Bachelor of Illustration

Program Overview

This illustration program equips students with technical proficiency and a distinctive visual style. Through studio-based learning and a work term, students explore various illustration domains and develop a professional portfolio. The program emphasizes both technical mastery and the development of a discerning visual sense, preparing graduates for careers in diverse fields within the illustration industry.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Learn to create compelling and technically proficient illustrations.
• Develop a distinctive visual philosophy to complement technical mastery.
• Explore various illustration domains, including publishing, film and motion, games, and editorial.
• Gain real-world experience through a 14-week work term.
• Build a portfolio and website to showcase your abilities in a professional context.

Outline:

• Semester 1:
• Illustrative Structural Drawing 1
• Illustrative Life Drawing & Painting 1
• Illustration Conceptual Process 1
• Illustration Design Principles 1
• Composition and Rhetoric
• Semester 2:
• Illustration Conceptual Process 2
• Illustration Life Drawing & Painting 2
• Illustrative Structural Drawing 2
• Illustration Design Principles 2
• Degree Breadth Elective
• Semester 3:
• Illustration Concepts
• Illustrative Painting: Colour & Light
• Illustrative Figure Drawing
• Illustration Media Principles
• Degree Breadth Elective
• Semester 4:
• Illustration Disciplines 1: Visual Methods
• Illustrative Painting: Environment
• Illustrative Drawing: Motion & Environment
• Illustration Media Strategies
• Degree Breadth Elective
• Semester 5:
• Illustration Disciplines 2: Visual Strategies
• Information Illustration
• Illustrative Drawing and Painting
• Illustration Design Studio
• Degree Breadth Elective
• Cooperative Education Internship Forum
• Semester 6:
• Illustration Professional Studies
• Contemporary Illustration & Commentary
• Advanced Illustration Special Topics
• Illustrative Drawing and Painting Explorations
• Degree Breadth Elective
• Internship
• Semester 7:
• Advanced Illustration
• Illustration Entrepreneurial Studies
• Illustrative Narrative
• Illustration Workshop 1
• Degree Breadth Elective
• Semester 8:
• Illustration Thesis
• Illustration Portfolio Project
• Illustration Narrative Strategies
• Illustration Workshop 2

Teaching:

• Studio-focused curriculum to prepare students for real-world work.
• Faculty with expertise in illustration, design, and fine arts.
• Focus on developing both technical skills and a discerning visual sense.

Careers:

• Freelance illustrators
• Employees in creative studios
• Work in a variety of fields, including games, children's books, film and animation, editorial, comics and graphic novels, information and design, and publishing.