Illustration Diploma

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About the Program

The Illustration Diploma offered within the School of Creative Arts and Animation at Seneca College is unique in the province. A four semester diploma combines traditional illustrative media, digital media and business skills to give the independent artist the skills necessary to succeed in the rapidly changing world of illustration. In addition to learning about traditional art forms such as drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture and digital media, students will create and register their own small business, have a working website, and have the accounting, marketing and revenue generating skills to succeed as entrepreneurial artists. Graduates go on to work in children’s and comic book illustration, spot and advertising illustration and the burgeoning industry of concept art for TV, film and game animation.

Grad Work

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Faculty

Get to know our amazing award-winning staff here to help you reach your full potential

Barney Wornoff

Barney Wornoff

Professor
barney.wornoff@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Animation, Character Design, Caricature, Digital Painting, Illustration, App Development and Art Direction, Writing, Story Development, Gag Man

Brianne Service

Brianne Service

Professor
brianne.service@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Drawing, Painting, Illustration

Clayton ‘CTON’ Hanmer

Clayton ‘CTON’ Hanmer

Professor
clayton.hanmer@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Entrepreneurial Skills, Digital Illustration, Digital Marketing, Children’s Book Illustration & Publishing, Comics, Character Design, Graphic Design, Workshops

Dmitry Bondarenko

Dmitry Bondarenko

Professor
dmitry.bondarenko@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Narratives

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Professor
heather.graham@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Painting, Drawing, Illustration

Jim Graves

Jim Graves

Professor
jim.graves@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Character design, Pre-visual development, Story art

JoAnn Purcell

JoAnn Purcell

Program Coordinator
joann.purcell@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Art and Illustration History, 3D Animation

Kalman Andrasofsky

Kalman Andrasofsky

Professor
kalman.andrasofszky@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Illustration – Digital & Traditional, Comics and Graphic Novels, Character Design, Figure Drawing, Art Direction

Lauren McKinley Renzetti

Lauren McKinley Renzetti

Professor
lauren.mckinley-renzetti@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Breather, Printmaking, Painting Techniques, Colour Theory, Drawing, Scenic Painter

Martha Newbigging

Martha Newbigging

Professor
martha.newbigging@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Illustration, Children’s books and comics, Animation, Graphic design, interactive

Melissa Devine

Melissa Devine

Professor
melissa.devine@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Drawing, Figure, Painting

Ted Hamer

Ted Hamer

Professor
ted.hamer@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Sculpture, Fabrication, Figure Drawing, Painting.

Werner Zimmerman

Werner Zimmerman

Professor
werner.zimmermann@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Children’s Book Illustration, Life Drawing

Willow Dawson

Willow Dawson

Professor
willow.dawson@senecacollege.ca


Expertise:

Illustration, Children’s Books, Comics and Graphic Novels. 

Contact

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