Design and animate characters and environments using Adobe Animate software. Classes are divided by beginner and intermediate skill levels. Beginners will learn how to utilize the program to make their own simple animations, while intermediate students can work on personal animation projects and shorts in a collaborative environment. This very popular class gives students an overview of the Animate software and the animation process.

Animate 3D objects and characters using Autodesk Maya. Classes are divided by beginner and intermediate skill levels. Beginners will learn basic 3D animation, learning how to realistically convey weight, motion, and follow-through on basic exercises including a bouncing ball. Intermediate students will continue to develop their 3D animation skills through a series of animation exercises using objects and characters with an emphasis on the more complex principles of animation.

Design 3D models using Autodesk Maya software. Classes are divided by beginner and intermediate skill level. Beginners will learn the basic components of a 3D environment, building models using both NURBS and polygon modeling techniques. They will learn basic use of materials, lights, and camera to create a completed scene. Intermediate students will gain additional skills in 3D modeling through building a variety of 3D assets using a professional pipeline.

Design and create 3D characters in the user-friendly 3D modeling software. Digitally Sculpt in ZbrushCoreMini and learn to create humanoid and animal forms. After learning the basic construction and texturing techniques, students have the opportunity to bring their own character design to life. Open to beginner and intermediate students.

Take your animation to the next level by learning how to apply weight, movement and acting to your animations. Learn how to film reference and how to apply line of action into your animated work. Artists will work through classic animation exercises and explore techniques to make their action more believable and easy to read using principles defined by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Students should have prior experience in Adobe Animate.

Students will learn how a combination of shot angles, camera movements, and the principles of design can be used to create a visual story. They will also be exposed to professional examples of storyboards and animatics. By the end of this workshop, students will pick one of three prompts in order to create a one-minute animatic using Adobe Animate software.

Students will learn how to take characters and develop them into their own unique and memorable designs. Using Animate or Photoshop students will learn the basics of design, gain an understanding of the principles of gesture, posing, anatomy, and composition for developing their characters. Once their character is developed, they will take their creation into Animate and learn how to animate to dialogue, bringing their character to life.

Students will learn the social rules aspect of role-playing, as well as shape language and character design for participating in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Participants will be guided through the character creation portion by an experienced gamemaster. By the end of this workshop, participating students will have run through a significant portion of the campaign and created an image of their character in Adobe Photoshop!

In this workshop, students will explore painting techniques in Adobe Photoshop to create cartoon and fantasy backgrounds using value maps and blending techniques to create dynamic lighting and shadow effects. Students will produce a series of paintings exploring potential compositions using the Elements and Principles of design. The sky’s the limit!

Using editing and visual effects techniques, students will alter pre-existing footage into a mashup of clips to create a new original story. Time will be spent in Adobe Premiere learning how to edit clips and sound together for the final presentation.

Students will explore the Unreal Game Engine Launcher, Interface, and Blueprints to create their own 3D Platformer levels using premade and customized assets. Use of materials, lighting, and reflection captures will be introduced. No previous game engine experience is required. Unreal Engine is a free download.

For students that want to develop their Visual Storytelling, Timing, Staging, and Software skills, this class offers students the opportunity to bring their favorite comic book characters to life. Students will work in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to edit and manipulate elements from sourced comic book material to create their own Motion Comic.

Students will animate the motions of existing 2D graphic characters using Adobe After Effects. Using puppet pins or the DUIK system, students will move individual body parts. Characters will then be placed in a motion graphics environment to give their piece the feel of a real commercial or infographic.

Using Adobe Premiere and/or After Effects, students will learn how to create and edit their own content for multiple social media channels. Using professional techniques, students can combine footage, text, graphics, special effects, and sound to create their own vlog, make a tutorial video, or tell a story. The workshop will explore all of the stages of production including idea generation, writing, editing, and uploading the final video online.

SUPERHEROES ASSEMBLE! Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? Now is your opportunity to harness the powers of Adobe After Effects to give yourself superhuman speed, strength, and agility. Lazer eyes, flying, teleportation, morphing -- what class of Superhero are you? Your imagination is the limit. In this workshop, students will learn different visual effects techniques such as tracking, rotoscoping, keying, and keyframe animation. Open to beginner and intermediate students.