Cartooning: Course Syllabus
Objectives: The goal of this class is to develop as cartoonists and animators. We will accomplish this goal by studying various concepts in art, design, and animation. We will apply those concepts through traditional drawing and illustrating techniques, digital manipulation of our hand-made art in Adobe Photoshop, and animation in Adobe Animate.
Through the practice of traditional drawing and illustrating techniques, we will develop artistic skills. Like any skill, the key to improvement is practice. If you enjoy drawing, this will be easy.
With Adobe Photoshop, we will adjust the drawings we have created, and learn various techniques for coloring and shading our drawings.
With Adobe Animate, we will learn how to create two different types of animations. We will learn how to create frame by frame animations, and vector animations.
Although we will learn about various elements of art and principles of design throughout this course (including line, shape, and color), the concept we will concentrate on the most will be sequencing.
Grades: Grades will be based on exercises and projects.
Exercises: Exercises will typically either be step by step assignments with accompanying demonstrations or they will be assignments based on reading and interpreting text.
Projects: Projects will apply the art and design concepts we have learned, and the skills we have developed by performing exercises. Each project will include a critique and self-reflection.
Due-Dates: Assignment due dates will be posted on the class website (http://misterrichards.weebly.com/). Work will be counted as late if it is turned in more than one day past the due date (students with excused absences will receive extra time to complete assignments). Students will need to make special arrangements to turn in work they wish to have graded more than one day past the due date. Work that is turned in late will receive a 5% grade reduction. Work that is more than a week late will receive a 10% grade reduction. Work that is more than two weeks late may not be graded. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to determine what you missed, and turn it in.
Disclaimer: The content of this Course Syllabus may be changed by the instructor at any time.
Objectives: The goal of this class is to develop as cartoonists and animators. We will accomplish this goal by studying various concepts in art, design, and animation. We will apply those concepts through traditional drawing and illustrating techniques, digital manipulation of our hand-made art in Adobe Photoshop, and animation in Adobe Animate.
Through the practice of traditional drawing and illustrating techniques, we will develop artistic skills. Like any skill, the key to improvement is practice. If you enjoy drawing, this will be easy.
With Adobe Photoshop, we will adjust the drawings we have created, and learn various techniques for coloring and shading our drawings.
With Adobe Animate, we will learn how to create two different types of animations. We will learn how to create frame by frame animations, and vector animations.
Although we will learn about various elements of art and principles of design throughout this course (including line, shape, and color), the concept we will concentrate on the most will be sequencing.
Grades: Grades will be based on exercises and projects.
Exercises: Exercises will typically either be step by step assignments with accompanying demonstrations or they will be assignments based on reading and interpreting text.
Projects: Projects will apply the art and design concepts we have learned, and the skills we have developed by performing exercises. Each project will include a critique and self-reflection.
Due-Dates: Assignment due dates will be posted on the class website (http://misterrichards.weebly.com/). Work will be counted as late if it is turned in more than one day past the due date (students with excused absences will receive extra time to complete assignments). Students will need to make special arrangements to turn in work they wish to have graded more than one day past the due date. Work that is turned in late will receive a 5% grade reduction. Work that is more than a week late will receive a 10% grade reduction. Work that is more than two weeks late may not be graded. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to determine what you missed, and turn it in.
Disclaimer: The content of this Course Syllabus may be changed by the instructor at any time.