[Atam Co., Ltd.] Online illustration class Atam Academy releases new course “Become an illustrator!”
Atamu Co., Ltd. Press release: October 1, 2024 Atamu Academy, an online illustration class, releases new course “Become an illustrator!” We will start an online course for
elementary, middle school, and high school students where you can experience being an illustrator in October. Atamu Co., Ltd.
(Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Atsushi Miyazawa), which operates online illustration classes for children, is pleased to announce that it has released a new course “Become an Illustrator!” starting in October. This is a renewed version of the popular curriculum on the same theme held from December 2022 to February 2023. In this class, under the guidance of instructors who are mainly active illustrators and picture book authors, children take on the role of illustrators and create illustrations based on orders received from clients. Through the production process, you will not only improve your illustration skills, but also develop your ability to live in society. Curriculum “Let’s become an illustrator!” Overview
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(https://atam-academy.com/blog/26804/). 《Lesson Overview》 Period: October to November 2024 Number of times: 8 times in total (once a week) Number of people: Maximum of 5 people in each class Location: Online Lecturer: Atam Academy Lecturer (
https://atam-academy.com/creator/ ) Key points of the renewed version/course “Let’s become an illustrator!” In the real world, we receive rules, orders, and instructions from companies and customers as a matter of course. This may be common sense for adults, but children have never experienced creating illustrations under so many restrictions. Under such circumstances, we created “Let’s Become an Illustrator,” which surprisingly received a lot of attention from students when it was released in 2022. It seems that the very act of receiving orders gave them the joy of being wanted by others. In addition, they must have felt a sense of accomplishment by taking on a challenge that was out of their reach and reaching the goal of delivering the product. This time, as we are reprinting the curriculum that was well received, we designed the assignments to retain the fun of the previous assignments, but with some changes to help strengthen the “communication skills” that are important for illustrators. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38075/21/38075-21-3d47ff70f7fd531f34a12156ecc09656-1678×1186.png The curriculum of the “Academic Course” for junior high and high school students also explains the importance of “hearing.” Comment from Marie, Quality Control Department, Development Manager An illustrator’s job is to bring the images in a customer’s head to life as illustrations. Communication is essential to fulfilling customer needs. However, you cannot learn about its importance just by drawing your favorite illustrations. Atamu Academy has many children who aim to become creators in the future, so this time we aimed to create a curriculum that would help them prepare for becoming illustrators by training them in the conversation and listening skills needed from receiving an order to delivery.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38075/21/38075-21-0e6a172a65d15f6e02f7e33e9f503264-1058×802.png Quality Control Department/Marie About Atamu Academy curriculum Up until now, Atamu Academy has designed classes based on the concept of not only having fun as an illustration class, but also helping students acquire the “power to live in society.” 《Examples of classes conducted so far》 Decide on a theme and imagine the conversation! Let’s make LINE stamps Tell me about the world you feel! Add illustrations to your favorite stories Let’s create your ideal island! Challenge concept art Let’s observe our surroundings! Let’s express spring, summer, autumn, and winter with illustrations Look at yourself objectively! Let’s make an original avatar At Atam Academy, we believe that the key to living in society lies in the relationships we have with others, and we create lessons that allow children to communicate with each other from the planning stage. For example, in a class that depicts spring, summer, fall, and winter through illustrations, children introduce each other to the spring, summer, fall, and winter of their respective regions. Atamu Academy students come from all over the world, so during their conversations, they sometimes realize that the winters in Tokyo and Singapore are different. Atum Academy believes that through these experiences, children’s worlds expand as they come into contact with different values and ways of thinking while interacting with society and others. Atamu Academy curriculum example for practical learning
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38075/21/38075-21-893a15c4ba3462766799d6a188bdd6f7-1200×800.png Exhibition of works We hold an exhibition of students’ works of Acsta Academy, which is held once a year. The first step to becoming an artist. In the process of creating illustrations to present, what should I do to make my work look attractive? You can draw while thinking. In July 2024, we held the “Comic Atamu Exhibition” with the theme of “Manga” at Shibuya Hikarie.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38075/21/38075-21-9112f554525438b7ace78adc92fb1d69-1350×900.png Contest What viewpoints do the judges consider? A curriculum that requires a sense of balance by considering the following and adding your own originality. You can see pictures that many people have drawn on the same theme as you, so you can get a good idea of your own ability. The screening criteria are clear, so you can get a fair evaluation regardless of your name recognition or popularity. You can experience the Atamu Academy curriculum Free online trial lessons held every week
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38075/21/38075-21-28c08279ad27e1a38a0200c5b7499a46-804×1004.png Atamu Academy offers free online trial lessons where you can experience the illustration course before enrolling. You will experience the class while having a video call with the instructor. For online free trial lessons, the necessary software is installed on an iPad and classes are conducted using ApplePencil. If you don’t have an iPad, you can also try it out using paper and pen. Assignments and created works will be shared with the instructor through chat and email. Siblings and friends can also participate. You can learn online just as you would in a face-to-face classroom. Click here to apply for a trial lesson
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38075/21/38075-21-b76f5c534d89e7bdc5e299fe014a19f5-1080×720.png ■About ATAM ACADEMY Atamu Academy is an online digital illustration classroom with 900 students enrolled as of September 2024. We design a curriculum with the main themes of illustration, animation, and manga in Japanese art culture, and provide production guidance for “children who like digital art” and “children who aspire to become creators in the future.” ▼Official website https://atam-academy.com/ ■About Atum Co., Ltd. Atamu Co., Ltd. is a startup that operates online illustration classes with the vision of “maximizing children’s potential through illustration education.” Company name: Atamu Co., Ltd. Established: September 25, 2018 Head office location: 1214 Win Aoyama, 2-2-15 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Representative Director Atsushi Miyazawa Business details: Management of online illustration class Atamu Academy
