During your training you will learn how to:
- Work with color, composition, and perspective in the frame!
- Develop a character’s image and prepare drawings for animation!
- Get any idea through attention-grabbing videos!
Program of Study:
Beginner Drawing
You’ll learn the basic skills of drawing necessary for work as an illustrator. You will learn how to place the image on the page and select the color palette. You will practice the techniques of the classic art school. You’ll learn to understand the principles of shading and be able to create more realistic images.
Photoshop
You’ll understand the basic functionality of the program and the purpose of individual tools. Learn how to work with backgrounds, palettes, and image processing tools. You will study the principles of collage, learn how to choose photos for collage and how to achieve the same style of the final project.
Animation training
You will gain practical skills of frame-by-frame animation in Adobe Animate, draw a short animated clip and work through it from the idea and drawing of the character up to final editing and adding visual effects.
After effects for beginners
You will learn how to use the functionality of Adobe After Effects to work with animation on a professional level. You will learn how to work with layers and masks, correctly apply different blending and overlay modes. You will work in detail on creation of shape animation using an example of work with slide shows.
Motion design
You will learn how to create more complicated animation for your movies, work with objects in 3D and manage frame settings. You will make an interesting video product during the course and add it to your portfolio.
AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
DRAW AND EDIT ILLUSTRATIONS
Master academic drawing and learn to correct images in graphics editors;
WORK WITH COLOR IN THE FRAME
you will learn the basics of coloristics and will be able to convey the emotions of the frame, choosing the right color palette;
CREATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
Learn how to create 3D space in the frame using the camera and light settings;
WORK ON ALL PHASES OF A PROJECT
Be able to work independently on a cartoon or video at every stage of creation, from the idea to the completion of the project.