Course Mission

Students will be introduced to the 12 principles of animation along with basic software knowledge in the production of 2D animation...

Course Summary

Students will be introduced to the importance of design in character animation...

Classes Info

Term(s): Ongoing
Course Name: 2D Animation Intro
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Student Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding of 12 principles of animation;
  • Basic navigation of Photoshop and procreate dreams;
  • Create a simple original animation...

Required Materials

Hardware
15in + Laptops (RTX GPUs Recommended)
Graphic Displays or Pro Tablets
Studio Workstations*

*Access to portfolio students only
Software
Software Icons

Course Content with Time Allocation

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Reference Recreate 1 (Character) - 2 Weeks

Using art created by professionals on pinterest or art station, redesign a character with different props, styles while using the same pose and structure.

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Reference Recreate 2 (Background) – 2 Weeks

Using art created by professionals on pinterest or art station, redesign a background frame with different layouts, colors while using similar styles.

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Portrait Illustration (Original) – 2 Weeks

Using references from the learners favourite artists, recreate an portrait illustration or expression.

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Prop Design (Original) – 2 Weeks

Design 1 prop for a character of the learners choice.

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Environment Painting (Original) – 2 Weeks

Convert 1 landscape photo into a digital painting.

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Final Project (Original Illustration) – 3 Weeks

Create 1 piece of original illustration, this can be characters with backgrounds, paintings or illustrative art.

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