Illustration From Brief to Concept Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Illustrating non-visual languages can be challenging. This course will introduce you to effective and powerful ways to respond conceptually to real-world briefs based on expressive writing, songs, sound and performance.
The course will present several briefs for students to respond to. Drawing on themes from other creative disciplines, the sessions will guide you through a multi-sensory approach to art making, collaboration and building confidence in your visual style. By the end of the course, you will have developed a toolkit to respond to different forms of media.
The course leaders will integrate pieces of music, poems, passages of text and contemporary discussion into the workshops, to stimulate fresh and original ideas and push the boundaries of your practice. The result will be several artworks to add to your portfolio or submit to a client.
Who this course is for
Illustrators and visual communicators; wanting to expand their portfolio and practice, applying for illustration courses, and/or interested in other art forms and collaboration.
Key information
Topics covered
- Responding to real-world briefs based on sound, music, poetry, text and performance
- Image making techniques (mark-making, collage, drawing, using found imagery, watercolour, print making)
- Concept and idea generation techniques Composition and scale
- Developing personal voice / style
- Design skills (presenting your work digitally and physically / beside text)
- Professional application and industry insights / how you approach editors/publishers/labels and work with artists on briefs
Learning outcomes
- Be able to respond to many types of illustration brief with originality
- Have developed confidence in image making and your illustration style
- Be able to apply your illustrations to several settings
- A series of artworks to add to your portfolio or submit to a client
- Industry insight and from other creatives and their respective disciplines
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
Some materials will be provided for this course. However, students are encouraged to bring a sketchbook and any image-making materials they enjoy using.
IMPORTANT - Adobe ID Login for Short Course Students
Students will need to create an account with Adobe (unless you already have one) to access the Adobe suite at the college - instructions are included below. You will need to use a personal email address to create this. If you already have an account with Adobe, please make sure you bring your login details with you on the first day of the course.
Please note:
The software will only be accessible when logged into a UAL networked computer
The same account can be used outside of the University, but software will only be accessible through a personal paid subscription that students will need to set up independently
You can still create an account on the day but doing this beforehand will save time and avoid delays to the start of the class
If you already have an Adobe ID/ subscription you can use this on your short course rather than setting up a new account
During this course you may be using Adobe Photoshop. If you do not already have Photoshop, you can sign up for a free 7-day trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. Please note a credit card is required to register for the free trial. The subscription must be cancelled on the date provided by Adobe if you do not wish to continue into a paid account.
To create an account students will need to:
Go to Adobe Sign in page
Select 'Create an account'
Enter your details and select 'Create account'
Tutor
Augusta Akerman
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