Exploring Illustration Short Course
Course description
The course will capture the spirit and enthusiasm of the BA degree course at Central Saint Martins, with an emphasis on experimentation, the generation of ideas and an awareness of our surroundings. The development of practical skills and techniques through workshops will be interlinked with group projects and constructive group crits. Students will leave with a broader scope of illustration, a variety of approaches and exhilarated!
Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older
Clear, easy to understand lessons:
- Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
- New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way thats crystal clear and easy to understand.
- Experience life on campus
- Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
- Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
- Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
- Ask questions of your tutor in real time
- Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
- Experience the many sights of London on your down time
A certificate of completion:
- You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
- As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
- We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
- Certificates are great to compliment your cv.
Available dates
Details
Topics Covered:
- Practical workshops, aimed to build confidence and explore different aspects of contemporary illustration through making and idea generation.
- Looking at an illustrator’s working experience such as creating images for a particular audience for example children or editorial images for newspaper and magazines and working to a set size.
- Narrative illustration and storytelling through sequential imagery.
- Storyboarding and simple bookbinding.
- Text and image using lettering and hand drawn type as a form of illustration.
- We will look at how to gather primary research through observational drawing and working on location.
- Developing images through a variety of materials including drawing, collage and Mono-printing.
Materials
Please bring with you to the first session:
- an example of illustration or drawings that you have done in the past.
- Please also bring the following drawing materials:
- A3 and A4 sketchbooks
- A range of soft pencils from 3B - 8B.
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