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Children's Book Illustrations 02: Characters and Scenes

Course code: P02825

Subject area: Art & Design

Study level: Part Time

Course level:

Course details

Course time:

18:00 - 20:45

Days of week:

Thursday

Course date:

14th Jan 2027 - 25th Mar 2027

Course location:

Abingdon Campus

Contact details

Email:

enquiries@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

Phone:

01235 555 585

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Explore the joy of creating playful characters and imaginative scenes for children’s books. This course explores facial expressions, body language, costumes, and illustrated environments and backgrounds, helping you bring stories to life through colour, composition, and creative experimentation.
Learners will be guided in developing expressive characters and dynamic scenes. Students will explore character design, facial expressions, body language, and costume, alongside environments, backgrounds, and storytelling through composition. Techniques in gouache, soft pastels, and watercolour will be introduced. The course encourages experimentation while maintaining structure, helping learners produce illustrated scenes from their chosen texts.

• Character design: facial expressions, body language, and costumes• Designing environments and illustrated backgrounds• Storytelling through composition and scene dynamics• Introduction to gouache, soft pastels, and watercolour• Experimentation with colour, texture, and mixed media• Creating illustrated scenes inspired by story ideas

Please note there are no classes during half term.

What next?
Children's Book Illustrations: 03 Telling Stories with Pictures, to combine characters and scenes into a full illustrated story
Entry criteria
Completion of Term 01 or basic drawing skills. Curiosity and willingness to experiment with materials

Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2026 prior to starting the course.

Fee information
As part of your course we may organise trips to assist you with your learning. Trips are optional, and you will not be penalised if you choose not to participate.

There are bursaries available to help you with other course costs. Call 01235 216 212 for more information.

The rules on fee reduction are complicated and we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions staff on 01235 216 400 to discuss your options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.

Co-Funded Fee (19+)

£277.45

Reduced Fee (19+)

£140.23

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