Digital Art & Animation

We use Blender, Adobe Animate and Fresco in this class. In the past, other students have also used Unity, Krita & Ibis Paint

LHS Multimedia Independent Major Works Study

Turn It In folder

Projects & Major Works: 3 second gif meme with sound, short film with sound including all PreProduction documents

PreProduction Documents:

1. Learn more about Character Concept Art w/ Character Card Descriptions, pixel art acceptable, the Johnny Cash project
2. Storyboard or possible Gamification Map
3. Asset List including Levels Design Sketches, or sprite sheets for Unity if gaming use these assets
4. Hollywood Style Script Writing in CeltX or WriterDuet
5. Timecode matching Sound FX,  
6. Animation works closely in tandem with Game & Graphic Design, especially for Character Concept Art Hope you signed up for July ArtFight!). For further inquiry, search up 2d Visual Novels (VN) aesthetic/styles storytelling, Comics, Books, finding software for Animation, AND for Gaming. For ideas, see also Key Visual Novel Studios
7. 8-bit style

Have any of you played any of the following Narrative Story games?

• Fields of Mistrial (8-bit)
• GRIS (also on iOS)
• Team Cherry’s Hollownight
• Black Tabby Games like Scarlet Hollow or Slay the Princess

Major Concepts of Animation: Business, Drawing, Cinematic Motion, Film, Sound FX, Voice Acting, AI, Haptics & Sensors, DJ / Live Shows, Entrepreneurship & Contracting, and more...

More Concepts & Sound Styles: Stop Motion, Motion Graphics using Image Stills, Frame-By-Frame Animation, beginner Animatic, Onion Skinning, juxtaposing Animated Loops with Sound Loops in LoFi, Reel Production, Using Sound FX & Vocals to lead the story, Voice Acting, Storyboarding

• National Media Arts Standards
• WA State Media Arts Standards

Additional Notes

Useful Blender Links suggested by your peers: 

• Absolute BEGINNER character drawing from PIXXO YouTuber Simple BONE tutorial, Skeleton with Skin Modifier
• Other: Sewing Cloth on a Character  
• Official Blender Training, Official Blender Movies from ALL3DP
• Paul Trani MasterClass

• Syllabus and Animation Framework Standards
• 2022-23 Portfolio Assignment List & Directions
• ASSIGNMENTS: Sem 1, Sem 2, Summer 2023 Turn It In Folder
• Topics for The Class, yrs 1-2
• Student Works: Summer 2023 stories, Summer 2023 Lofi,
• ARTIST LINKS: Artist List, Artists List 2, IG Student Artists student art development brags from 2022-23, Most Inspiring Artist VOTE, AMES Film Festival Teams
• Programme Promo Video
• Advisory Board