Giddy Studios Computer Illustration Course

New illustration course in April! Details below.
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Giddy Studios are proud to announce their third computer illustration evening course with guest illustrator Chris Judge as lecturer. The course will run for four weeks during the month of April 2010.

 Chris Judge is one of Ireland's leading professional illustrators and will be your dedicated lecturer during the full course. The course takes place in Rathfarnham in the relaxed atmosphere of the very comfortable Giddy Studios, with lots of tea, coffee, Tunnock's Tea Cakes and general chat about the world of illustration.

 This course will be suitable for creative artists, college leavers and people with a good knowledge of creative software like Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash as well as traditional drawing skills.

 Each week students will be set a new project with a written brief covering editorial, advertising, web and self promotion illustration. Each brief will be discussed as to the best approach and method from initial hand drawn sketches, scanning, illustrating and colouring digitally through to final high resolution illustration. There will be regular feedback throughout the course and students will be encouraged to talk about their work.

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 The course also covers:

 * illustration as art

* the commercial and business side of illustration and

* the pros and cons of a career in illustration.

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 * Students are required to bring a Laptop with relevant software installed.

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 For more information about Chris Judge please visit his website www.chrisjudge.com

 To enroll or for more information please see details below:

 Fee: €250 for 4 weeks.

 NOTE: Classes will be limited so early booking is advised.

 Dates: Wednesdays: April: 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th 2010, 7pm - 9pm

 Venue: Giddy Studios, unit number four, first floor, Grange Road Retail Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Please see map for directions

P: 00 353 1 4240440

M: 00 353 87 9879515

W: giddystudios.com

E: giddy@giddystudios.com