Illustration school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

Pictorial drawing including isometrics, obliques, perspectives, charts, and graphs. Emphasis on rendering and using different media. Introduction to design, problem solving and team building. Students will learn basic sketching and techniques, the creation of solid models and rendering. The students will design and create 3D animations and design a cover for a conference program.

Architectural drawing and sketching, including freehand drawing, perspectives, delineation in various media and development of students’ graphical expression, including an introduction to various reproduction methods. Visual communication is a drawing studio intended to help the student visualize his/her creative thought process and the environment around him/her. The class is structured to advance the student’s visualization skills of architectural subjects by developing hand-drawn pe...

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Digital Design and Graphics incorporates all of the processes and industries that create, develop, produce or disseminate ideas, concepts, and information utilizing words or images. Digital Design and Graphics is the interaction of advertising, graphic design, publishing, package design, marketing, interactive media and photography.

This program will prepare the student for various positions in the expanding field of visual communications or for transfer to a four-year institution. Studen...

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This course focuses on drawing the clothed figure for fashion and general illustration. Importance is placed on understanding the body.

The MFA curriculum in Illustration concentrates on visual communication and a proficiency in technical and conceptual abilities and trains candidates in the formulation of ideas, problem solving and artistic skills. The department’s talented faculty cultivates creativity in drawing techniques and concepts, color theory and visual storytelling.

The Illustration program offers a balance of classical art skills with technical training in new media, allowing the candidate to develop a po...

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