Digital Painting Courses

digital painting courses A 3-D animation certificate program gives students practical hands-on training in computer graphics and animation for a variety of mediums, such as Internet Web pages, video games, printed brochures, advertising materials, publications and graphic art projects. Students explore cutting edge technologies in animation modeling, lighting and texturing.
A certificate program in 3-D animation typically takes six months to a year to complete. Coursework focuses on hands-on training in the fundamentals of computer animation, including surface mapping, motion, distribution of volume, lighting and 3-D perception. Course topics can include:

  • Computer animation production
  • Computer graphics for animation
  • 3-D modeling
  • Video game development
  • Digital imaging
  • Motion graphics for multimedia
  • Human Anatomy
  • Body in Action
  • The head
  • Male Figure and Female Figure
  • Different Views
  • Turn Around
  • Body Parts
  • Character Design
  • Digital Compositing
  • Lighting and Color balance
  • Modeling
  • Animation Modeling
  • Storyboard
  • Character animation
  • Sound Mix and Visual Effects
  • Film Making