The programme
Bring to life the stories that feed the imagination and awaken emotionBecome an author of narrative imagery, able to devise and produce illustrations, comics and graphic worlds in which drawing becomes a language in the service of storytelling. Through immersive teaching, hands-on projects and input from working professionals, the Bachelor Illustration et Bande dessinée prepares you to master the traditional and digital techniques of drawn narrative imagery, to develop a graphic voice of your own and to meet the challenges of careers in illustration, comics and the new forms of visual storytelling, with a creative, demanding and responsible approach that stays open to the way the sector is changing.
Where can you study this programme?
Why choose this Bachelor?
Curriculum
Explore everything the programme covers
Culture & image
➜ Introduction to art history
➜ Contemporary art history
➜ General culture and expression
➜ AI and prompt writing
➜ Soft skills_Active listening
Creativity & representation
➜ Character drawing
➜ Drawing and perspective
➜ Analytical drawing
➜ Object drawing
➜ Life drawing
➜ Outdoor sketching
➜ Ideation and creativity
➜ Creativity workshop
Production & technique
➜ Colour theory
➜ Indesign_Introduction
➜ Photoshop_Introduction
➜ Illustrator_Introduction
➜ Storytelling workshop
Project & image
➜ Introduction to drawn narrative imagery
➜ Graphic design_Introduction
➜ Illustration and comics_Introduction
➜ Animation_Introduction
➜ Game art _Introduction
➜ Image workshop
Student life & building your profile
➜ Induction day
➜ Academic support
➜ School life council
➜ English conversation
➜ English training
➜ Masterclasses (examples): Drawn narrative imagery today, The career path of an image professional
➜ Careers guidance day
Professional development
➜ 4-week introductory work placement (optional)
➜ Employability
➜ Job dating
Culture & image
➜ Culture artistique
➜ Ecriture et scénario
➜ Techniques rédactionnelles
➜ Idéation et IA
➜ Soft skills_Citoyenneté
Créativité & technique
➜ Storyboard
➜ Anatomie artistique et biomécanique
➜ Peinture modèle vivant
➜ Perspective, décors et background
➜ Mise en couleur numérique
➜ Concept art et digital painting
➜ Photoshop_Perfectionnement
➜ Illustrator_Perfectionnement
Image & métier
➜ Illustration_Perfectionnement
➜ Outils, médiums et exploration
➜ Dessin de presse
➜ Pratique du dessin narratif
➜ Bande dessinée_Perfectionnement
➜ Web toon et médias numériques
Projet & image
➜ Workshop volume
➜ Workshop spécialisation
➜ Workshop métier (collaboration entreprise)
Vie étudiante & valorisation du parcours
➜ Journée d'intégration
➜ Suivi pédagogique
➜ Conseil de vie d'école
➜ Anglais conversation
➜ Anglais training
➜ Masterclass (exemples) : IA et image, Narration et image
➜ Journée de l'orientation
Professionnalisation
➜ Stage d’approfondissement 4 semaines
➜ Suivi individualisé de l'expérience professionnelle
➜ Insertion professionnelle
➜ Jobdating
Culture & image
➜ Culture artistique
➜ Ecriture et scénario
➜ Techniques rédactionnelles
➜ Idéation et IA
➜ Soft skills_Citoyenneté
Créativité & technique
➜ Storyboard
➜ Anatomie artistique et biomécanique
➜ Peinture modèle vivant
➜ Perspective, décors et background
➜ Mise en couleur numérique
➜ Concept art et digital painting
➜ Photoshop_Perfectionnement
➜ Illustrator_Perfectionnement
Image & métier
➜ Illustration_Perfectionnement
➜ Outils, médiums et exploration
➜ Dessin de presse
➜ Pratique du dessin narratif
➜ Bande dessinée_Perfectionnement
➜ Web toon et médias numériques
Projet & image
➜ Workshop volume
➜ Workshop spécialisation
➜ Workshop métier (collaboration entreprise)
Vie étudiante & valorisation du parcours
➜ Journée d'intégration
➜ Suivi pédagogique
➜ Conseil de vie d'école
➜ Anglais conversation
➜ Anglais training
➜ Masterclass (exemples) : IA et image, Narration et image
➜ Journée de l'orientation
Professionnalisation
➜ Stage d’approfondissement 4 semaines
➜ Suivi individualisé de l'expérience professionnelle
➜ Insertion professionnelle
➜ Jobdating
Teaching strengths
Methods used
The methods used on the programme combine theory and practice, allowing students to flourish under the guidance of professionals from the applied arts and image-making.
Skills development geared directly to the demands of the profession
Studio workshops
Site visits
Work placements
Workshops
Optional seminars abroad
Masterclasses
93%
pass rate among candidates on the Bachelor Illustration & Bande-dessinée, class of 2025.
After the bachelor's
On completion of the diploma, the Bachelor allows you to move straight into working life or to continue into the first year of the Mastère Directeur de Création en Design Graphique at ESDAC or at an art school.The roles the qualification prepares you for
Once you have graduated, you will be able to work in one of these sectors and take on the roles linked to the qualification.
➜ Publishing houses, communications agencies and creative studios
➜ Press, communications, advertising and the print and digital publishing sectors
➜ Cultural industries, institutions, local authorities and cultural outreach organisations
➜ Freelance and self-employed practice
➜ Press, communications, advertising and the print and digital publishing sectors
➜ Cultural industries, institutions, local authorities and cultural outreach organisations
➜ Freelance and self-employed practice
➜ Illustrator
➜ Comics author
➜ Colourist
➜ Press cartoonist
➜ Roughman
➜ Comics author
➜ Colourist
➜ Press cartoonist
➜ Roughman
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