What is Illustration?
Illustration is communication through image-making. Illustrators are artists who work in various media to give form to visual ideas, stories and information. Illustrations are the distinctive, creative images found in magazines, children’s books, graphic novels and newspapers, on book and CD covers, in film, computer games and advertisements, and on websites, television and more.

What is the Illustration Program’s goal?
Students studying for a degree in illustration at UArts develop a personal interpretive language that gives dynamic visual substance to their ideas. As visual communication, emphasis is on developing a fresh, coherent and professional approach to creative exploration, problem solving, and image-making that can address the needs of a multi-faceted, tremendously diverse and ever-changing marketplace.

Illustration Thesis Exhibition
Each spring, the illustration program presents one of the most exciting events on campus, the William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition. This competitive exhibition features the work of the entire senior year class and gives illustration majors the opportunity to show their work to thousands of people.

Committed to Professional Preparation
Expanding on Illustration’s rich history, students work in both traditional and experimental media, including the full spectrum of drawing and painting techniques as well as digital, graphic design and three-dimensional processes. Illustration degree candidates may concentrate on a traditional, design, or digital oriented illustration curriculum. Faculty are practicing professionals who work together with students to provide a cohesive, contemporary, and rich experience that helps students grow as artists and prepare for a career in the illustration field.

What can I do with a degree in illustration?
Career and job opportunities for illustration majors include: 
• Animator
• Art Director
• Character Designer
• Comic Book Artist
• Computer Game Developer
• Digital Artist
• Display and Exhibit Designer
• Freelance Illustrator
• Graphic Designer
• In-House/Studio Illustrator
• Package Designer
• Production/Concept Artist
• Storyboard Artist
• Website Designer

What degree does UArts offer in Illustration?
Click here to read about our BFA in Illustration.

Does UArts offer a minor in Illustration?
Yes. Click here to learn about our Minor in Figurative Illustration.