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VISUAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSES:
CONCEPT ART FOR ANIMATION AND VIDEOGAMES
Now available ONLINE!
LEVEL UP YOUR SKILLS WITH TEACHERS FROM PIXAR, RIOT GAMES, BLIZZARD, DISNEY
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC STUDIES
Director of Academic Studies, teacher - Art director and Production designer - PIXAR Studios
Anthony Christov is an internationally renowned art director and production designer for the award-winning Pixar Animation Studios...
THE BEST IDEA FOR NEXT-GEN ARTISTS!
COURSES
Visual Development Master courses are now available both onsite and online in live streaming
The online live streaming version is the same integral experience as the on-site version with the same features, including access to IDEA's recruiting services and to recruiting events as well. It will include dedicated platforms and channels to facilitate the delivery of assignments and communication with both your fellow students and your teachers.
Would you like to study under the guidance of one of PIXAR’s art directors in order to become a fully-trained artist? Our visual development courses provide international standard studies in color, character and environment design for animation and videogames at an extremely competitive price.
Among the great professionals that teach in IDEA, there will also be Mike Azevedo (Concept Artist Blizzard, Riot Games Tencen, and more), Gabriel Garza (Lead Concept artist at Microsoft studio, 343 industries) and Nacho Molina (Visual Development Artist and Illustrator for Locksmith Animation, Blizzard, Games Workshop, and Keyframe Illustrator for Sony Pictures Animation).
Courses are taught in English
LAY OUT THE FOUNDATIONS TO ACCESS THE VISUAL DEVELOPMENT MASTER COURSE WITH OUR
FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
Observation, composition, dynamics and movement, proportions, lights and shadows, anatomy, construction and volume, color, rendering, character design, environment design, illustration
COURSE CONTENT
© Cristiano Spadoni
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VISUAL DEVELOPMENT MASTER LEVEL 1
Values and colors to create shapes, shots, lights, composition, mood, matte painting
PERSPECTIVE
DIGITAL PAINTING
CHARACTER DESIGN
Use of thumbnails, forms search and recognition, advanced study of props, teamwork
VISUAL ARTS
Fundamentals, aims of design and teamwork, design for modeling, model packet
Horizon lines and vanishing points, positioning of complex objects in space
3D
Acquiring 3D skills, shader packets, lighting keys, characters expressions
© Isabella Mazzanti
YEAR
1
ARE YOU A PROFESSIONAL?
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VISUAL DEVELOPMENT MASTER LEVEL 2
ADVANCED ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN
ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION
How to tell stories through your artworks, digital sculpting and its integration with 2D art
ADVANCED PRODUCTION DESIGN
Pipeline and portfolio creation for the career path of your choosing
How to tell stories to different target audiences, illustration and polishing techniques
ADVANCED COLOR AND LIGHT
Rendering and photo bashing techniques for production
YEAR
2
© Mike Azevedo
PORTFOLIO
Creation of a professional portfolio
TEACHERS:
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LA PRINCIPESSA PAPAVERO
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Eq CHINA schiarita
MONSTER ALLERGY_elisabetta_ok
FOR INFORMATON:
INFO@IDEA-ACADEMY.IT
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