Children's Book Illustration - Beginners and Improvers

The course is designed for beginners to childrens book illustration who wish to learn the fundamentals of illustrating for children, as well as allowing those with more experience to refresh and develop their skills. During this course students will be encouraged to develop their imagination and personal visual language through the use of technique and style. Students will work on a variety of creative briefs (different from those on the beginners course) that will allow them to explore the requirements needed when illustrating for different age groups. Throughout the course students will be introduced to the history of children s book illustration from the 1800 s through to contemporary illustrators working today