Illustration or Drawing & Painting???

[Gingerfu]

I attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I'm currently a Drawing & Painting major but I'm wondering if Illustration would be a better fit for concept art. Thoughts?

[kysg]

Either way is fine, I've seen people from both sides do it. Your only advantage on illustration is printmaking and possibly digital illustration but I never did full on study of illustration but that is what most do anyways.

It doesn't matter what major you do, just build a solid drawing foundation and move on. Unless your really prone to want to do something.

[Elwell]

Totally depends on the focus of the departments and instructors at that particular school.

[Meloncov]

Totally depends on the focus of the departments and instructors at that particular school.

While this is true, at most schools I think illustration is going to be the better bet. Drawing and Painting departments tend to be much more oriented towards the fine arts.

[Elwell]

While this is true, at most schools I think illustration is going to be the better bet. Drawing and Painting departments tend to be much more oriented towards the fine arts.

Exactly, but there are exceptions.

[Gingerfu]

Thanks for the input, guys!

[xensoldier]

It's do-able as a Drawing+Painting (read:Fine Arts major), but you're much better off being an Illustration major. Since it is far more focused on visual narrative/storytelling and communicating ideas (which is the basis of concept art). And most schools nowadays that have ILL as a major will have classes geared towards concepts, design, and digital media. /an Illustration major at a different school

[eru]

Xensoldier-- Totally Agree, and this helped me on my thoughts to what the industry is based on