Animation Design
About
The animation course enables students to infuse life and movement into their drawings. Throughout this class, students will delve into visual expression through basic animation principles, exploring various types of facial expressions and character traits. This course is designed to augment student skills and advance their career goals under the guidance of professional assistance.
Our Animation Students Got Into…
With Icon’s Animation program, our students show an amazing result in college acceptance. They are accepted by the following programs: ArtCenter College of Design, School of Visual Art, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Los Angeles, Maryland Institution College of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Savannah College of Art and Design, New York University, Otis College of Art and Design and other many schools! We feel very proud to have contributed to this success of our students.
Possible Careers for Animation Major:
Animator | Illustrator | Comic Book Illustrator | Game Artist | Graphic Designer | 3D Modeler | Concept Artist | Art Director | VFX Artist | Video Game Designer | Multimedia Specialist | Production Designer…
Learning Objectives
By the end of the program, you should be able to:
Basic animation theories including
Draw stretch/squash, walking cycle, and exaggeration
Evolve figure drawing & expressive gesture drawing
Design frame animation & character sheet
Curriculums
Level 1: Introduction to Digital Painting
Level 2: Animation Portfolio
*Prerequisite: Introduction to Digital Painting
Why are prerequisites important?
Prerequisites are a way of making sure that students, like you, enter into a course or subject with some prior knowledge. This, not only helps the instructor to teach at a certain level, but it also helps students to feel more comfortable and confident with the subject matter.
Class Recommendation
Figure Drawing Practice & Live Figure Drawing
In figure drawing, you can learn how to capture action from the movement of the body to the balance between proportions to tensions. And this is the basic knowledge for every artist. Figure drawing also is an essential subject in every art college portfolio and can be used for various industries such as fashion, animation, gaming, etc.
Date: Every Sunday (Live Figure Drawing is only available for last Sunday of every month)
Time: 10am-1pm
Materials: Newsprint, Charcoal, Pencils & Erasers
Instructors
Ramona Chen
California Institute of Arts, BFA in Character Animation 2023
Ringling College of Art and Design in Illustration 2018
Mia Yoo
ArtCenter College of Design, BS in Entertainment Design 2023
Ewha Womans University, BFA in Oriental Painting & Fine Art 2018