Cognitive Science 0156 - Concept Art with Digital Tools for Animation, Games and other Media

This course is designed to give students a strong introduction to the workflow of creating concept art for the entertainment industry using professional digital tools. Students will be expected to have their own graphics tablet and computer to handle the software used in class. While this course is designed to give students, who have no other digital art background a strong foundation in concept art skills that will help with future digital art courses, the course does not teach basic drawing in a traditional manner. While we explore techniques and workflows pertinent to the entertainment industry, we will be looking at concept design that is not limited to the current popular culture norm. Students will be encouraged to explore concept development that takes in account accessibility, inclusivity and diversity issues from character design to color palette choices Keywords:Game Design, Animation, Digital Illustration This course could be used to fulfill the Division II Project requirement

Time and Narrative Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time