Illustrate your creative side. Creating an artistic vision with illustration is a powerful tool in the hands of a skilled illustrator. Whether created by pencil, brush, or stylus, it is the illustrator who decides what that vision is with each line, stroke by stroke.
As an Illustration Program student, you’ll learn key fundamentals of illustration like drawing and painting. With smaller class sizes and more personalized instruction from practicing industry professionals, you’ll master foundational skills while developing the conceptual, technical, and business skills necessary to become a successful illustrator.
You’ll graduate confident in the expertise you’ve acquired and the ability to create unique and inspiring illustrations across many spectrums.
Students demonstrate proficiency in storytelling and communication.
Students demonstrate proficiency in technical skills, using traditional and digital media.
Students demonstrate proficiency in value and drawing skills, using traditional and digital media.
Students demonstrate proficiency in composition.
Students demonstrate an understanding of professional practice in Illustration.
Students demonstrate an understanding of professional practice in Illustration.
The Liberal Arts curriculum is an exciting part of every student’s academic and creative journey at RMCAD. These courses provide the opportunity for students to engage with complex questions and ideas to develop critical thinking skills, a global consciousness, and awareness of art historical foundations that are essential for their intellectual, creative, and personal growth.
The curious engagement with communities, perspectives, and narratives that do not match our own offers the opportunity to see one’s personal and creative role in our local, national, and global communities.
The willingness to ask questions and resist easy answers & simplistic dualities offers the opportunity to more clearly understand the complexity and multifaceted reality of history, creativity, and human communities.
The ability to read closely, critique freely, and seek additional verifiable information offers the opportunity to more holistically discern the veracity of the information that inundates our lives.
At RMCAD, we believe in a balanced approach to the curriculum for the Illustration Program, with a focus on observational drawing, media use, and storytelling. Our students receive instruction in the technical, conceptual, and business aspects of illustration with the goal of striking the perfect balance of coursework to help students develop a strong and diverse skill set.
* RMCAD offers classes year-round in both on-campus and online delivery formats. At RMCAD, we believe that online learning is an important part of the overall college learning experience. To provide students multiple scheduling options, diverse learning modalities, and experience in the virtual environment, all on-campus students are required to take part in online education.
To make sure all students seeking RMCAD’s Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration receive the highest quality education possible, we incorporate industry standard software, personal one-on-one instruction, small class sizes, and collaboration with seasoned professional illustrators.
RMCAD Illustration graduates are launching exciting careers. When you have a RMCAD Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration, you have the opportunity to pursue the following creative paths.
Heidi Landis, assistant professor at RMCAD and head of graphic design, teaches and oversees Design Systems, a class that partners with a local small business and evolves their brand. “We’re generating a new logo, a
After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from RMCAD, Abbey Bryant moved to New York City and has now illustrated over 10 published children’s books rooted in inclusivity and diversity. From getting her start
The Adobe Suite hosts a variety of art and design software programs. This resource is free with the cost of tuition to all current RMCAD students. Most of these applications are the industry standard for
RMCAD’s team of Illustration instructors are dedicated to the success of our students and are there to provide critical support throughout your illustration education.
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