Class Schedule

Week 1: 6/11
Intro to class
Lecture: Vis Dev Overview
Demo: Thumbnail Drawing
HW: 2 pages Thumbnail line dwg (Architecture Exterior)

Week 2: 6/18
Lecture: Design & Composition
Demo: Drawing continued, tone
HW: final Architecture line dwg + 3 tonals

Week 3: 6/25
Lecture: Architecture

Demo:  Fantasy dwg

HW: final Architecture tonal/color

Week 4: 7/2
Lecture: Lighting

Demo: Fantasy tonal dwg

HW: 2 pages Thumbnail Dwg (Organic)

Week 5: 7/9
Lecture: Organic Environments

Demo:  Stylized Organic environment

HW: final Organic line dwg, 3 tonals included

Week 6: 7/16

Lecture: Color

Demo: Organic digital ptg

HW: final Organic tonals/color

Week 7: 7/23

Lecture: Interior Environments

Demo: Interior dwg

HW: 2 pages Thumbnail Dwg (Interior), 3 tonals included

Week 8: 7/30
Lecture: Digital Painting Techniques

Demo: Interior digital ptg

HW: final Int line dwg, Interior tonal/color pass

Week 9: 8/6
Lecture: Building a Portfolio, Guest Speaker

HW: final pieces (Arch, Org, Int)

Week 10: 8/13
Review final work

Intro to class, Syllabus

This week will begin another exciting term of Vis Dev for Animation class.  Samples of student work look very strong.  I look forward to helping each student become a better artist.

Assignments will be based around narratives chosen for the Animation, Film and Game industry.  Using a story or genre, students will create at least 3 final portfolio images.  I encourage at least one each of Urban/Architecture, Organic and Interior settings.  The class will emphasize environment art.  However if character/prop/vehicle design is desired, they may also be used.

Each class meeting will be divided between:
Shared critiques
Instructor lecture/slide presentation
Instructor demonstrations
In class work time

Students should spend 3+ hours outside of class on weekly assignments.  Work may be done in either traditional or digital mediums.  Adobe Photoshop is recommended.  Appropriate materials for work should be brought to each class.  For example, a digital painting would require a personal laptop and tablet.  Please present digital work on a device no smaller than iPad size.

These materials are required for each class:
Sketchbook, 8.5"x 11" minimum
Pen/pencil
Tracing paper/Vellum

Weekly assignments will be described further beginning with the first meeting.  At this time, please acquire your materials and consider a story to use as a basis for your work in the class.

Sarah's Intro

Hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I'm still in high school, but I'm planning on attending MICA this fall.
I don't have a lot of experience in animation so this what I've done so far.

Jasmine's Intro

Hello everyone,
I am also very very excited to meet you all and for this class!!
I'm currently studying Animation at Laguna College of Art & Design, it will be my 4th year in the fall.

These are my recent background paintings:

Aaron's Intro.

Just wanted to give a huge good morning, good evening, and good night to everyone....I haven't draw or gone through an art class in a very, very long time, so i'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty.

Joanna Soohee Han Intro

Hi! My name is Joanna Soohee Han. You can call me Joanna or Soohee. I'm currently studying animation at Cal State Long Beach. I hope to learn a lot from this class and look forward to meeting everyone.

Summer 2013 - Kristine's Introduction

Hey y'all. I'm Kristine! I'm currently moving on to my 4th year at CSUF and I'm studying Illustration there. I think the homework said to upload one or two of my best work prior to the first day, so I'm just going to leave this here. I'm really looking forward to the class :)