Art for Animation and Cartooning

This class will focus on creating art for Animation. Students will learn to draw various cartoon characters ‘on model’ (in proportion) with correct perspective. All levels of drawing ability are welcome as the instructor will teach the students how to block out drawings and achieve dynamic poses and expressions for their characters. Emphasis is placed on using the 12 principles of Animation to create the following production materials: Currently offered

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Learning from the Masters at the National Gallery of Canada

The aim of a guided visit to the National Gallery of Canada for children is simply to introduce them to the language of art. Visual literacy begins with drawing and it can become sophisticated by observation. We all learn spoken language from repetition of sounds. Thus looking at art and learning how to read visually is essential in learning the language of art. What each student will learn first is

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Figure Drawing

FIGURE DRAWING STUDIO AT MONART The aim of this course is to enable participants to produce confident, analytical studies from the figure and experiment with different mediums in order to develop their own intuitive style. During this course participants are offered two different approaches to charcoal drawing with sustained poses from the model and few sessions of ink and pen with shorter poses in addition to Graphite on paper. Every

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