JR Art Lab

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SAT – ONLINE JR 3D 10+ yrs (Fall 2021)

3d Characters of Animation

This term we are going to do something special. It’s not going to be easy but it will most certainly be rewarding. If you love the 3D films of Disney, Pixar or Dreamworks studios then you probably love the amazing Characters they make. In this series of workshops our #Jr3D artist will learn how to make characters. We will start off with something a little easier and then move towards the more difficult human characters. Students will learn box modelling and sculpting in combination to assemble the characters. This is a highly useful, real world skill, that has a variety of applications in film, game design and animation. If students are feeling confident we will also look into characters from Anime.
While this is an entry level to subject we expect students with little computer experience may have difficulty so we recommend if your new to be extra patient with yourself while you acquire the knowledge. We are here to help …

SUN – JR 3D 10+ yrs (Fall 2021)

3d Characters of Animation

This term we are going to do something special. It’s not going to be easy but it will most certainly be rewarding. If you love the 3D films of Disney, Pixar or Dreamworks studios then you probably love the amazing Characters they make. In this series of workshops our #Jr3D artist will learn how to make characters. We will start off with something a little easier and then move towards the more difficult human characters. Students will learn box modelling and sculpting in combination to assemble the characters. This is a highly useful, real world skill, that has a variety of applications in film, game design and animation. If students are feeling confident we will also look into characters from Anime.
While this is an entry level to subject we expect students with little computer experience may have difficulty so we recommend if your new to be extra patient with yourself while you acquire the knowledge. We are here to help …

THURS – JR 3D 10+ yrs (Fall 2021)

3d Characters of Animation

This term we are going to do something special. It’s not going to be easy but it will most certainly be rewarding. If you love the 3D films of Disney, Pixar or Dreamworks studios then you probably love the amazing Characters they make. In this series of workshops our #Jr3D artist will learn how to make characters. We will start off with something a little easier and then move towards the more difficult human characters. Students will learn box modelling and sculpting in combination to assemble the characters. This is a highly useful, real world skill, that has a variety of applications in film, game design and animation. If students are feeling confident we will also look into characters from Anime.
While this is an entry level to subject we expect students with little computer experience may have difficulty so we recommend if your new to be extra patient with yourself while you acquire the knowledge. We are here to help …

TUE – JR 3D 10+ yrs (Fall 2021)

3d Characters of Animation

This term we are going to do something special. It’s not going to be easy but it will most certainly be rewarding. If you love the 3D films of Disney, Pixar or Dreamworks studios then you probably love the amazing Characters they make. In this series of workshops our #Jr3D artist will learn how to make characters. We will start off with something a little easier and then move towards the more difficult human characters. Students will learn box modelling and sculpting in combination to assemble the characters. This is a highly useful, real world skill, that has a variety of applications in film, game design and animation. If students are feeling confident we will also look into characters from Anime.
While this is an entry level to subject we expect students with little computer experience may have difficulty so we recommend if your new to be extra patient with yourself while you acquire the knowledge. We are here to help …

SUN – JR Designer 8 – 12 yrs (Fall 2021)

Photobashing is a technique where artists merge & blend photographs or 3D assets together while painting and compositing them into one finished piece. Using a photo editing software like AF Photo, digital artists start with a sketch/under painting, then take several images, cut, crop, and edit them together to create concept designs. What sets photo bashing apart from traditional collage, is the benefit of color correction, as well as perspective and lighting editing. This is used by concept artists to speed up their workflow and achieve a realistic style fast. . This greatly speeds up the process for making concept art or ideation.
Overlaying textures over other images/under paintings is also commonly practiced using layer blending modes and opacity adjustments/adjustment layers. Once a composite image is created, the digital artist often paints over it to increase visual cohesion and add a painterly effect often sought after in the industry.

In this series of workshops students will learn the necessary skills to execute such ideas working on mini briefs with their instructor. Some ideas will include book covers for a new novel being published or a concept piece for a new game release with characters. A useful real world skill for anyone these days. Students will use a combination of vector and pixel artworks and work with both photo and designer apps. Learning to work back and forth between the 2.

THURS – JR Designer 8 – 12 yrs (Fall 2021)

Photobashing is a technique where artists merge & blend photographs or 3D assets together while painting and compositing them into one finished piece. Using a photo editing software like AF Photo, digital artists start with a sketch/under painting, then take several images, cut, crop, and edit them together to create concept designs. What sets photo bashing apart from traditional collage, is the benefit of color correction, as well as perspective and lighting editing. This is used by concept artists to speed up their workflow and achieve a realistic style fast. . This greatly speeds up the process for making concept art or ideation.
Overlaying textures over other images/under paintings is also commonly practiced using layer blending modes and opacity adjustments/adjustment layers. Once a composite image is created, the digital artist often paints over it to increase visual cohesion and add a painterly effect often sought after in the industry.

