PAFA’s fine arts training provide a rigorous training for illustrators. Fine arts illustration is part of the Academy traditions. Recalling PAFA alumni and masters of fine arts illustration, such as Maxfield Parrish, the Fine Arts Illustration specialization at PAFA is part of PAFA’s skill-based and discipline-based programs in the fine arts.
Students who choose a specialization in Fine Arts Illustration use the skills and artistic abilities gained in PAFA’s rigorous fine arts programs to learn how to create book arts, narrative and sequential imagery, digital media, illustration technique and other forms of fine arts illustration.
Students with a Fine Arts Illustration emphasis complete the requirements for a Certificate major or BFA concentration. They are assigned a Fine Arts Illustration faculty mentor to create a personal course of study within painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking. Frequent guest artists and workshops featuring masters of contemporary illustration provide first-hand exposure to the professional world of fine arts illustration. Courses in Business Practices for Artists give you the skills to begin a professional career.
Professions available to Fine Arts Illustrators include magazine illustration, commercial illustration, children’s book art, professional portraiture, animal illustration, political cartoons, fantasy art, movie storyboard art, poster art, graphic novels, natural history illustration, wildlife art, medical illustration, movie and commercial model making, forensic art and many other arts-related professions.
Students who complete the specialization in Fine Arts Illustration may obtain:
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A Certificate with a major in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking or Sculpture with a specialization in Fine Arts Illustration.
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A Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking or Sculpture with a specialization in Fine Arts Illustration.