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ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Character Modeling

Fall 2021

Subject: Animation
Type: Workshop
Delivery Mode: Online
Level: Undergraduate

Course Dates: September 01, 2021 — December 14, 2021
Meetings: Tue 8:00-10:00PM
Instructor: Rodney Brett

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 7/8

Description:

Online course sections will be delivered mostly asynchronously, with some synchronous components that will be outlined in the course syllabus if applicable. All class work can be completed remotely, your instructor will work with you to ensure that you have the necessary tools and resources. 
 
 
 Animation Tutorials are production workshops for advanced level animation students. Depending on the instructor, students will complete a sequence of animation exercises or one semester long project. Critiques will be conducted similar to studio dailies where the instructor gives the student production notes in order to improve their animation. Based on this assessment, it is the student's responsibility to improve their work. All advanced animation students who have completed Animation 2 are welcome.
 
 
 This class will explore techniques for designing and building digital 3D character models for rendered animation, real-time games, and 3D-printing. Integrating 2D and 3D design skills with an introduction to best digital modeling practices with 3D software, we'll use both drawings and real-world reference toward the creation of fully dimensional fantasy characters. Today's digital free form sculpting tools enable artists to use the digital 3D environment as a design space, without being overly constrained by process. More technical concerns are gradually introduced, including industry standards for a well-ordered polygonal mesh suitable for posing, texture, and animation. Students will learn how to create stylized facial expressions, musculature, costumes and hairstyles.

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