Select just spectate to gain lifetime access to recordings from last term! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a professional visdev artist in animation? Well, now’s your chance to get a taste of what that’s like. In this class you’ll be a visdev artist working under your production designer, Yuhki Demers, on his art team. We’ll go through every kind of assignment you’ll get as a professional visdev artist at a big studio, from props to story moments and everything in between. Yuhki will share everything he has learned about designing for animation in the past decade of working professionally on films and series at various studios including: Sony, Netflix, Disney, Dreamworks, and Paramount, and on projects from the Spider-verse Movies to the Emoji Movie. We’ll learn how to design anything, from the smallest prop to the biggest environment, and the mantras of design that have guided me throughout the years. We’ll cover: • Basic rules of composition and cinematography • Do’s and don’ts of design • Prop Design • Vehicle Design • Set Design • Environment Design • Color Keys/Lighting Keys • Graphic Design • Vehicle Design • My Blender workflow • Story Moments Week 1: Composition/Design Basics Lecture, Prop Design Demo Week 2: Value Lecture, Vehicle Design Demo Week 3: Perspective Lecture, Set Design Demo Week 4: Movement Lecture, Environment Design Demo Week 5: Color Lecture, Color Key Demo Week 6: Dividing the Picture Plane Lecture, Story Moment Demo Week 7: Style Lecture, Style and the importance of versatility, Continued Story Moment Week 8: Final Critique, Industry Wake up call, and Final Q&A Duration: 8 weeks Date & Time: Starts Sunday May 19th, 2024 at 2:00 PM Eastern Skill level: Basic drawing fundamentals recommended. Critique spots may require confirmation pending portfolio review Tiers: Receive direct feedback in class or spectate without homework feedback. Format: 4-5 hour live class with combination of lectures, demos, and feedback. Recordings will usually be provided within 24 hours of each class. Materials: Any digital or traditional tools. Paintovers will be done digitally All weeks will be a combination of lecture, demos and feedback.
