Illustration and Comics

2026 NEW: Illustrator, comics artist, digital storyteller, children’s illustrator, illustrator designer

Characteristics of the course of study

Turn your passion for drawing into a professional career. The Illustration and Comics degree gives you the tools to create powerful visual stories, from illustration to graphic novels.
You will develop your own style while learning how to combine traditional drawing, illustration techniques, and digital tools. The programme blends creativity and critical thinking, helping you understand how the world of comics, publishing, and visual culture really works.
Classes are hands-on and project-based. You will work on real creative projects while studying subjects such as Digital Storytelling, Digital Art, Illustration Design, Children’s Literature and Illustration, Visual Culture, and History of Comics. You will explore both analogue and digital techniques and gain insight into the publishing industry — a fast-growing field looking for original and skilled creatives.

All academic diplomas issued by Accademia SantaGiulia include official ministerial recognition. Additional details are provided in the Diploma Supplement, designed according to European standards to support international mobility and career opportunities.

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Coordinators

School Coordinator: Vera Canevazzi
Tutor: Marco La Rosa

Professors

  • Andrea Mutti
  • AntonGionata Ferrari
  • Camilla Remondina
  • Daniela Zangrando
  • Debora Fella
  • Erminando Aliaj
  • Francesca Paola Follini
  • Giuliano Guatta
  • Jonathan Nix
  • Keita Francesco Nakasone
  • Marisa Paderni
  • Massimo Tantardini
  • Nicola Villa
  • Paolo Sacchini
  • Roberto Carmine Leardi
  • Vera Canevazzi

Course Goals

This programme prepares you to become a professional illustrator or comic artist, ready to work in today’s creative industries.
You will build strong drawing and visual storytelling skills, learning how to turn ideas into images and narratives. At the same time, you will learn how to combine traditional techniques with digital tools.
The course also helps you understand the art world and visual communication, so you can develop your own creative voice and apply it in different professional contexts.
Through exhibitions, collaborations, and cultural activities, you will start connecting with the creative industry from the very beginning.

Job perspectives

illustrator, comic artist, digital storyteller, children’s illustrator, illustrator designer

After graduation, you can work as a freelance creative or collaborate with publishing houses, creative studios, communication agencies, animation studios, and cultural institutions.
You will be able to work in illustration, comics, graphic novels, children’s publishing, and digital storytelling.

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Introducing our new Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration & Comics 01/04/26

Introducing our new Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration & Comics

Accademia SantaGiulia opens the door to the future of visual storytelling with the official presentation of its new Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration & Comics. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 1st at 2:00 PM at our campus in Brescia (Via Tommaseo 49). After an initial session open to t...
Accademia SantaGiulia - VINCENZO FOPPA Società cooperativa sociale - Impresa sociale ETS - Via Cremona, 99 - 25124 Brescia
Num. Iscr. Reg. delle Imprese di Brescia e partita IVA: 02049080175 - R.E.A. 291386 - CAP. SOC. Euro 25.148,68
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