding of the key principles of digital design and the importance of the research process.
• Enable you to develop your individual identity and visual voice through a series of exploratory and experimental projects/workshops.
• Develop your skills and ability communicating your art and design ideas confidently and effectively through verbal presentations including sketches and written work.
• Enable you to explore industry standard digital resources, developing your confidence and understanding of appropriate use of digital tools and applications and best practice.
• Enhance your understanding of core digital skills and techniques; how to communicate visually and respond creatively to a brief.
• Enable you to produce a digital portfolio of work for future development or use at interview.
• Enhance your understanding of important historical, social and cultural issues related to digital art and their influence on contemporary art and design.
• Develop your knowledge and understanding of the creative industries, often as a collaborative production process and the specialist roles within this process (art, fine art, design, visual communication, graphic design, illustration, photography, animation, modelmaking, and 3D design).
• Encourage your reflective skills through the critique of your own and others’ work, as well as through the critical study of key digital art concepts.

• Work produced during the course will be collated into a digital journal for you to add to your portfolio or for future development.
• Your course tutors will offer guidance and support you with your creative applications, as well as feedback on your work and offer advice for your future creative studies.
• All students with 100% course attendance will be issued with an official AUB Summer Course certificate detailing course contents and study hours.