Character Design for Animation

COURSE FINDER

Oct 11 - Nov 15

$150

If you would like more information about this or any other course offerings, please contact a SVACE Course Advisor at:

ce@sva.edu

Location

Online

Faculty

Pat Dorian,

Illustrator, animator, author

Students will explore the fundamentals of digitally designing stylized characters for 2D animation through in-class demonstrations and assignments. In this course we will construct and rotate characters using simple three-dimensional forms. Through shape and contrast, students will see how to convey a character's personality and how a character fits into the overall storytelling. We'll look at how some of today's most exciting contemporary animators, such as Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania), draw inspiration from the cartoons of the 1950s and '60s. Assignments will include creating turnarounds, pose sheets and character lineups.
PREREQUISITES: Students must have intermediate drawing skills and working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
NOTE: Students must have access to a computer with a microphone, camera, digital drawing tablet. All students with an active registration in this course will be given free access to the Adobe Creative Cloud. This course is fully online and offered through synchronous sessions during the listed course hours.

Course Number

ANC-2581-OL

Credits

1 CEUs

Technical Requirements

The School of Visual Arts online courses are hosted in Canvas, our College-wide learning system. Most computers (5 years old or newer recommended) can access the course(s) without a problem. The courses work with Windows (Windows 7 and newer), Macintosh (Mac OSX 10.10 and newer), and Linux (chromeOS). Participants will need a minimum screen size of 800x600 (the average size of a netbook) and good broadband (Minimum of 512kbps) Internet connection to participate in the online courses.
Accessing Your Online Course
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Steps to Access Your Online Course
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The Canvas application is your online classroom. Here you can find your Zoom links and course materials such as supply lists, discussion boards, recorded lectures, etc. You will use Zoom for live video meetings. Your instructor will show you around how their particular course is organized.

For more information on Canvas, please visit the online courses section of the SVAIT User Guide.
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