Academic year
2025-26
Is found in:
- International programmes Media, Design and IT
Programme option:
- GDM International - Publication Design
Choice package:
- Subjects of your choice - Publication Design
This is a single course unit.
Study load:
8 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
- exam contract (to obtain a credit).
- exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Peeters Andreas
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: This course unit is eligible for deliberation according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 208,00 hours
Short description
We explore different aspects of illustrative design in this olod. Case studies of contemporary illustrators will cover various analogue and digital techniques (analogue printing techniques, digital drawing and painting, in-depth illustration software). In this subject, we make the bridge between digital and analogue applications: a laptop is a tool, but the physical realisation of an image is just as important. An aptitude for drawing is a nice touch in this subject, but not a requirement. The ability to tell a story with images is central.
Course content
The following topics will be covered:
- Digital drawing and painting by observation on graphic drawing tablet
- Handlettering
- Portrait technique and background: analogue basis, digital execution
- Deepening illustration software
- Trends in the world of digital illustration: analysing existing cases
- Experimenting with analogue printing techniques
- Excursion
Study material (text): Mandatory
- Online learning material on Digitap
- Study guide
- LinkedIn Learning
- Adobe Creative software
- For this class, keep in mind additional costs for:
- basic drawing materials such as pencils, markers, cutting knife, ruler, cutting mat A4, fine black marker, eraser, sketchbook, ...
- prints on campus (via credits on your student card)
- prints you may have made in a print shop outside school
- model drawing workshop and screen printing workshop
Educational organisation (list)
Evaluation (list)
Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| 1st examination period | Skills assessment permanently during class weeks (Permanent evaluation) | 100,00 | |
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| 2nd examination period | Skills assessment during the examination series | 100,00 | |
Evaluation (text)
The conditions for a catch-up (partial) exam during and outside the examination series are to be found in the Education and Examination Regulations. In addition, the following also applies outside the examination series:
- Not every evaluation activity can be redone for organizational or didactic reasons.