Illustration for Comics (Hons) Oxford Brookes University

Overview

On the BA in Illustration for Comics (Hons) programme at Oxford Brookes University you’ll learn about comic and cartoon strips, instructional diagrams, computer game characterisation, web graphical illustration, theatre, and animation pre-production. 

It’s the perfect launchpad to enter the creative marketplace as a skilled Artist with a focus on Illustration for Comics and narrative sequential work.

Key facts

• You’ll combine traditional skills with contemporary digital practice, boosting your employability and developing business acumen. You’ll study a wide range of creative approaches such as printmaking, animation, sequential illustration and digital applications.

• You’ll be encouraged to embrace the studio culture, mainly working in a creative community at New College Swindon College. On completion, you’ll be equipped to embark on a career with the latest technology and processes to create innovative comic illustrations that shift the industry forward.

Careers and opportunities

You will develop the knowledge and practical skills to enter the creative industries as an artist with particular emphasis on Illustration for Comics and narrative sequential work. This includes:

• the comic or cartoon strip

• the graphic novel

• film/TV/theatre/animation storyboarding

• instructional diagrams

• children’s storybook

• computer games characterisation

• web illustration.