WHEN WORDS AREN’T ENOUGH, YOU COMPLETE THE PICTURE.
BFA in Illustration
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN Illustration AT CCAD
You have creative talent—and you’ll take it to the next level in our top-ranked Illustration program.
Here, you’ll develop the skills you need to communicate ideas and emotions through pictures. You’ll master drawing and rendering techniques and learn how to use new tools, guided by faculty members who have active creative practices in illustration.
As a CCAD student, you’ll learn how to breathe life into character designs, craft attention-grabbing motion graphics, create out-of-this-world 3D objects, and much more. You’ll graduate prepared for what you want to do next, whether that’s writing and illustrating your own books, creating eye-catching prints and posters, or contributing to the cutting-edge concepts, characters, and worlds that top entertainment companies are looking for.
Illustration careers
Illustration majors often end up with one of the following roles after graduation:
- Advertising Designer
- Apparel Graphics Designer
- Book Illustrator
- Character and Asset Designer
- Editorial Illustrator
- Fine Artist
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CCAD AT A GLANCE
We are the beautiful center of creativity in Columbus, Ohio, and beyond—where many talents and inspirations fuse together to create something new. At CCAD you'll find a community of others like you. We inspire, support, and challenge one another to be the best artists and humans we can be. Welcome home.
Ready to pursue your degree at CCAD?
Whether you're a first-timer, transfer, or graduate student, you'll find the information you need to successfully apply to CCAD. And that's the first step to unlocking your professional creative dreams.
