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Illustration Program — Course 4

Career Development

Instructed by Sterling Hundley

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Turn Your Portfolio into a Career

Course Description
When you’re ready to strip away the veneer of life as an illustrator—to learn what’s really required for success and how to bring it—this is the course for you. Your mentor, Sterling Hundley, is one of America’s most awarded living illustrators. He will set you on the inside track and impart the tools and wisdom far beyond a high-gloss portfolio.

Career Development is designed to be taken multiple times by illustrators with an established portfolio, giving you the chance to hone your illustration skills, enhance your portfolio, and most importantly, propel yourself strategically towards the career you want.

Classes are hosted weekly, live and online. Your mentor will lecture on technique, skill, and the history of illustration. Added to that, you’ll join in for demonstrations, critiques, and Q&A sessions, with weekly homework assignments.

Key Takeaways From The 10 Week Course

  • How to leave a positive impression

  • Setting goals and tracking progress

  • Professional strategy

  • Developing skills for the career you want

  • Budgeting and managing your business

  • Building and designing your portfolio site

  • Continued development of your portfolio

Semester Dates

April 20 –  June 22, 2024

Length

10 weeks (23 Live Classes)

Live Classes

Saturdays, 10am – 1pm PT

Price

$1199

Course Outline

Portrait of illustrator and fine artist, Sterling Hundley

Meet the Class Mentor Sterling Hundley

One Of The Most Celebrated Illustrators Of Our Time.

Sterling Hundley is an internationally acclaimed illustrator. His work has appeared regularly in the pages of Communication Arts, American Illustration, Print Magazine, the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, 3 x 3, Graphis, Step by Step Graphics, the Society of Publication Designers, and the New York Society of Illustrators. Clients include Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Atlantic Monthly, the Grammys, GQ, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper Collins, Penguin/Putnam, Random House, Scholastic, and Knopf. From 2006-08, Sterling was the most highly awarded illustrator in the US.

Connect with Industry Leading Guest Artists

Every semester, Visual Arts Passage invites 7 guest speakers to connect and share wisdom with all students. These industry leaders answer student questions, complete in-depth demonstrations, review work, and more.

UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKERS

Visual Portfolio, Posts & Image Gallery for WordPress
Illustrator & Painter
Editorial & Publishing Illustrator
Art Director at Lex and Otis Animation
Vice President & Creative Director at Orbit Books
Illustrator & Character Designer
Chief Creative Officer and Art Director at absurd:joy
Chief Creative Officer and Art Director at absurd:joy

DEVELOP WORK FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO

Assignment: Final Portfolio Art

Throughout this 10-week long course, you will create and refine finished work that is worthy of a career-ready portfolio. The focus and purpose of the finished work from this class is determined by your personal goals and industry of interest.

  • Doug Bell

  • Esteban Sanchez

  • Tom Shannon

  • Jon Kvassay

  • Laura Marian Valencia

  • Esteban Sanchez

  • Doug Bell

What makes this Mentorship unique?

As a mentorship student, you will gain access to a vast wealth of resources to better your understanding and improve your skills. You will be paired with a high-caliber professional, who will be with you every step of the way.

Live Classes

Every class is delivered live and is fully interactive with lectures, demos, critiques, and guest speakers. Consider this your front row seat.

Connect on Discord

laptop image of zoom art class for illustrators and concept artists

Study Hall

guest speaker events with comic book artist, Afua Richardsons

Guest Speakers

Student Testimonials

Sterling Hundley has a knack for targeting what a student specifically needs help developing. His course not only gave me a much better understanding of the industry and how I fit into it, it also helped me find my distinct artistic voice.
Esteban SanchezCareer Development StudentView Esteban’s Portfolio
The program’s instructors are not only in the top 5% of American illustrators working today but are the most generous, thoughtful, caring and helpful instructors I have ever had. Each instructor takes his/her time with each student’s work, offering detailed, specific, clear and entirely useful commentary, all of which is crafted toward each students’ goals. Comments are always honest and direct, while ensuring students are made to feel valued, relevant and understood. They truly care about the progress of each of us. Additionally, everyone is treated with equal consideration. The quality of the teaching here exceeds anything I experienced in my MFA program. This program has made me feel motivated, energized and in love with the business of illustration.
Robyn StoneCareer Development StudentView Robyn’s Portfolio

$1199

Payment Installments Available

Even though our courses are the best value, with the high caliber instruction and personalized mentoring, there are finance options available to make the mentorship program financially possible for as many artists as possible. Select Shop Pay or Affirm at checkout to view options.

Need Some Guidance?

We can help you with any questions related to enrollment, portfolio development, and the student experience.

Spring Registration Now Open
Semester Starts April 20, 2024

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