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Students are engaged in a comprehensive,exploration of the elements of comics through,several exercises, culminating in one project.,Students learn about various techniques,,mechanics, structures, and vocabulary employed in,the production of published comics media. This,course is one in two courses in Comics,Storytelling. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL 231, DIL 246, DIL 261

This is the second of two comics storytelling,courses. This course expands on elements,introduced in Comics I. Students explore the,production of comics from script to final through,development of stories, adapted or ‘kit-bashed.’,Students also review the intersections between,narrative perspective and narrative experience, as,well as an investigation of causality’s impact on,storytelling. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL 321

This is the first of two visual development,intensive courses. Throughout this course,,students explore what it means to be a character,designer in the animation industry. The semester,will begin with a deep dive into theory and will,end with a capstone, collaborative project of a,student’s choice. Student participants should have,taken DIL 386 Introduction to,Visual Development prior to taking … Continue reading “DIL-387 VISUAL DEVELOPMENT I: CHARACTER”

This is the second intensive course on visual,development taken after Visual Development I:,Character Intensive. Throughout this course,,students explore what it means to be an,environment designer in the animation industry.,The semester begins with a deep dive into theory,and ends with a capstone, collaborative project of,a student’s choice. Faculty approval is required,to register. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DIL … Continue reading “DIL-388 VISUAL DEVELOPMENT II: ENVIRONMENTS”

In this course, students are exposed to a variety,of drawing experiences, methods and materials,,using line, light and volume to explore the human,form. This includes a diverse group of models,enabling dialog and engagement on a range of body,types, porportion, value and shape Credits: 3 Prerequisites:

This course is designed to teach students methods,for mechanical and freehand perspective drawing.,Topics covered are volumetric drawing, equal and,unequal spacing in perspective, one point,(parallel perspective), two point perspective,,three point perspective, inclined perspective,,ellipses (as well as the difference between,ellipses, circles in perspective and ovals), and,tonal values as they relate to atmospheric,perspective and the rendering formula of,highlight, … Continue reading “DIL-158 PERSPECTIVE”

Students will develop a process and skills in,using painted value and color to define,composition, form, light, and space depicting,diverse cultures and perspectives. This is in,order to employ the basics of professional,illustrative working methods using water and ,oil-based painting mediums with additional,fundamental media. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DFN 101, DIL 147

“Illusionist Painting” is an atelier style course,focused on contemporary representational,practices, with an emphasis on creating the,illusion of form from the live figure. Students,will have extended class time to accomplish,paintings from the live model. The course will,include an observational approach to painting the,human figure and will develop skills in,proportion, perspective, modeling form and,illusion. The beginner class … Continue reading “DIL-207 ILLUSIONIST PAINTING (BEGINNER)”

This course developes and directs through the,illustration making process from ideation to,finished piece that directly relates to strong,and clear verbal and visual concepts. This,course builds upon knowledge gained in Painting,and Image Making for Illustration I that was,based on applied color theory and knowledge of,painting mediums and materials skills and builds,upon them by combining them with … Continue reading “DIL-231 PAINTING & IMAGE MAKING FOR,ILLUSTRATION II”