Advanced diploma of design and illustration

1. Advanced Diploma of Design and Illustration Advanced illustration is one of the leading technologies in the field of entertainment and design. An illustration is the visual explanation of a text, designed for integration in published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. The advanced diploma of design and illustration enables a person to gain experience in book illustration, painting, printmaking, digital imaging, editorial illustration, freehand drawing and computer technologies.

2. Following are the types of illustration courses: ●Figure Drawing In this course, the students learn to draw lifelike, proportionate people by rendering arms, legs, faces and hands separately, and then as a part of body. First, students start with a simple drawing of a skeleton to understand the human anatomy. Then they progress towards drawing people brought in as models, both clothed and nude, which allow students to practice drawing from life and create more complicated poses. This technique is mainly used for video games and animated films. ●Concepts and Metaphors in Illustration In this course, students explore the world of image creation and the power of metaphor. Works of well-known conceptual illustrators in the corporate, advertising and editorial arenas are examined for thorough research and metaphor building exercise. In this course, students learn to develop traditional and digital media skills and learn to make professional presentations. ●Illustration in the Media In this course, students explore the illustration concepts in multiple forms of traditional print and web media, such as books, magazines and ads. The main purpose of this course is to allow students to analyze different forms and techniques used in each style, emulate it and modify their work to create pieces that could fit each media form. ●Editorial Illustration Editorial illustration is the advanced level of illustration in which students survey the editorial market via lectures, which demonstrate the possibilities for invention and imagination in editorial illustration. The art created through editorial illustration is the art that accompanies magazine covers, feature articles and short stories, luring the reader in and visually communicating the main idea of the text. The technology of illustration is especially beneficial for people working in the field of media. Over the years, media has become an extremely visual medium where illustrations play an important role. The advanced diploma illustration course by MAGES Institute of Excellence is aimed at media practitioners to refine their skills and give themselves an edge over their co- workers. Participants will vastly increase their ability to judge layout skills, composition analysis,

3. color choices, drawing, storytelling abilities and related artistic skills in order to create eye- catching works. There are various opportunities present for illustration students in the fields such as editorial, advertising, graphic design, book and magazine illustration, botanical and natural history

4. illustration, multimedia, animation (computer and film), social commentary (comics or cartooning), character design and illustration, concept design and 3D illustration. The advanced diploma of design and illustration by MAGES Institute of Excellence covers the follows topics such as thumbnail creation, rough selection, rough finalization, value compositions, color selections and final rendering. This advanced diploma illustration course will allow the students to learn the details of illustration. In mere 48 hours course, students will learn the core mastery of skill-sets to create illustration from imagination and references, learn all the intricate points of illustrations used in books, films, games and fine art, and will gain knowledge of important core concept essentials to illustration.