Digital Illustration - Certificate

Digital Illustration Certificate

* Please refer to the catalog for the most up-to-date requirements.

Graphic Design: Digital Illustration - Certificate

Total Required Units 17.0

* Please refer to the catalog for the most up-to-date requirements.

The Certificate of Achievement in Digital Illustration provides the basic skills for students interested in the field of digital illustration.

Graduates of the program might seek employment as medical, book, magazine, or newspaper illustrators, create illustrative work for training, and promotion in a corporate environment, or create digital illustrations for digital media projects and/or the web.

Students learn technical and creative skills used in the creation of illustrations using both raster based and vector based software tools, while working on projects such as product illustrations.

Many illustrators work as freelancers, and this is a competitive field which requires skill, drive, and talent to succeed. The classes in the core requirements should be taken in the general order that they are listed.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will identify and apply the fundamentals of vector art creation and manipulation.
Students will create technical product illustrations using both the vector and raster tools in Adobe Photoshop.
Students will create original illustrations using a combination of Illustrator's creative tools, including various free-form drawing tools.

Meet the Following Requirements

Complete all required certificate courses with a C (or P) or better.
Complete at least 1/3 of the program courses at Mission College to establish residency.

Notes

Requirements here apply to the current catalog year and are subject to change. Visit DegreeWorks in My Mission Portal to view requirements based your catalog year.
Not all classes are offered each semester.

Core Required Courses

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ART 031A or ART 031B

Code	Class	Units
ART 031A	Drawing (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
ART 031B	Intermediate Drawing (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0

ART 034A or GDS 064

Code	Class	Units
ART 034A	Introduction to Digital Art (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 064	Introduction to Adobe Photoshop (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0

GDS 062 or GDS 066

Code	Class	Units
GDS 062	Digital Illustration with Adobe Illustrator (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 066	Advanced Adobe Illustrator (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0

Plus GDS 068 and GDS 085

Code	Class	Units
GDS 068	Portfolio Production Studio (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 085	Professional Portfolio and Design Career Preparation (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0

Plus additional course(s) required from the following to bring your total to a minimum of 17 units:

Courses used in the Core Required Courses section cannot be used here.

Code	Class	Units
GDS 035	Graphic Design I (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 073	Digital Photography (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 039A	3D Animation and Modeling (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
ART 034B	Advanced Digital Art (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
ART 031A	Drawing (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
ART 031B	Intermediate Drawing (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
ART 034A	Introduction to Digital Art (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 064	Introduction to Adobe Photoshop (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 062	Digital Illustration with Adobe Illustrator (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0
GDS 066	Advanced Adobe Illustrator (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab)	3.0

Job Market Outlook

Skills Needed

Excellent IT skills, especially with design and photo-editing software.
Exceptional creativity and innovation.
Adobe Creative Suite.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
An understanding of the latest trends and their role within a commercial environment.
Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.

Career Paths

If you don't know what to major in, or you already have a major but don't know how it translates into a career, start here. At Mission we can help you research your major and career options so you can make informed decisions.Read more about Career paths.

Careers in Design

At Mission College, we facilitate degrees and certificates in Digital Illustration, Graphic Arts, Web Design/Development, and Multimedia. Develop a portfolio and prepare for transfer or job interviews. Learn more about Graphic Design jobs.