Help on illustration courses....?

Question

Hi all,

Well, professionally I am a s/w programmer, however I hav always found the need to get into creatives for a long time to me. Ever since I can remmember my name, I love drawing and sketching ( basically human figures, still life etc). I also have a creative bend for illustration concepts and ideas.
I am confused as to which course I could enroll my self into to satisfy my creative needs, as well as make a career out of it.
Basically would love to sketch and draw for .. say stories ,etc...

Please do advice...!!!

I am from India - Bombay.. just in case.....

Answer 1

If things are the same in India as they are in the U.S., you will have to take drawing before you can take illustration. The drawing classes are usually a beginning and the illustration is more advanced. There is no reason why you can't enjoy both! By the way, in English, we say you are at a "bend" in the road, (a corner), but if we are discussing a preference, we spell it bent. They sound the same when you are talking, but they are different in use.

Answer 2

If there are any technical schools in your area of the world, you might look into the possibility of taking a commercial art course. I graduated from both, a tech school that had comm.art and from a college where I had fine arts, design,,art history,drawing, sculpting,painting,color theory,advertising and marketing along with the required academics. I rec'd a degree in mrkt'g and advtg. as well as a degree in design. These courses have served me very well over the years and had given me the working knowledge to create almost anything in any medium(illustration included).

Answer 3

i've got in simple terms started a demonstration direction at uni and so far i think of the tutors have respected that all of us have diverse drawing varieties, they do motivate you to entice diverse methods yet i think of that could take place on any paintings direction. as long as your delighted including your artwork then this is all that concerns!