Drawing for Animation Course (in-person)
Closing Date of Opportunity: 9/13/2022
Name or Organization: Quickdraw Animation Society
Contact Email: education@quickdrawanimation.ca
Website: http://quickdrawanimation.ca/learn/adult-courses/drawing-for-animation
Post Content: The famous animator, Richard Williams, said “Good drawing is not copying the surface. It has to do with understanding and expression. We don’t want to learn to draw just to end up being imprisoned in showing off our knowledge of joints and muscles. We want to get the kind of reality that a camera can’t get. We want to accentuate and suppress aspects of the model’s character to make it more vivid.”
In this course, you’ll learn to professionally design your characters in a way that gives them real… well… “character”. Learn how shapes and colours help express different personas and emotions. You’ll study some life drawing, perspective, environmental design, and the worx and come out of the course with a couple fully fledged characters and environments that you can take forward into your future animating projects!
**NEW THIS SEMESTER - LIVE-MODEL DRAWING FIELD TRIP!**
Drawing from life is the best way to learn how to draw, period. Brian Batista, owner of Atelier Artista, located at Suite 410, 1721 - 29th Ave. SW, is graciously allowing our class to spend one of our sessions at his studio for a live-model short-pose drawing session! Please indicate in the form if you agree to the drop-in. Drop-in sessions are $20 one-time fee that you pay either online or at the door, and feature un-clothed models, so we request the class is directed to 18+. For more information please read this Etiquette for Figure Sessions guide.
Students will be warned ahead of time which day the live-drawing will be done, and will need to commit so we can confirm attendance numbers to Atelier Artista as soon as possible.
This is a 12-week in-person course with no classes on November 15th for our GIRAF animation festival.
Please go to quickdrawanimation.ca/learn/adult-courses/drawing-for-animation to register or reach out to Theresa Pinhey at education@quickdrawanimation.ca if you have any questions