BA (Hons) Illustration (Full Time)

You will explore the art of illustration and visual communication in the areas of children’s and adult narrative, together with editorial and reportage illustration.

In our studio and workshops, you will experiment with a wide variety of media, including intaglio and silkscreen print-making, photography, digital imaging, drawing and painting. You will discover your own style whilst underpinning your creativity with a strong awareness of industry techniques. Complemented by units in professional and career development, your projects and case studies will ensure that you are experienced in working to briefs.

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Our supportive staff will offer you tutorial guidance in compiling your unique body of studio work. You will emerge not only with well-developed practical talents, but also with a firm grasp on the professional skills needed to succeed in the visual art industry.

Industrial focus

You will benefit from our programme of high-profile guest lecturers and links with the Association of Illustrators and Walker Children’s Books.

Course content

Year 1

Introduces you to a range of disciplines, their historical foundations, and major concepts and themes associated with contemporary visual art practice.

Six core units:

• Skills Workshop 1 and 2
• Concepts and Themes
• Visual Research
• History and Critique
• Visual Language.

Year 2

Encourages you to begin to establish individual working methods and a greater understanding of current art discourses, both national and international.

Four core units and two option units:

• Fairytale and Folklore
• Editorial
• Contemporary Art Critique
• Critical Discourse.

Options:And either both of:

• Children’s Picture Book Illustration: Concepts
• Children’s Picture Book Illustration: Realisation and Production

Or both of:

• Narrative Book Illustration: Concepts
• Narrative Book Illustration: Realisation and Production

Or:

• Curriculum Plus (Work-based Learning, Foreign Language, Community Volunteering).

Year 3

Focuses on the production of an individual body of studio work and its presentation, as well as the submission of a dissertation.

Two core units and one option:

• Dissertation
• Final Major Project.
• Negotiated Study.

Why choose Solent

Our diverse teaching staff encourages a mixed and exciting range of approaches to an array of stimulating projects and briefs. There is a strong emphasis on experimenting and developing your own voice. Growing as an individual is essential, through immersing yourself in our hands-on tasks, from working in the printroom to drawing on the streets on our international study trip.

Benefits include:

• new studios
• award-winning staff
• letterpress
• print-making and drawing
• working in all three dimensions
• binding private press books.

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Assessment

Studio projects, workshop and media outcomes, group and individual case studies and written assignments.

Projects/work experience

Projects and case studies ensure that students are experienced in working to briefs.

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Key career skills

Creative thinking, writing, presentation, project management, working to deadline.

Graduate quote

Jon Clarke

Jon graduated in 2010 and is currently completing an internship at Walker Books in London.

“The best thing about the BA (Hons) Illustration course is the diversity of the creative projects. Ranging from one-day jobs to the longer in-depth assignments, they help you to discover your area and practice, and then to reach out and develop further. The theory side gives you a brilliant exposure to a broad range of the visual arts, not only through art history but contemporary exhibits, animation and film screenings.”

Key info from UNISTATS