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COURSES

Digital Character Design

 

Character Design covers a variety of different topics and techniques within the field of games, illustration, and comics. We will go over the fundamentals of gesture drawing, anatomy, storytelling, and perspective. With these foundational skills, students then move onto experimenting with various body types and silhouettes to create distinct and memorable characters (both human and creature).

 
 
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Course Overview

 

All the courses are designed for students to be able to finish their courses in 7 classes.
Please feel free to contact us for more detailed scheduling and tuition rate through 1 on 1 consultation.


TERM CALENDAR

SUMMER 2024: Mon, Jul 1 - Sat, Aug 31, 2024
- Independence Day Break: Thu, Jul 4, 2024 ***

SCHEDULED SESSION

SESSION 1: Mon, Jul 1 - Sat, Aug 17, 2024


Schedule & Tuition // Online

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ON-CAMPUS ONLY.


Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus for grade 10-12&up

In-person learning
Session-based enrollment *
• 4-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE **

MON - SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 2 pm
- Period 2: 3 pm - 7 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

Monday

period 1
period 2

Thursday

period 1
period 2

Friday

period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2


TUITION & FEES

• $930 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course


Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus for grade 6-9

In-person learning
Session-based enrollment *
• 3-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE **

MON - SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 1 pm
- Period 2: 2 pm - 5 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

Monday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

Thursday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

Friday

period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

Saturday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)


TUITION & FEES

• $780 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course

Outline

CLASS TYPE

On-Campus ONLY

SKILL LEVEL

Basic-Intermediate

GRADE LEVEL

6-12 and up

NUMBER OF CLASSES / DURATION

7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

CLASS HOUR

3 hours / 4 hours

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

6 students max. per instructor (online)
8 students max. per instructor (on-campus)

SOFTWARE / TECHNIQUE

Adobe Photoshop

* The course begins and ends on the specific session schedules. You can still enroll in the course in progress when it remains open - please see the availability from the dropdown list.

** Some courses have slightly different bell schedules and they can be found in the class schedule.

*** The makeup class for the Independence Day Break will be held on Aug 22.


Curriculum

These classes are designed to emphasize exaggerated shapes and proportions, as well as experiment with gesture and facial expressions. The students will have an analytical understanding of the human figure, including the shape and function of the human skeletal and muscular systems for both the head and the entire body. By the end of these courses, students will have developed 2-5 of their own characters.

Subjects include:

  • PROPORTION - AGE, MALE, FEMALE (SIDE, FRONT, BACK)

  • ANATOMY - MUSCLE, BONE, (SIDE, FRONT, BACK)

  • FACE 1 - EYE, NOSE, LIPS, EARS

  • FACE 2 - ANGLES, LIGHT AND SHADOW

  • GESTURE - WEIGHT AND BALANCE

  • SILHOUETTE - BODY TYPES AND SHAPES

  • CREATURE DESIGN 1 - DIFFERENT ANIMAL ANATOMICAL STUDY

  • CREATURE DESIGN 2 - MIX AND CREATION

  • CHARACTER DESIGN 1 - RESEARCH

  • CHARACTER DESIGN 2 - STRUCTURE

  • CHARACTER DESIGN 3 - COSTUME DESIGN

  • CHARACTER DESIGN 4 - MOTION STUDY

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