project_6_character_animator_body Notes: Making Head Turns Make sure to correctly LABEL your layers in Photoshop first. Unfortunately your Keyboard Triggers and Rigging will be lost on the original head after the change! You must have a Head Group at the top of the Hierarchy. Copy paste your main head to make different groups, named as follows.…
Animation – Character Animation and Photoshop Puppets
project_5_character_animator_puppets Use Character Animator and Photoshop to create and animate a unique character with your facial movements, voice and keyboard shortcuts. Steps: Open Character Animator (it is part of the Adobe CC 2015.5 suite) From the Welcome Screen click on NEW PUPPET WITH PHOTOSHOP This will open the Puppet in the Character Animation window and…
Illustration – Tablet Tracing & Image Tracing
Tablet Tracing and Tips Setting Up Tablet and Brush Settings in Illustrator 1. Select the Brush Tool. 2. Go to Window>Brushes 3. Double click the brush you want to use in the brushes menu, this will open the settings (the first row are calligraphic brushes and are easy to use) 4. In this options window…
Resources for Illustration Artists
This software (PC) allows you to have more control of your tablet and drawing tools. Software is not free http://lazynezumi.com This blog has alternatives to photoshop and illustrator http://www.enkivillage.com/free-drawing-software.html Recommended sites for art students: Artstation.com – This site has jobs and professional work from artists, work you’ll see is mostly digital and design – Can…
Illustration – Character Design
Project – Art_620_Proj5_charactersheet_project Character Design Handout – Character Design Heads/Faces/Expressions: Drawing heads_ball_method Drawing_heads_ball_and_plane_method Drawing_heads_multiple_ball_methods Characters: Use a measuring system – 9 heads (or your own system) Think about ‘line of action’ ‘arc’ ‘movement’ and ‘silhouette’ anatomy_and_head_measurment_systems Posing_Characters_W_spongebob
Illustration – Storyboarding + Storytelling
Anatomy of a Storyboard and Basic Terminology anatomy_and_basics_of_a_storyboard star_wars_storyboard_small Storyboard_tips PROJECT 3 – Art_620_Proj3_Storyboard_Research PROJECT 4 – Art_620_Proj4_storytelling_project AFI illustrated List & Film Basics Handbook http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/Teaching/DMPOnline/Readings/screen_shot_reference.pdf http://web.eesd.org/filmfestival2012/Resources_files/AFI_BasicsHandbook.pdf http://www.edu.pe.ca/threeoaks/Art/Digital%20Arts%20site/unit4/pdf/abbreviations.pdf Amazing websites with tons of resources!!! – Angles and Composition and POV http://www.floobynooby.com/comp1.html http://www.makingcomics.com/2014/02/08/anatomy-storyboard-part-2-continuity/ Great filmstills – Kubrick, Scott & more! https://stillsfrmfilms.wordpress.com/ Storytelling:…
Illustration – Scanning and PDF Instructions
Instructions for Scanning and Making PDFs on a MAC. Download the PDF below. scanning
Illustration – Project 2 – Illustrated Poem
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Illustration – Week 1 – Illustration Styles & 3 Word Project
Syllabus Art_620_2016_fall_syllabus_updated Project 1 Art_620_Proj1_3words
African American History & Lesson Links
Description: The following links are resources on African American History, an often and grossly overlooked topic in K-12 history classes. The links below are just a few of the many that exist on the web, please comment with any other links or resources you would like to see on this page. Resources: New Jersey African…