HISTORY, ADVANCED COMPOSITION & PAINTING
Discover how to use your human or creature figure to convey the story of your artwork. Explore advanced painting techniques to mimic traditional media, and practice fine art portraiture and digital painting. Examine how famous artists approached paint handling and gesture. Then experiment with composition to guide viewers to the action, and see how light, color and shape enhance your story.
- How to manipulate light, value and atmosphere
- Gather quality reference material
- Receive constructive critiques
- Speed up workflows with 3D software
- Weekly Breakdown
- Course Introduction & History Lesson
- Advanced Staging & Composition 01
- Gathering Reference – Models and Maquettes
- Light and Value Control
- Advanced Digital Painting Techniques
- Cinematic Storytelling
- Gathering Reference – Using 3D
- Advanced Staging & Composition 02
- Advanced Color Theory & Application 01
- Advanced Color Theory & Application 02
- Advanced Traditional Painting Techniques 01
- Advanced Traditional Painting Techniques 02
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY APPLICATION
The end goal of a successful illustration is to accurately tell a story and sell a product. Explore various commercial markets and learn about creating book covers, card gaming art and marketing art for film and games. Experiment with hand painting, photo-bashing and 3D paint-overs. Assignments are treated like real commissions with hard deadlines so you learn to work under pressure.
- How to turn rough sketches into final art
- Manage time and meet deadlines
- Create art for various markets
- Work with specific client briefs
- Book Cover Illustration 01 – Rough Sketches and World building
- Book Cover Illustration 02 – Creating a Dynamic Composition
- Book Cover Illustration 03 – Level up your Rendering
- Book Cover Illustration 04 – Finding your Voice & Cover Art Guest Speaker
- Trading Card & Gaming Art 01 – The Responsibility of Card Art Design
- Trading Card & Gaming Art 02 – Gaming Art & Visual Hierarchy
- Trading Card & Gaming Art 03 – Reference Gathering for Fantasy Art
- Trading Card & Gaming Art 04 – Polishing Your Art & Magic: The Gathering Guest Speaker
- Promotional Art and Keyframe Illustration 01 – Intro to Toy, Game & Film Illustration
- Promotional Art and Keyframe Illustration 02 – Composing a Movie/Game Poster & Guest Speaker
- Promotional Art and Keyframe Illustration 03 – Keyframe Art & Cinematography
- Promotional Art and Keyframe Illustration 04 – Animation Color Keys & Lighting
PORTFOLIO AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
This final term is dedicated to getting you job-ready! With your mentor’s guidance, you’ll polish your best pieces for your illustration portfolio and learn how to develop your competitive edge, market yourself, and make the best possible impression in front of employers.
- How to polish your portfolio to impress employers
- Be more confident with negotiation
- Network & self-promote effectively
- Tap into the hidden job market
- Weekly Breakdown
- Career Pathways
- Industry Overview
- Portfolio Upgrade
- Networking and Online Presence
- Resume and Cover Letter
- Job Hunting
- Freelance Work
- Interviews and Pitching
- Personal Projects and Challenges
- Working in a Studio
- Contracts and Negotiations
- Personal Roadblock
TERM ONE
80,000
TERM TWO
1,20,000
TERM THREE
1,80,000
REFUND POLICIES. We are providing you the facility to join our programme and after a turn over period qualified members can refund their fees. As being an employment company we offer candidates to work with us on different projects according to their expertise. They can also be hired in contract or long term jobs.