Decorative Illustration (online) | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Decorative Illustration (online)

Get lost in the details of the decorative elements of drawing and illustration. Focus on decorative illustration and its application in the professional illustration field.

Course description

Work on a wide variety of ways to exercise a range of visual problem solving for potential projects such as illustrated package designs, event promotion, or items for the gift market. Explore creativity through traditional, digital or mixed-media techniques. Professional based topics are points of discussion throughout the course. / Students will have access to Adobe Creative Cloud software throughout the class. / No class on July 16.

Open to students ages 16 and above. Review complete policies, including class cancellation policies, before completing your registration.

Class meeting details

This online course is synchronous, meaning students will meet together online. Class meetings are conducted via Google Meet and include lectures, demonstrations, discussions, exercises, critiques, and time to ask questions and share resources.

Prerequisites

Previous drawing and painting experience is helpful, but not required. Previous experience with Adobe Photoshop is helpful, but not required.

Required Supplies

Supplies
Pen or pencil; notebook or sketchbook

Software
Adobe Creative Cloud software (provided by MCAD).

Hardware
A computer capable of running Adobe Creative Cloud software, with internet access, a camera, and microphone for class meetings and to capture and upload work; a scanner (optional).

Class resources
This class uses Adobe and Canvas, MCAD’s learning management system. Please see the link for more information.

Class savings

Register on or before May 12 and save $25.
Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).
Additional savings. Are you eligible?

Questions?

Contact MCAD Continuing Education at continuing_education@mcad.edu or call 612.874.3765.

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Title
Non-credit Tuition
$396.00
Not Yet Open for Registration

Registration opens April 28.

  • Date:
    -
  • Time:
    6:00–9:00 pm. CST
  • Day(s) of the week:
    Wednesday
  • Ages:
    Open to students ages 16 and above.
  • Term:
    Summer 2025
  • Instructor: Carrie Hartman
  • Location:
    Online
  • SKU:
    CSFA 3201 01 SU25

Prerequisites:

Previous drawing and painting experience is helpful, but not required. Previous experience with Adobe Photoshop is helpful, but not required.

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2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Contact Us

612.874.3700
800.874.MCAD (6223)
Fax: 612.874.3701

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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


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MCAD admits students of any race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or marital status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or marital status in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.