Semester Study Abroad Illustration course will provide you with an active creative environment within which you will be encouraged to experiment, test and develop your work. Depending on the term you choose to study with us, you will explore drawing, painting and printmaking, as well as lens-based, digital, interactive and time-based media; this variety of media reflects the diversity of contemporary illustration. Study units will, therefore, allow you to investigate many aspects of ideas generation, problem-solving for clients, 2D digital imaging, visualising ideas, manipulation of text and various approaches to drawing.

You will be introduced to the notion of Illustration and its genres and learn the basic skills used by illustrators and gain a broad understanding of the subject, looking at the ways in which illustrators have worked in the past and how they work now.

You will explore illustration concepts, context and processes in more depth. You will consider the interpretation of text, narrative, working with fiction, screen-based work, the moving image, interactivity and the professional practice of the illustrator. You will be encouraged to push the boundaries of your practice and will have the opportunity to engage in both cross-course collaboration and external opportunities.

Semester Study Abroad Illustration course will provide you with an active creative environment within which you will be encouraged to experiment, test and develop your work. Depending on the term you choose to study with us, you will explore drawing, painting and printmaking, as well as lens-based, digital, interactive and time-based media; this variety of media reflects the diversity of contemporary illustration. Study units will, therefore, allow you to investigate many aspects of ideas generation, problem-solving for clients, 2D digital imaging, visualising ideas, manipulation of text and various approaches to drawing.

You will be introduced to the notion of Illustration and its genres and learn the basic skills used by illustrators and gain a broad understanding of the subject, looking at the ways in which illustrators have worked in the past and how they work now.

You will explore illustration concepts, context and processes in more depth. You will consider the interpretation of text, narrative, working with fiction, screen-based work, the moving image, interactivity and the professional practice of the illustrator. You will be encouraged to push the boundaries of your practice and will have the opportunity to engage in both cross-course collaboration and external opportunities.