Illustration
Illustrators speak in visuals, adding color and expression to communication. Creative careers. Advertising illustrator Animation character designer Art director Book illustrator Editorial illustrator Graphic novel artist Illustrator for entertainment design Illustrator for game design Storyboard artist Surface design illustrator
The Wizard of Oz Dana Sanmar Bogotá, Colombia
Across incisive cartoons, bite-sized mobile games, book covers, and building-sized murals, they convey emotions, ideas, and information. At SCAD, students cultivate their own unique style and personal brand in a comprehensive program that explores traditional and digital media. Illustration students learn to create concepts and select materials while developing the portfolio, style, and business acumen necessary to prepare for professional practice. SCAD classrooms, studios, and digital production labs are equipped with Wacom Cintiq displays, Mac workstations, and the latest hardware and software. The university provides the full Adobe Creative Cloud Complete for download to students’ personal computers, and students can enhance their résumés with professional Adobe software certifcations. SCAD courses are complemented by tours of design studios and publishing houses as well as one-on-one time with visiting experts.
Through the university’s well-established professional relationships and their own successes in the classroom, alumni gain entry to professional career paths across media — securing internships and commissions at Adult Swim, American Greetings, Forbes, and more; designing the logo for the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament; and gracing the pages of esteemed magazines and newspapers of record like The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, National Geographic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, and Time.
Guest sketchers. Marc-Antoine Coulon Famed fashion illustrator
Swoon
Mixed-media and street artist
Marion Bataille
Bestselling author and graphic designer
Jon Klassen
Author and Caldecott Medal winner
Victo Ngai
Hamilton King Award-winning illustrator
Kyle Webster
Award-winning illustrator and Photoshop brush creator
Adding to these career highs, SCAD illustration students and alumni boast a list of award wins for their artwork: student American Advertising Awards, Applied Arts student awards, Red Dot Communication Design Awards, numerous frst-place and scholarship wins with the Society of Illustrators, recognitions in The One Show’s Young Ones Competition, and more.
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