Current Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Digital BG Painting
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
MWF
1-3pm
Topics:
• Setting up your workspace in Photoshop
• Painting fundamentals
• Basic perspective for painting background art for animation
• Basics of shading
• Painting clouds and sky
• Painting ground and grass
• Painting foliage and trees
• Painting water and underwater scenes
• Painting rocks and sand underwater
• Painting elemental effects
• Painting textures
• Painting a meadow
• Depicting the passage of time or changing mood by adjusting the colors
and touching up a bg painting
• Painting a building ang cityscapes
• Painting an interior room
• Painting speedlines and repeating bg
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Layout & Background
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
M&W
10am-12nn
Topics:
• Introduction to Animation Backgrounds
• Principles of Composition
• Advanced Composition Techniques
• Introduction to Perspective
• One-Point Perspective
• Two-Point Perspective
• Three-Point Perspective
• Camera Movements
• Applying Camera Movements
• Camera Angles
• Integrating Camera Techniques into Backgrounds
• Fundamentals of Drawing for Backgrounds
• Texture and Detail in Backgrounds
• Exploring Color Theory
• Creating Cohesive Backgrounds
• Drawing Consistency and Style
• Art Styles in Backgrounds
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Sketch Up
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
T&TH
4-6pm
Topics:
• Getting Started with SketchUp
• Interface Tour & Navigation
• Basic Drawing Tools (Line, Rectangle, Circle, Push/Pull)
• Modeling Simple Objects
• Create 3D forms from scratch
• Design furniture and everyday items
• Designing Spaces
• Model your own bedroom or workspace
• Add doors, windows, and walls with proper scale
• Grouping, Components & Reuse
• Learn smart modeling techniques
• Create reusable design elements
• Texturing & Styling
• Apply materials and colors
• Create a cartoon, realistic, or blueprint look
• Interior & Exterior Projects
• Design houses, landscapes, and sets
• Furnish your spaces like a pro
• Virtual Sets & Backgrounds
• Build fantasy or modern TV sets
• Perfect for animation or games
• Camera Angles & Scene Setup
• Compose your scenes like a filmmaker
• Export views for presentation or reference
• Reference Boards & Concept Design
• Use SketchUp for 2D animation or game development references
• Set up shots for design layout and illustration
• Mini Project Per Track
• Create a background, game set, or visual display depending on your future major
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Anatomy 202
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
T&TH
1-3pm
Topics:
• Muscle system review
• Advanced gesturing and posing
• Figure drawing from life
• Imagination
• Figure drawing from imagination
• Rendering techniques.
• Stylized figure drawing
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2D Animation (Trad & Clip Studio)
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
MWF
4-6pm
Topics:
• 12 principles of animation
• Dynamic Poses
• Reading Timing Grids and Exposure sheets
• Line testing
• Animating dialogue scenes
• Walk and Run Animation Cycles
• Animation using Clip Studio Paint
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3D Animation (Blender)
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
MWF
4-6pm
Topics:
• Bouncing ball
• Ball with tail
• Pendulum
• Vanilla Walk
• Walk cycle
• Run cycle
• Jump animation
• Throw animation
• Fight animation
• Acting and dialogue
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Digital Image Manipulation
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
T&TH
10am-12nn
Topics:
• Photo editing
• Photo retouch
• Photo restoration
• Background remove
• Image enhancement
• Image upscaling
• Object remove
• Passport ID making
• Background replace
• Ai image extension
• Ai image replacer
• Ai image generator
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Soft Skills - Job Application/Career Interview
May 05 to August 01, 2025
Sessions:
M&W
4-6pm
Topics:
• The Art of Impactful Communication
• Mastering Interviews & Building Professional Networks
• Command the Stage: Public Speaking & Dynamic Presentations
• Polishing Your Portfolio: Crafting Opportunities with Confidence
• Adaptability & Resilience: Thriving in a Changing World
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