WELCOME TO THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR.
ANIMATION DESIGN SYLLABUS 2019-2020 >> HERE
ANIMATION /1 SYLLABUS 2019-2020 >> HERE
WHAT DO I EXPECT FROM YOU?
"Come to class prepared (with pens, pencils, USB thumb drive, and paper) ready to work bell-to-bell, whether it is on the curriculum, quizzes, editing, scripting, taking notes, assisting other students. There is ALWAYS something going on in the class. Read the student handbook; all the rules are outlined for you. Please do not say “there is nothing to do” in this class; for that statement is false (deadlines are always looming). Also, show respect in the classroom for the equipment and your fellow students to make it enjoyable for everyone. Please don’t mess up the computers (instant messaging in class, changing the desktop wallpaper and downloading are prohibited). I set them up for your work to be enjoyable and successful (and yes, the teacher is a computer guru, but he detests wasting time fixing stuff that is unnecessary)." - appropriated from a like-minded colleague in the field.
Industry-Standard Apps we'll use.
Adobe Creative Cloud, ToonBoom Harmony Premium, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Pixologic ZBrush, Smith Micro Poser Pro, Adobe Substance Painter, Unity 2019, Houdini, Marvelous Designer, Vue, Terragen, Krita, Blender, Cura, PreForm.
Some topics to cover with Animation Design
12 Principles of Animation pdf
Digital Animation Production
Audio Production
Work-based Learning Commercial Art - CG Generalist/Freelancer/Animated Filmmaker
3D VR Animation, SLA 3D Printing
Weekly story pitch - Each week, students create short stories involving a character, who wants something, an obstacle that obstructs the desired thing, and a resolution. Students create sketches/color, black and white or low poly models to represent the look of the story elements, and on Friday, groups of students pitch the story to the audience who judges with a digital polling system.
LAUSD Responsible Use Policy > (Updated Mar. 5, 2019)
TASK 1 of 2. Online accounts to sign up for today>
Google Gmail, Blogger *(Create a blog portfolio site), Toonboom, and Khan Academy.
TASK 2 of 2: COMPLETE THE ANIMATION PATHWAY STUDENT SURVEY >> HERE <<
RESOURCES
<ANIMATION PUBLICATIONS>
Animation World Network - https://www.awn.com/
Cartoon Brew - https://www.cartoonbrew.com/
CG Channel - http://www.cgchannel.com/
CG Society - https://cgsociety.org/
Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/
Behance - https://www.behance.net/
HighEnd 3D - https://www.highend3d.com/
< FREE ONLINE APPS>
Sketchpad.io https://sketchpad.app/en/ < Practice digital drawing on your phone, tablet or laptop (hopefully with a graphics tablet, like our WACOM Intuos and Cintiqs)
Wick Editor WICKEDITOR.COM <Vector animation, similar to Adobe Animate.
Vectary https://www.vectary.com/ < Practice 3D modeling objects from everyday life, just like you will do in class, using Autodesk Maya, Blender 2.79 or 2.8.
SculptGL https://stephaneginier.com/sculptgl/< Practice digital sculpting techniques that we'll refine with more robust tools in Pixologic ZBrush.
8bit ART
Pixel Art - https://www.piskelapp.com/
Voxel Art - http://voxelbuilder.com/
<CHARACTER RIGS>
- Download characters that you'll use to complete animation exercises throughout the course. For our character animation studies, you'll need a biped (human, upright walking), quadruped (4-legged animal), aquatic animals (fish and marine animals), and a winged flying creature. See links below.
https://animationapprentice.blogspot.com/
http://thinkinganimation.com/category/rigs/
Norman (for Maya)
https://animationapprentice.blogspot.com/2016/06/norman-rig-how-to-use-it.html
-- See Normal walk cycle ref.
http://ilearntoanimate.com/bean-sprout-f3r3-method/
Get furniture model downloads here>> https://sketchfab.com/made-it
Google 3D Warehouse > https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/
https://archive.org/details/Gertie <Watch Windsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur short
Vectary https://www.vectary.com/ < Practice 3D modeling objects from everyday life, just like you will do in class, using Autodesk Maya, Blender 2.79 or 2.8.
SculptGL https://stephaneginier.com/sculptgl/< Practice digital sculpting techniques that we'll refine with more robust tools in Pixologic ZBrush.
8bit ART
Pixel Art - https://www.piskelapp.com/
Voxel Art - http://voxelbuilder.com/
<CHARACTER RIGS>
- Download characters that you'll use to complete animation exercises throughout the course. For our character animation studies, you'll need a biped (human, upright walking), quadruped (4-legged animal), aquatic animals (fish and marine animals), and a winged flying creature. See links below.
https://animationapprentice.blogspot.com/
http://thinkinganimation.com/category/rigs/
Norman (for Maya)
https://animationapprentice.blogspot.com/2016/06/norman-rig-how-to-use-it.html
-- See Normal walk cycle ref.
http://ilearntoanimate.com/bean-sprout-f3r3-method/
Get furniture model downloads here>> https://sketchfab.com/made-it
Google 3D Warehouse > https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/
https://archive.org/details/Gertie <Watch Windsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur short
