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Illustration & Storytelling for Sequential Arts (ISSA), a unique, enhanced 4-year diploma program, has replaced the 3-year Illustration for Sequential Arts program!
Are you interested in becoming a talented Illustrator, where you will create artwork for various companies or industries? Max the Mutt’s 4-year Illustration & Storytelling Sequential Arts program will provide you with the skills, hands-on training, and career support you need to begin a career as an Illustrator upon graduation.
You will graduate with a solid portfolio, a web page, the skills to write a cover letter and résumé, and the ability to conduct themselves professionally in a job interview. Our annual Industry Open House is well-attended by representatives from publishing, animation and gaming companies. Feel confident that you’ll be receiving the industry support you need to succeed in the design industry.
This program was designed with input from leading Canadian artists in the field. It gives you a broad, updated skill base that includes 21st century skills using digital media, creating mobile comics, knowledge of the entire Adobe Suite, essential graphic design and illustration for advertising skills, story boarding for film and advertising….and a fourth-year 2-semester graphic novel development course that will leave each graduate with a package that can be pitched to publishers.
Core courses from the 3-year diploma remain part of the new diploma program. These include all the basics of creating, penciling and inking comics, storytelling and scripting for comics, and children’s book illustration.
The high level of drawing and design skills that graduates from Max the Mutt are already known for, combined with new skills that take graduates to entry level as graphic designers, storyboard artists and multimedia artists, are designed to supplement income as young graduates establish themselves as freelance illustrators, comic book and graphic novel artists.
The fun, online quiz takes 3-minutes to complete and you’ll get a personalized report. Identify your strengths and social style plus the training and positions you’re best suited for. Once you know your personal art profile, check out our various art workshops in Toronto and choose one that interests you. Get your Creative Career Training Readiness score now!
You can view our KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) from previous years here.
In order to graduate, you must pass all of the following courses.
Note that, due to scheduling requirements, courses will sometimes be offered in terms or years different from the schedule below. For complete course descriptions, please consult our course calendar or contact the school.
Beginning Life Drawing 1
Perspective 1
Design & Composition
Colour & Water Based
Representational Painting 1
Principles of Drawing 1
Introduction to Comic Book Layout
Beginning Life Drawing 2
Perspective 2
Structural Drawing
Representational Painting 2
Principles of Drawing 2
Constructive Figure Drawing
These are the directions that need to be closely followed because, although we are approved by RBC and Scotiabank, we aren’t an OSAP school. Without following the process they request, your local branch will not find us listed.
ROYAL CREDIT LINE FOR STUDENTS ROYAL BANK FINANCIAL GROUP QUALIFIED* applicants in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) may apply for a Royal Credit Line for students at the Royal Bank Financial Group – Dundas & Spadina Branch, 500 Dundas Street West, please call:
Customer Assistance Officer @ (416) 974-0458 for an appointment with Jennifer Yu.
For applicants from another RBC branch outside GTA, have your Bank Representative contact Jennifer Yu for further information.
SCOTIABANK STUDENT LINE OF CREDIT
Canadian students can apply for a Student Line of Credit at the Bloor St West branch of Scotiabank – 992 Bloor St West, Toronto, ON M6H1L8, please call:
Diego Goya @ (416) 538-5236 x4206
Max The Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design is listed as an approved exception to the Government provided approval list.
Applicants should bring two I.D (e.g. social insurance card, driver’s license, Canadian passport, birth certificate), a statement of income and also the Letter of Acceptance from Max the Mutt. If you have accounts with Royal Bank, bring the RBC client card.
*Applicants without sufficient credit history or a current income will require a cosigner with satisfactory credit history and income. The cosigner also has to bring two I.D. and a statement of income to the branch.
Max The Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design is listed as an approved exception to the Government provided approval list.
Program Details
Duration
4 Year Diploma Program
Tuition
Year 1 - $12,500 ($18,000 International)
Year 2 - $12,500 ($18,000 International)
Year 3 - $12,500 ($18,000 International)
Year 4 - $12,500 ($18,000 International)
Campus
2944 Danforth Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4C 1M5
Need to Knows
This is a FOUR YEAR DIPLOMA, the first year of which is Visual Arts Literacy (VAL). For direct entry into year two or three, students may apply for advanced standing. To qualify for advanced standing, into any year, students must submit portfolios demonstrating skills equivalent to those developed in the year or years preceding the year they are applying for.
Noel Tuazon said, “The focus on fundamentals of drawing at Max the Mutt allowed me to push my work farther than ever before. I credit those classes in life drawing for supplying me with the foundation of my current style. Gesture, structure…. rhythm, its all there.”
Noel is now a prize-winning Graphic Novel Illustrator, “Elk’s Run”, Villard/Random House Books.
