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Innovative Instruction

Broaden your art education perspective beyond traditional ideas. You will develop innovative art lessons and original art programs that can be implemented in your Capstone Project courses and in your future classrooms.

Real-Time Animation and VFX

Create interactive real-time animation and visual effects using the latest in industry pioneering real-time rendering and fx simulation engines and interactive environment building software.

Sketching for Game Art

This course is designed to equip students with some of the foundational sketching tools needed to begin learning concept art for games. Students will learn everything from basic anatomy to some of the core principles of character and concept design. Create character and stories of your own choosing. This is… Read More

Educational Psychology

Effective teaching starts with healthy psychological principles. Explore educational practices, student development and characteristics, learning processes, and teaching strategies to better understand your students and yourself. Course content is supported by fieldwork observations and interviews. (This course is cross-listed with GLA 600, ARE 305, and LA 305.)

Reel Development 1

Polish your on-camera acting and develop compelling material for your reel in this series of industry-driven preparation courses. Practice a range of acting approaches to refine and master techniques that work for you. Focus on filmed scene work, exercises, and taped auditions.

Animation Project Completion

Complete your final thesis project. Critiques from both the instructor and fellow classmates will improve your character animation abilities. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 891.)

Game Genre Focused Projects

Game Genre Focused Projects will focus on a single project for the entirety of the semester. This project can be an already existing project or start from scratch with the intent to create a project that fits a particular game genre, development studio and is completed at a high enough… Read More

Digital Imaging

Photoshop expertise is important in today’s industry. Building on the technical skills learned in PH 616, you will refine your Photoshop abilities in digital imaging, image compositing, color management, retouching, and preparing files for print

Drawing as Process

Communicating ideas through accurate plans, sections, elevations and other drawings is a fundamental skill for any designer. Students will develop strong foundations in mechanical and freehand drawing by applying professional graphic conventions to a variety of projects. Connecting information on 2D drawings to 3D spaces will be developed.

Exploring the Intersection of AI and Visual Art

AI is a critical tool for our students to integrate into their workflow to be successful in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. This class helps students when it is appropriate to use AI as an adjunct in their work, rather than as a replacement for the self-generation of original works of… Read More