IFADepartment
Illustration and Fine Arts
Making images that hold attention: observation and drawing, ink, acrylic and mixed media, digital illustration workflows, and documenting and presenting finished work for exhibitions, submissions and sales.
Courses, in suggested order
These courses are being written now. Each opens for enrolment when it’s finished — the outlines below are the proposed curriculum.
- IFA 101
Seeing and Drawing: Observational Drawing Fundamentals
Learn to draw what you see: contour, measuring, negative space, basic forms and perspective, light and value, and a sustainable sketchbook habit.Illustration and Fine ArtsFoundation12 lessons · ~24 hIn development - IFA 102
Ink and Line
Draw with pens, brushes and nibs: mark-making, line weight, hatching, stippling and washes, then finish and scan black-and-white ink illustrations.Illustration and Fine ArtsFoundation9 lessons · ~16 hPlanned - IFA 103
Figure and Gesture Drawing
Draw the human figure with life and structure: gesture, proportion, simplified anatomy, foreshortening and clothed figures, from life and from references.Illustration and Fine ArtsFoundation10 lessons · ~24 hPlanned - IFA 104
Painting with Acrylic and Mixed Media
Paint with acrylics and combine them with collage, drawing and texture: materials, colour mixing, layering, edges, mixed-media grounds and finishing a series.Illustration and Fine ArtsFoundation11 lessons · ~30 hPlanned - IFA 105
Digital Illustration Fundamentals
A complete digital illustration workflow: tools and canvas set-up, thumbnails to sketch, layers, flats, rendering, finishing and exporting for screen and print.Illustration and Fine ArtsFoundation10 lessons · ~24 hPlanned - IFA 201
Art Presentation and Documentation
Present and record finished artwork professionally: framing and hanging, packing and shipping, inventory systems, captions, condition records, studio visits and artist talks.Illustration and Fine ArtsIntermediate9 lessons · ~14 hPlanned - IFA 301
Creating Exhibition Submissions
Find suitable calls and assemble strong submissions: reading calls closely, artist statements, CVs, image lists, exhibition proposals, follow-up and what happens if you're accepted.Illustration and Fine ArtsAdvanced10 lessons · ~16 hPlanned - IFA 401
Applying for Creative Residencies
Find residencies that fit your practice and write competitive applications: project proposals, work samples, budgets, timelines, references, and planning for the residency itself.Illustration and Fine ArtsProfessional8 lessons · ~14 hPlanned