This course explores illustration for games and other concept art for media- including objects, characters/ creatures and environments. The course will consider the narrative development within games, mapping interaction and character elements. The illustrative expression of emotion and location will be explored in gesture, expression, texture and dimension…….Continue Reading Concept Art & Illustration for Games
This course focuses on the basics of painting, with an emphasis on technical paint handling, color, composition and materials. Acquiring basic studio habits and practices, students begin the process of a visual and conceptual examination of painting today. Individual and group criticism, combined with field trips and discussion, expands perspectives within historical contexts…….Continue Reading Painting
Transparent watercolor allows for freshness in its washes and wet and dry brushwork. Historically, Egyptians ground their pigments and used water-based media on papyrus, Chinese and Japanese masters painted on silk. This analog course will incorporate experimentation with the portable, alluring medium. We will explore the meditative, relaxing quality of water-based manipulation……Continue Reading Watercolor Explorations