Graduate Diploma Illustration

Course summary:

Graduate Diploma in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts is a one year pre-masters course that prepares you for further study in this exciting area of practice. The course is for students who have a BA but perhaps not necessarily in this subject area and wish to progress to MA level. It is designed to help support the development of your illustration knowledge and skills. You will learn how to apply and adapt your current creative methods of practice in this context.

Anyone Interested.

Course details:

What you can expect:

• An introduction to the fundamental principles of illustration through a wide range of image making approaches. These will include text interpretation, narrative and sequence development, character design and understanding image, tone and pace
• To combine skills you already have with illustration ones you will gain.
• This will make you a more confident and capable illustrator and visual communicator
• To think and make in an open, experimental way
• To develop a practice that has a contemporary and global context
• An introduction to research and design methodologies and principles of skills application
• A series of projects that will help you work towards the development and execution of an individual programme of study. This will allow you to identify personal and sustainable directions in your creative practice
• To have access to Camberwell's shared workshops.

Fees & Funding:

Home / EU fee

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