Illustration school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

SketchUp is an easy-to-learn yet extraordinary tool for developing 3D models and illustrations, from the conceptual stages of simple designs to complex and sophisticated projects. The course will introduce the application and follow a project-based learning approach, focusing on 3D form creation, modification and communication.

AIB has a long history of training successful, intelligent, innovative illustrators. Our graduates’ work has graced the pages of The New York Times, Atlantic, Random House, and Scholastic. They have authored their own graphic novels and illustrated books for children and adults. Jennifer Matheson’s, The Mouse, the Cat, and Grandmother’s Hat and Jeff Newman’s Reginald are just a few examples.

Our comprehensive BFA program covers a wide range of illustration markets, inc...

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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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