ART220 ANIMATION DRAWING I
WEEKLY SCHEDULE - FALL 2021
TUESDAY LAB/THURSDAY LECTURE: 11:00 - 1:50
Sleeper's Zoom Room Password: animation
Toon Boom Harmony 220 Tutorial Page / 220 Class Demo Page / Useful Toon Boom Shortcuts
1. PINBALL COURSE
WK01: AUG 30-SEPT 03
TUESDAY: INTRO TO CLASS
Reading 1: Animator Survival Kit - Why this Book / Drawing in Time. p. 1-22 - (PDF of first reading if your book hasn't arrived)
Tutorial: A. How to Create and Setup your Project With Harmony Premium - 12 mins
THURSDAY: GETTING STARTED IN TOON BOOM HARMONY
Assignment: Bouncing Ball / Plan Pinball Course
WK02: SEPT 06-10 - LABOR DAY - NO CLASS MONDAY 9/6
TUESDAY: LAB
Reading 2: Animator Survival Kit - Timing and Space. p. 35-39
Tutorial: B. How to Draw and Animate - 47 mins
THURSDAY: SET-UP PINBALL PLAY / ROUGH ANIMATION
Assignment: Pinball - Rough Animation
WK03: SEPT 13-17
TUESDAY: LAB
Reading 3: Animator Survival Kit- Three Ways to Animate. p. 61-69
THURSDAY: FINAL ANIMATION / IMPORTING ASSETS
Assignment: Final Animation - Clean-up and Paint / Importing Assets - Glow Modules and Animated Spinners
2A. FLOUR SACK - CHARACTER DESIGN
WK04: SEPT 20-24
TUESDAY: LAB
Tutorial: D. Paperless Animation - Essential Concepts - 50 min
THURSDAY: CHARACTER RESEARCH & CHARACTER TURN-AROUNDS
Assignment: Flour Sack Pinterest Page / Character Turn-around
WK05: SEPT 26-OCT 01
TUESDAY: LAB
THURSDAY: ACTING RANGE
Assignment: Pose & Expression Sheets
WK06: OCT 04-08
TUESDAY: LAB
THURSDAY: SIMPLE ANIMATION
Assignment: Keys, Breakdowns & Inbetweens
2B. FLOUR SACK - ANIMATION
WK07: OCT 11-15 - CMU WELLNESS BREAK - NO CLASS MON/TUES 11,12
THURSDAY: SCENE PLANNING / ROUGH ANIMATION
Assignment: Scene Planning / Rough Animation
WK08: OCT 18-22
TUESDAY: LAB
Tutorial: E. Timing Adjustments, Model Check & Inbetween - 25 min
THURSDAY: FINAL CLEAN-UP - MODEL CHECK & INBETWEEN
Assignment: Final Clean-up
WK09: OCT 25-29
TUESDAY: LAB
THURSDAY: COLOR PALETTES / INK & PAINT
Assignment: Ink, Paint & Color Palette
Extra Credit: Final Animation - Tone & Shadow
3A. ANIMATED VISUAL FX - EXPLORATION
WK10: NOV 01-05
TUESDAY: LAB
Reading 4: Elemental Magic - Intro - Flag, Whip & Wave p. 35, 52-63 - Download Reading Guide
THURSDAY: PAPER, FLAGS & WHIPS
In Class: Feather or Leaf Drop
Assignment: Animated Flag
WK11: NOV 08-12
TUESDAY: LAB
Reading 5: Elemental Magic - Fire & Smoke p. 161-177 - Download Reading Guide
THURSDAY: FIRE & SMOKE
Assignment: Fire Animation
WK12: NOV 15-19
TUESDAY: LAB
Reading 6: Elemental Magic - Water & Splash 1. p. 95-131 - Download Reading Guide
THURSDAY: WATER & SPLASH / INTRO TO EPIC FX PROJECT
Assignment: Splash Animation
Extre Reading: Optional - Elemental Magic - Magic p. 224-243
WK13: NOV 22-26 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS WED-FRI 24-26
TUESDAY: LAB
3B. ANIMATED VISUAL FX - EPIC GIF ANIMATION
WK14: NOV 29-DEC 03
TUESDAY: LAB
Assignment: Research Source Material & Proposal Pitch
THURSDAY: ROTOSCOPE PASS
Assignment: Rotoscope Original Action / Rough Animation
WK15: DEC 06-010
TUESDAY: LAB
THURSDAY: FINAL ANIMATION / INK & PAINT
Assignment: Final Animation in Full Color