Interested in mixing traditional and digital illustration?
Last year I attended a short course at Central Saint Martins under Bill Wright, and he's now offering the same course as an online class - for £25! The live course continues to cost £550, and with the online course you get everything I got at the live course. I cannot emphasize enough what a steal this is - Bill is an excellent instructor, bringing in self-made videos, Adobe Certified Expert assistants, a thorough knowledge of both illustration techniques and the business of selling your work, and a willingness to impart all his knowledge in a clear and concise way.
Sound interesting? What if I said that you don't need prior knowledge of how to use Photoshop - or any technical knowledge when it comes to illustration? You'll get great tutorials for both, as well as a group of international and diverse artists working and learning alongside you. If you already know one - or both - then that's great, too! I already knew how to illustrate and use Photoshop before taking the course, but still got great advice, learned about working in different fields, met some very talented people, and created new and fresh art.
The online course isn't as time-limited as the live one, and you'll get a series of lessons (with written discussion, assignments, illustrations and video links) over a period of 7 weeks. Have a poke around his website (eshortcourses.uk) and the facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/156679341345879/), and if you have any questions or want to sign up, send him an email under billwrightmail@gmail.com. Go for it!
