graphic design:
illustration
graduating option graphic design
study path illustration
3+1 years
English master
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The practice of illustration
Illustrating is looking for a complementary visual language that enriches or retranslates the text or the content to which it relates. Illustrating takes as its basis a broad conception of visual narrativity and focuses on developing techniques, research and working methods within the broad cluster of word, image and narrative. In doing so, students are encouraged to develop their own individual artistic practice within the field of graphic arts.
Enriching illustration
The illustration path focuses on the student who is at home in the game of exploring, fine-tuning and deviating, and who can also respond artistically to the specific conditions of each predetermined form of publication (illustration, graphic novel, picture book, picture novel, comics, woodcut novel, narrative series, comics, visual poetry, infographics, illustration within digital applications, etc...).
As a student you build up artistic and communicative skills. The teachers expect you to have an attitude as an inquisitive author who can enrich his ‘illustrating’ from a highly creative involvement. In this way, you place your own practice in relation to literature and evolve towards an idiosyncratic artistic creation as a form of writing or authorship. Throughout the programme, you will learn to analyse your work and situate it within a broader graphic context.
study programme bachelor
study programme master
enrolment & tests
how do you register for the bachelor's degree?
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how do you register for the master's degree?
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If you want to apply for an academic bachelor's degree, you must first pass an artistic admission test. To enter the master's programme, you will take part in an orientation test. These are organised several times per academic year.
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credits
- Brouillette Nathan, Graduation 2023, photo: Giada Cicchetti
- Jannes Guillaume, Graduation 2023, photo: Giada Cicchetti
- Derous Maarten, Graduation 2023, photo: Giada Cicchetti