Summer

Digital Animation Intensive: Giving Pixels Life

14 – 17

Build the skills to make your characters leap from the page and come to life! Our animation program specializes in digital drawing to preserve the magic of hand drawn animation for the next generation. Artists of all skill levels are welcome.

*This is a Teen program and will follow those guidelines outlined in our FAQ section.

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Overview

This immersive workshop is for anyone who wants to start animating, as well as gain foundational skills for future work in animation, film and video, games, or the web. We start animating on the first day and explore the art of animation using Clip Studio Paint to create art and characters. You’ll quickly master the computer’s tools for designing and animating scene elements, characters and effects. We’ll share the essential techniques and tricks that master studio animators have cultivated, and you’ll learn how to apply them to your work. Every day you’ll develop your own methods and style while exploring storytelling, movement, sketches and gesture drawing. You’ll also build a portfolio that incorporates your artwork, action studies, and reference materials along with your digital creations.

*The final culmination is Friday evening, with Saturday being a move-out day.

Additional Information

Our Visual Arts classes do not require any type of assessment or portfolio to get into the program. Instructors will work with your child at the level that they are at. Your child will improve and learn new skills, whether they are a beginner or have been an artist for years.

Water Bottle
Closed toe shoes for navigating dirt and gravel pathways
A sketchbook and pencil
A positive attitude!

Week 1 will be spent learning the foundations of animation and its 12 principles using various classic animation exercises. Timing and Spacing, Anticipation and Exaggeration, Solid Drawing, Secondary Action! You’ll hear these terms a lot while we give you the basics.

Week 2 will put everything to the test. You’ll design your own character, make a mini short-film and develop the skills to continue to animate them even after class.

Omar Montoya Jr. is a Freelance Artist and Animator who has worked on comics, illustrations, kickstarters, videogame cutscenes, short films– you name it. His clients range from indie game studios like Four Eye Games, to animation studios like Herringbone Animation and Martian Blueberry. His specialty is Action/Adventure and Anime Animation style techniques. Omar is all about teaching others the best way to bring their characters to life. From a student’s imagination, to the digital space, and back out into the world again- be ready to fully explore your own ideas and build the courage to show them to the world.

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