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Every 2 weeks, we also run Art Jam. A drawing club for weird ideas, silliness, and sketchbooks!

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Master of the pencil, sketchbooks and all things procreate (dab hand at riso too...) - you can see her online here...

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ITS DRAWING WARM UP AGAIN! We find its amazing how far folks come on with drawing with just this hour a week and hopefully it will inspire you to keep on practising throughout the days you are not in the studio...

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So thats us.... Want more...? Check out our linktree here: linktr.ee/bcu_illustration

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Here another great example of what a 1st Year student sketchbook might look like at the end of the first module...

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Here is a great example of what a 1st Year student sketchbook might look like at the end of the first module...

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We love our students to work across methods and disciplines but one other thing we LOVE are your sketchbooks. In this workshop session L4 students are encouraged to think about what they are and what they put in them...

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BA Illustration at BCU.

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Illustration - BA (Hons) - 2023/24 Entry

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Celebrate the synthesis between illustration and other visual communication fields by developing interdisciplinary collaborations as a reflection of industry practice.

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We have an AMAZING range of regular guest speakers who visit the course every year from the highest levels of the illustration industry. These have included concept artists, editorial illustrators, children's book illustrators, greeting card and book publishers, textile and fabric designers and many more. This really gives students a flavour of all the options available to them after graduation.

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The course at BCU aims to be diverse and experimental but also student centered and focussed on employability.

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These could be literally ANYTHING from large scale doodle bombs, to 3D modelling with cardboard, exploring printing methods or  mark making with new materials We encourage experimentation and exploration throughout the course.

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Want to watch a sample online lecture...?

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Want to watch a sample online lecture...?

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Here is a video of illustration tutor Gareth talking about Music Graphics and the theory of Intertextuality (30 mins). We could ask you to watch something like this and then bringing your ideas and thoughts into class the next week for a discussion.

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Perspectives on Music: Intertextuality and New Music Graphics

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Lecture by Gareth Courage, L4 Illustration tutor

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Sound good? We can't wait for you to join us!

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So what kind of work will I be doing....?

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So what kind of work will I be doing....?

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We run lectures and workshops that are designed to make you think, give you skills and build your knowledge and conifidence. We think all our work should be fun but serious fun.

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9.30am - 4pm

Your second studio day of the week and we will pick up on themes and tasks from throughout the week as well as undertaking new work. We might also have a guest speaker join us for a talk or workshop!

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Is L6 teaching day again in the studio.

You are more than welcome to come and find a table and hang out though...? What about using a Mac or using the print room...? Thats fine too - help yourself!

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That workshop feeds into a brief in our Fundamentals Of Illustration module where we make record covers in the style of Secret 7". Heres what a Module Launch might look like.

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We always start our mornings on L4 with an early morning drawing warm up to get you in the mood! We often work to themed and timed tasks, sometimes from photos and sometimes from real life - we encourage experimentation and sharing.... bring coffee and pens please!

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Master of the posca, sketchbooks and all things analogue (dab hand at animation too...) - you can see him online here...

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Reportage and narratove drawer, skecthbooker and researcher - you can see her work here

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L4 Co-Ordinator and all round lover  of collage and found bits and bobs. You can see his website here.

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Welcome to a week in the life of a first year illustration student...

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Welcome to a week in the life of a first year illustration student...

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This is your day to work on your project in your own time and your own way. These projects are really up to you to shape and develop as you wish. Heres a little online video we made to aid this transition to university study.

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Independent Study - what do I do all day..?

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The illustration course runs a once a month cut and paste social to hang out in and make analogue collage together.
ALL WELCOME.

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Is L5 teaching day again in the studio....BUT:

its a HALF DAY so we have loads of extracurricular things we run in Illustration...

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Illustrating Sound - Graphical Musical Notation

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Illustrating Sound - Graphical Musical Notation

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Heres an example of a workshop we might run in a morning session over a couple of hours. This one involves drawing sound...

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Illustrating Sound - Graphical Musical Notation

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This will be your first modules as a new student and this short 3 minute film goes over the basics of what you will be doing.

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BA Illustration at BCU - Welcome Film 2025

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Welcome to the BA Illustration cousre at Birmingham City University

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Extra stuff to get stuck into...

We will scaffold your studio days with directed study and a range of online content - some recorded by staff and others that we have found and recommend - for you to explore in your own time around your other commitments. We have an active online learning environment and will encourage you all to engage with it as much as you do in class.

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9.30am - 4pm

Your first day in the studio this week...why dont we meet the L4 staff...?

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Is L5 teaching day in the studio...that means the 2nd years are in control...

But don't worry though you can still use the studio space should you wish!