Illustration with Animation

We are immensely proud of the way our BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation students have coped since March this year and of the ways in which they have overcome the numerous challenges, to achieve a diverse range of high-quality and very interesting outcomes – as well as some of the highest unit grades ever awarded on the course. Covid-19 has unavoidably limited studio-based practice and specialist workshop access for some key aspects of output, particularly animation, however, our students have shown considerable resilience by developing innovative working methods to explore ideas in the form of new project proposals and adapting ideas to available resources. In some cases, this has led students to challenge their practice more rigorously and successfully than ever.

The final year on the BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation course develops through a self-negotiated learning agreement alongside contextual studies and professional practice. This alignment of theory, practice, and understanding of audience establishes a methodological approach underpinned with research and the establishment of a defined practitioner identity. The desire to explore expanded views of what the study of illustration and animation can be is core to the ethos of the course and evident in the outcomes of the final year students.

This shift to the real world where technology, workshop facilities, and the limitations of materials are recognised is normally a step that comes after graduation, but for this year’s cohort, it came abruptly in March in the middle of the final unit. Whilst a shock to us all, the initial frustration and disappointment for what we had lost was then replaced by invention, new perspectives, and a period of immersion in concentrated personal practice that was for many a revelation. 

We also fully recognise that for some students this has been immensely challenging and that specific ambitions for the end of final year show have yet to be realised. We are already looking at ways of supporting these students as the university emerges from lockdown in the coming months and will be helping them achieve these outcomes in time for our planned physical degree shows at Manchester School of Art.

IWA team.

40 profiles

Martha Harris - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Martha Harris

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Martha Harris - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Neeve Fletcher - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Neeve Fletcher

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Neeve Fletcher - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Ruby Packham-Dale - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Ruby Packham-Dale

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Ruby Packham-Dale - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Aaron Bullock - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Aaron Bullock

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Aaron Bullock - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Gabby Savage-Dickson - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Gabby Savage-Dickson

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Gabby Savage-Dickson - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Valeriia Khliustova - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Valeriia Khliustova

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Valeriia Khliustova - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Scout Stirling - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Scout Stirling

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Scout Stirling - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Tobi Meuwissen - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Tobi Meuwissen

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Tobi Meuwissen - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Bethany Cockcroft - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Bethany Cockcroft

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Bethany Cockcroft - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Anastasia Kimber - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Anastasia Kimber

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Anastasia Kimber - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Emily Mount - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Emily Mount

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Emily Mount - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Sophie Vickers - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Sophie Vickers

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Sophie Vickers - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Izzy Young - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Izzy Young

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Izzy Young - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Aimee Longstaff - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Aimee Longstaff

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Aimee Longstaff - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Ilaria Colavito - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Ilaria Colavito

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Ilaria Colavito - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Martha White - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Martha White

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Martha White - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Sam Matlak - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Sam Matlak

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Sam Matlak - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Aled Thompson - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Aled Thompson

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Aled Thompson - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Beatrice Robbins - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Beatrice Robbins

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Beatrice Robbins - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Jody Woodhouse - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Jody Woodhouse

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Jody Woodhouse - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Gemma Bennett - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Gemma Bennett

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Gemma Bennett - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Jan Randen Bautista - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Jan Randen Bautista

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Jan Randen Bautista - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Siani Patel - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Siani Patel

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Siani Patel - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Casper Essam - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Casper Essam

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Casper Essam - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Olivia Hardman - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Olivia Hardman

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Olivia Hardman - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Phoebe Ingram - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Phoebe Ingram

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Phoebe Ingram - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Yve Slater - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Yve Slater

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Yve Slater - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Alice Kell - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Alice Kell

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Alice Kell - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Eve Gittins - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Eve Gittins

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Eve Gittins - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Lin Lan - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Lin Lan

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Lin Lan - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Florence Buckwell - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Florence Buckwell

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Florence Buckwell - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Maria Monteiro Ramalho - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Maria Monteiro Ramalho

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Maria Monteiro Ramalho - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Catherine Booth - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Catherine Booth

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Catherine Booth - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Alice Dines-Allen - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Alice Dines-Allen

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Alice Dines-Allen - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Jamie Brogan - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Jamie Brogan

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Jamie Brogan - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Rose Green - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Rose Green

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Rose Green - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Amy Millington - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Amy Millington

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Amy Millington - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Holly Mason - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Holly Mason

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Holly Mason - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Sophie Williamson - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Sophie Williamson

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Sophie Williamson - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Molly Pilkington - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Molly Pilkington

BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation

Molly Pilkington - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation