Animation and Illustration News

11 January 2021

Tips for putting together a creative portfolio for university interviews

If you’re considering a creative degree such as Art, or Animation and Illustration, you might be asked to show a portfolio of your work when you’re invited to an interview.For our Animation and Illustration degree at the Unive...

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11 January 2021

What will you study on your Animation and Illustration degree?

Study an Animation and Illustration degree at the University of Bolton, and you’ll develop the skills to become a professional, visual storyteller.This is a three-year course (or four with a foundation year), which expertly blen...

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04 January 2021

View final-year’s Animation and Illustration show

Final year students from across the Animation and Illustration degree at the University of Bolton are taking part in a virtual event to showcase their work.Along with students from other courses in Bolton School of the Arts, the A...

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08 September 2020

Still Not Applied? We Have Art, Design and Media Courses to Inspire

Working in graphic design or digital media is one of the most creatively-stimulating and rewarding careers to have. Whether you’re interested in studying Animation and Illustration, our

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17 August 2020

Looking for a career path? Get a degree in Animation & Illustration

Study Animation & Illustration at the University of Bolton, No.1 in the North West for the past three years in Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide and No.2 in Teaching Quality in the Sunday Times Good University Gui...

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02 June 2020

What a career in Animation and Illustration looks like

Choosing which degree to study can be challenging. Weighing up multiple options, between what you enjoy, what you’re good at and what you want to be doing in the future. At the end of the day, the best way to discover where your degree...

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05 May 2020

What is the Association of Illustrators World Illustration Awards all about?

Every year, the Association of Illustrators (AOI) host the World Illustration Awards (WIA) which celebrates students, recent graduates and working professionals from the industry. The awards have been running for 45 years and have been a...

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01 May 2020

Animation and Illustration Why you should be using Social Media to promote your ...

Why you should be using Social Media to promote your digital art nowIt’s fair to say that now more than ever, people are desperately in search of a hobby to occupy their time. Many are using their one hour of outdoor exercise ...

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01 May 2020

Animation and Illustration | Why you should be using Social Media to promote you...

Why you should be using Social Media to promote your digital art nowIt’s fair to say that now more than ever, people are desperately in search of a hobby to occupy their time. Many are using their one hour of outdoor exercise ...

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30 April 2020

The illustrator behind the Paris 2024 Olympic Logo

For the first time in Olympic history, the abled body and disabled events will share the same logo. But after the reveal of the highly anticipated logo for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics, some people may not be happy abou...

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29 April 2020

Bring ideas to life; study Animation and Illustration at the University of Bolto...

Art used to be about sketching still-life arrangements and painting landscapes and portraits. While fine art still exists, technology has enabled creative imaginations to be brought to life. Over the last few decades Animation and Illust...

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13 April 2020

The world of digital art

Illustration dates back to the 15th century with the invention of the printing press, and like other pastimes has evolved over the years with the help of technology. As the new decade dawns, we notice illustrations recent advances are be...

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14 June 2019

Artist in Residence Nica Harrison

The BA (Hons) Animation & Illustration programme were delighted to welcome Nica Harrison as their artist in residence in Semester Two, 2019.Students were fortunate to have animator/printmaker Nica Harrison j...

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14 June 2019

Neo Artists Facilities Award

Riding on the back of the success of Nica’s micro-residency and the engagement of the animation and illustration team with the programme, Neo offered a 12-week "Facilities User” prize to one of our 3rd-year graduate students.D...

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14 June 2019

Visit from Brown Bag

In Semester Two of 2019, Holly Pape and Antonella Maringola alumni students from our BA (Hons) Animation and Illustration visited our studios to discuss their work with Brown Bag Films.Holly and Antonella have been working at Brow...

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