Illustration school training courses in Elizabeth, NJ (public, in-house or online)

The Fine Arts Option in Illustration is a Liberal Arts transfer-oriented curriculum that provides students, through a core of visual arts/illustration-related courses, a theoretical and practical understanding of the commercial art area of illustration. Utilizing skills and techniques learned through a combined lecture/studio experience, students are taught to creatively differentiate between product, journalistic, and advertising forms of illustration. Considerable time is focused on learning s...

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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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Our students learn the skills that are in demand, from the best in the industry. The Graphic Illustration program offers a balance of classical art skills and technical training in new media, bringing together the disciplines of illustration and graphic design to prepare students to take advantage of the many opportunities for artists trained in drawing, painting, and typography.

Our Associate of Arts in Graphic Illustration is designed for students interested in acquiring a basis of knowledge and skills necessary to the graphic illustration profession. This innovative program blends training in contemporary, digital, and traditional techniques in the link between the fields of graphic design and illustration.