Illustration and Sequential Arts

Max the Mutt College’s Illustration & Sequential Arts diploma program is constructed by comic industry working professionals and focuses on learning all parts of comic production and publishing as well as freelance illustration.

Students in this program are guided by industry professionals and are provided with the fundamentals of comics and manga, the software application in comic coloring and illustration for books, magazines and children’s media. The program also includes traditional art fundamentals, enabling you to implement concepts of anatomy, perspective, and constructive figure drawing.

Illustration Program Details

In the Illustration program you will learn:

• To create a comic, (writing, thumbnailing and drawing, self-publishing and how to pitch to publishers)
• To create illustrations for different categories of media, including magazines, children’s books, and book covers.
• To use graphic design and relevant software to further advance one’s comics and illustrations.
• How to use industry standard methodology for coloring comics.
• The use of pen and ink for traditional illustration and comics inking.
• The fundamentals of art with respect to anatomy, figure drawing, lights and shadows, color theory and composition.