In this series of workshops students will learn the necessary skills to execute such ideas working on mini briefs with their instructor. Some ideas will include book covers for a new novel being published or a concept piece for a new game release with characters. A useful real world skill for anyone these days. Students will use a combination of vector and pixel artworks and work with both photo and designer apps. Learning to work back and forth between the 2.

SAT – ONLINE JR Designer (Fall 2021)

Photobashing is a technique where artists merge & blend photographs or 3D assets together while painting and compositing them into one finished piece. Using a photo editing software like AF Photo, digital artists start with a sketch/under painting, then take several images, cut, crop, and edit them together to create concept designs. What sets photo bashing apart from traditional collage, is the benefit of color correction, as well as perspective and lighting editing. This is used by concept artists to speed up their workflow and achieve a realistic style fast. . This greatly speeds up the process for making concept art or ideation.
Overlaying textures over other images/under paintings is also commonly practiced using layer blending modes and opacity adjustments/adjustment layers. Once a composite image is created, the digital artist often paints over it to increase visual cohesion and add a painterly effect often sought after in the industry.

In this series of workshops students will learn the necessary skills to execute such ideas working on mini briefs with their instructor. Some ideas will include book covers for a new novel being published or a concept piece for a new game release with characters. A useful real world skill for anyone these days. Students will use a combination of vector and pixel artworks and work with both photo and designer apps. Learning to work back and forth between the 2.

MON – JR Designer 13 – 17 yrs (Fall 2021)

Photobashing is a technique where artists merge & blend photographs or 3D assets together while painting and compositing them into one finished piece. Using a photo editing software like AF Photo, digital artists start with a sketch/under painting, then take several images, cut, crop, and edit them together to create concept designs. What sets photo bashing apart from traditional collage, is the benefit of color correction, as well as perspective and lighting editing. This is used by concept artists to speed up their workflow and achieve a realistic style fast. . This greatly speeds up the process for making concept art or ideation.
Overlaying textures over other images/under paintings is also commonly practiced using layer blending modes and opacity adjustments/adjustment layers. Once a composite image is created, the digital artist often paints over it to increase visual cohesion and add a painterly effect often sought after in the industry.

In this series of workshops students will learn the necessary skills to execute such ideas working on mini briefs with their instructor. Some ideas will include book covers for a new novel being published or a concept piece for a new game release with characters. A useful real world skill for anyone these days. Students will use a combination of vector and pixel artworks and work with both photo and designer apps. Learning to work back and forth between the 2.

TUE – JR Designer 8 – 12 yrs (Fall 2021)

Photobashing is a technique where artists merge & blend photographs or 3D assets together while painting and compositing them into one finished piece. Using a photo editing software like AF Photo, digital artists start with a sketch/under painting, then take several images, cut, crop, and edit them together to create concept designs. What sets photo bashing apart from traditional collage, is the benefit of color correction, as well as perspective and lighting editing. This is used by concept artists to speed up their workflow and achieve a realistic style fast. . This greatly speeds up the process for making concept art or ideation.
Overlaying textures over other images/under paintings is also commonly practiced using layer blending modes and opacity adjustments/adjustment layers. Once a composite image is created, the digital artist often paints over it to increase visual cohesion and add a painterly effect often sought after in the industry.

In this series of workshops students will learn the necessary skills to execute such ideas working on mini briefs with their instructor. Some ideas will include book covers for a new novel being published or a concept piece for a new game release with characters. A useful real world skill for anyone these days. Students will use a combination of vector and pixel artworks and work with both photo and designer apps. Learning to work back and forth between the 2.

WED – JR iPad Artist (Fall 2021)

Art of Anime, figures and toons.

This terms workshop series will be learning to make Anime/toon style characters. We will make a variety of reference documents and studies to develop our skills and memorize the proportions and tips for drawing. Students interested in more realistic humans may wish to create art in the style of Norman Rockwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell  or J. C. Leyendecker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Leyendecker Students will get exposure to other inspirational figurative artists and develop their knowledge of our artist forefathers and mothers. Ooh this is going to be a fun term. Whatever style your into our figurative artwork is bound to get better and better with our practice and focus.. See you all there.