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COMMERCIAL ART:
3D Modeling / Animation
  Design
  Illustration
Multimedia/Web Design
FINE ART:
  Life drawing
  Oil Painting
  Watercolor Painting
REQUIRED:
  Foundation Studies
Humanities & Sciences
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BFA Programs » 3-D Modeling / Animation

3-D Modeling / Animation

The 3D Modeling/Animation program incorporates traditional skills, such as sculpture and drawing, with 3D digital skills to create 3D models and animations in a digital environment. Students apply concepts such as lighting effects, camera angles, motion studies, digital video and sound to create scenes.

Part of the training in the 3D Modeling/Animation program prepares students for the work environment of this industry. They learn to create a project concept and plan a production schedule and to work with a team to meet project deadlines. Classes help students to cultivate knowledge of current and historic industry examples.

The successful animator is able to compose, develop, and direct a scene that conveys a specific idea. Students apply their traditional art skills, 3D composite and photo editing skills to create animations that demonstrate that competence within an industry specialization.

BFA Sample Curriculum

Semester 1
Life Drawing I
Fundamentals I
Semester 2
Life Drawing II
Fundamentals II
Semesters 1 & 2
Humanities and Sciences Department Requirements:
English Language Arts I: The Written Process; Anatomy; Survey of Art History I; Life Skills and Health Issues

Semester 3
Electronic Imaging
Computer Graphic Foundations
Semester 4
2-D Animation/Digital Video I (one of four) Storyboarding, Painting I, Intermediate Life Drawing I, or Watercolor I
Semesters 3 & 4
Humanities and Sciences Department Requirements:
English Language Arts I: The Oral Process; Survey of Art History II; Vision, Light and Color; Quantitative Literacy

Semester 5
Advanced Electronic Imaging
Introduction to 3-D Modeling
Semester 6
Advanced 3-D Modeling
Figurative Sculpture I
Semesters 5 & 6
Humanities and Sciences Department Requirements:
Creative Thinking; Art and Technology; Marketing; Film and Society

Semester 7
Advanced Projects in 3-D Modeling
Studio Elective-200, 300 or 400 level
Semester 8
Web Design I: HTML, Multimedia I:
Interactive Multimedia Design or Internship,
Animation/Digital Video II
Portfolio 400
Semesters 7 & 8
Humanities and Sciences Department Requirements:
Professional Writing; Film and Society: World Cultures; Non-western Art; Contemporary Visual Culture
 
Career Opportunities
  • Visual Developer
  • Storyboard Artist
  • Background Artist
  • 2-D and 3-D Animator
  • Technical Director
  • Art Director
  • Game Designer