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Thursday 9th January to 27th March 2025 (Ayr Campus) - Book here

To be added to our waiting list for future course dates please email engage@ayrshire.ac.uk

Have you always had a desire to explore the joy of illustration and wish to tell stories through your designs? Would you love the opportunity to turn your artwork into commercial pieces of artwork, which can then be produced and applied onto numerous products. Stationery, mugs, tea towels, pin badges, cushions and so much more?

This experimental creative class will give you an introductory insight to illustration and where it can be applied, and allow you the opportunity to work towards creating your own unique illustrative style.

Upon completion to this course, you will receive a college certificate

Over the 12 weeks your lecturer will set a Design brief for you to produce a mini collection within a chosen theme.

You will be lead through a series of mini workshops exploring exciting traditional and modern techniques and styles. You will learn to understand the use of colour theory, explore the use of texture and composition layout. Dip your toes into basic digital manipulation of your artwork using adobe software, aiding you to apply text to your artwork. Resulting in producing final Illustrations.