Nossi College of Art

For more than 35 years, Nossi College of Art has been providing a top-quality education in the field of art to students from around the world. From illustration, digital photography and video to graphic art and computer design, Nossi College of Art graduates have gone on to highly successful careers in graphic design, animation, illustration, photography, video production, publishing and more.

Got Art Chops?

Your friend has a rad set of muttonchops. Hendrix is the god of guitar chops. Your last meal would have to be your mom's pork chops. Your brother can totally bust your chops. Everyone has chops. If you have mad art chops, you've got the skills to make art your career. Check out these chops below! You may have skills you never knew you had.

Illustration Chops?

Your ATM receipts sport hieroglyphics. The cover of your notebook is a shrine to the bald guy sitting in front of you on the bus. Your shoes are modern-day temples to canvas and Sharpie. If these symptoms sound familiar, you have doodle chops. And once you start hummin' doot-doot-doodly-doo, you're well on your way to a complete set of illustration chops.

Graphic design Chops?

Beer on the bottom, spaghetti along the side, meat in the middle, eggs on top. And a baguette 'cause it looks cool. You've got more than a balanced bag of groceries. You're on an express line to cooking up some tasty graphic design chops.

Photography Chops?

Hi-tops…f-stops. Lay-up…layout. Triangle offense…tri-pod. Execute a play…execute a shot. Shots & points…point & shoot. Speed…shutter speed. Travel…travel. If you've got game, you might have photography chops.

3-D Animation Chops?

A Thanksgiving turkey. The Eiffel Tower. A prancing stallion. Marge Simpson in profile. If you can do this with a wall, a projector and some hands, imagine what you can do with some 3-D animation chops.

Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) in Commercial Digital Photography

This program is a highly-specialized field of study designed to train students for entry-level positions in the field of commercial photography.

In this rapidly changing technological world, employers look for people that have been trained on a wide variety of image creating systems. Whether with the traditional or the digital field, students should have the skills and understanding of image manipulation and be able to take a project from its creation through completion.

The strong variety of courses are designed to give students who are planning to be commercial photographers the experience and knowledge of what it takes to be professional image creators.

The curriculum includes experience in basic and advanced camera techniques, strong emphasis on lighting and composition and understanding the changing digital world of photography and image creation. Sports, advertising, fashion, nature, digital retouching and basic and advanced Photoshop are all combined to give the student the ability to seek entry-level positions in commercial art firms, advertising agencies and commercial photography studios.

Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) in Graphic Art and Design

This program is a highly specialized, broadly based field of study designed to train students for entry-level positions in the graphic art field.

Employers look for originality, vision and great technical skills in drawing and rendering, as well as the knowledge of computer skills. The students should have the skill and understanding of how to prepare artwork and be able to meet the practical requirements of print reproduction.

This study includes a variety of courses that make a strong curriculum and is designed to teach and train individuals who can plan to be professional graphic artists. Students take classes in advertising design, graphic design, production art, page layout, illustration and web design. They learn the proper methods for using a number of techniques that can save a great deal of time and produce artwork within deadlines and learn how they can put their knowledge and skills to use in a graphic art field.

Graduates of the graphic art and design program may be able to seek employment on an entry level in advertising agencies and commercial art firms. They are also qualified to be employed in print shops and sign shops as well as book publishers, record companies, newspapers and photography studios. Some enterprising graduates elect to work as free-lance graphic artists.

Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Commercial Illustration

The Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Commercial Illustration degree is a specialized program designed to provide artists with the creative, conceptual and technical skills necessary to excel in the field as commercial illustrators. Beginning with a well-rounded foundation in drawing, color-theory and graphic design, students complete their studies with a graduation portfolio that demonstrates their skill in a variety of illustration techniques.

In the BGA program in Illustration, students learn design skills, illustration fundamentals, computer graphics, electronic imaging and production. In this highly specialized program, illustration students will explore the different genres of Illustration from advertising, book publishing and editorial markets. Students also engage in a variety of mediums from acrylic and oil paints, watercolor and gouache, oil and chalk pastels and computer-generated illustrations.

Advertising agencies, design studios, book publishers, magazine publishers, corporations, greeting card companies and many other communication environments commission illustrators to create the proverbial "image that speaks a thousand words" to enhance and help sell their products.

Instructors at Nossi College of Art are committed to creating well-rounded illustrators by emphasizing the fundamentals and skills necessary to succeed in a rapidly advancing field. The ultimate objective of the BGA program is to develop commercial illustrators with both the practical and problem-solving skills employers demand combined with the artistic, storytelling abilities of those versed in the many facets of visual communication.

Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Digital Photography and Video

The Bachelor of Graphic Arts in Digital Photography and Video is a unique degree designed to take artistic and creative photographers to a professional level in the areas of commercial digital photography and video production. Graduates of this program will have a completely solid photographic background as well as an extremely strong computer graphic core and state-of-the-art technical skills in video production techniques.

Throughout the BGA program in Digital Photography and Video, students will learn advanced techniques in photography, videography, digital video in both National Television Standard Commission (NTSC) and High Definition, electronic imaging and software packages. Some of the software programs that will be used include Final Cut Pro Studio with DVD Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver and a complete video editing suite of software.

Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Graphic Art and Design

Nossi College of Art's innovative Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) Program expands beyond the skills in print design to include advanced level graphic design production in 3D animation and Web design. The BGA program builds upon your creative communication and production skills to give students a leg up in an increasingly technical and competitive graphic design industry.

Utilizing a Mac or PC computer platform and employing high-end industry programs such as Flash, Vue, Poser and Lightwave along with a full range of Adobe and Macromedia products, BGA graduates will complete their studies with a powerful portfolio that commands attention from both employers and clients alike. More importantly, our faculty will arm you with the conceptual, strategic and critical thinking skills that will separate you from your peers and create leaders in the industry.

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