This course is aimed at students who have an undergraduate degree that may be from a different subject area and would like to progress to postgraduate study in illustration or a related field.
An introduction to the fundamental principles of illustration through a wide range of image-making approaches. This course will develop your illustration knowledge and skills and prepare you for postgraduate study. It will also encourage you to become an ethically, socially and critically sensitive illustrator.
Where possible you’ll have the chance to practice these new skills through live projects and work-based learning activities.
Graduate Diploma Illustration is offered in full-time mode and consists of 30 teaching weeks over 1 academic year. You will be expected to commit an average of 40 hours per week to your course, including teaching hours and independent study.
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The course will give students the skills, knowledge and experience required for further study at MA level.
If you successfully pass your Graduate Diploma, we will guarantee you a conditional offer on MA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts starting the following year.
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This unit offers an introduction to your course, the College and the University. Talks, seminars and guest speakers will help you develop your understanding of the key principles in illustration. During practical workshops, you’ll apply this knowledge to complete a series of illustration project briefs. This blended approach will ensure you develop your own personal visual language as an innovative and professional illustrator.
During this unit, you will continue developing your professional portfolio. A set series of project briefs will help you master key illustration skills while also enabling you to realise your ambitions for your progression. Contextual seminars and workshops will help you understand how your creative practice can be applied to different professional settings. You will finish this unit by presenting your work at the College graduate show.
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