Illustration, AOS

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Illustration, AOS

Illustration can inform, inspire, challenge, electrify and enrich the world around us. Come to Manhattan to find yourself in a city full of inspiration and to Pratt’s Associate Degree Department to lose yourself in your work.

Collage of three different illustrations by Graphic Design students. They are laid side by side and have three distinct styles.

Type: Undergraduate, AOS
Credits: 66
Duration: 4 Semesters
Courses: Plan of Study
School and Department: School of Art,
Associate Degrees

An illustration with a hand at the very top grabbing a mosquito-like character. Beneath is a fish-headed man with fishing rod that has a shark trapped by the bait. Beneath that is a cacophony of character conveying an ecstatic imagination of a girl at the very bottom. — Work by Daniel Herrera, AOS Illustration ‘20

Illustration at Pratt

As an Illustration student in the Associate Degree Department, you will be immersed in studio courses from day one. Our intensive programs deliver the same number and level of art and design courses as a BFA program in half the time by eliminating gen-ed courses. This allows us to give students a complete education as quickly and efficiently as possible. You will begin with foundational art and design courses that set the basis for advanced courses in traditional illustration, digital illustration, painting/drawing, communication design and more.

The Experience

Focused, efficient, and embedded in a tight-knit community, our two-year Illustration Associate Degree program gives you access to core components of the Pratt experience in a highly intensive curricular experience. You will work with faculty at the forefront of their industries in a carefully curated program to prepare you for your next step.

State of the Art Tools

Through rigorous attention to production, technique, and contemporary aesthetics, you’ll develop your art and design practice and with it, agency to create change. You will have access to traditional art and design studios, labs with cutting edge hardware and software and print facilities with endless possibilities.

Internships

New York is full of opportunities for internships in the Illustration fields. We encourage all our second year AOS students to gain invaluable experience through an internship. Using what has been learned in the classroom, you will get a feel for real-world implementation and the challenges and rewards that come from working in your chosen field. Once you have found an opportunity of interest, we will help guide you along the application process. Our students have held internships in a range of industries, from The Painting Center to Marvel Studios.

Learning Resources

We develop disciplinary fluency in our program of study and we celebrate the interdisciplinary nature of design critical to address the plurality and complexity of the environments in which we operate. Learning resources.

Collage of different spaces where the students in the Graphic design program will work in.

Facade of the building where classes for the Game Design and Interactive Media program take place

Our Faculty

In the Associate Degree Department, you will be surrounded by faculty consisting of New York’s leading professionals who have both excellence and expertise in their fields and a deep passion for teaching the next generation of creative professionals. With an emphasis on personal attention for each student, our department ensures you will get the guidance and mentorship you need to thrive.

Edward Murr
Visiting Instructor
Rinn Wight
Visiting Instructor
Davis Cathcart
Visiting Instructor
Jimmy Huber
Visiting Instructor
Deborah Caponera
Assistant Professor
Charles Parker
Associate Professor

Illustration of a fish made from junk food as the cover of a magazine

Our Alumni

Pratt’s distinguished alums are leading thriving careers, addressing critical challenges and creating innovative work that reimagines our world, at a diverse selection of companies and institutions. They also go on to become entrepreneurs and principals leading their own studios and businesses.

Our AOS Illustration alumni are set up for success with a well-rounded education allowing them to pursue work in a variety of fields. Whether you are looking to illustrate children’s books, freelance for print or online publications, work at an agency or apply your skills to other industries, with an AOS degree in Illustration your path to excellence is already paved.

Where They Work

Brolga – Freelance (Apple, BMW, Target, Jaguar, Nike, H&M, NYT)
Helen Escobar – Brooklyn Born Chocolate
Rinn Wight – Pratt Institute

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From the Catalog

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The AOS program is a professional degree designed for high school graduates and adults with or without previous college experience. This is an intensive, two-year, all art-and-design-based curriculum, offering a strong foundation in design along with capstone courses, internship opportunities, and a professional portfolio upon graduation. The program attracts highly motivated students who, upon completing their studies, move quickly into the fields of graphic design, advertising, illustration, web design, game design, package design, and publishing, as well as an array of interactive media fields.