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Introduction to Game Design + Development (Ages 12-14)

January 24, 2023

Learn how game design teams create their art! This class introduces students to the foundations of game design and development. Learn to use basic programming logic and planning to design a small-scoped project. By the end of the week, students will walk away with a basic understanding of key elements and a completed game project.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Animation: Stop-Motion + Hand-Drawn Techniques (Ages 9-11)

November 07, 2022

This class is for artists interested in building basic skills in 2D hand-drawn animation, and stop-motion animation. Whether under the camera using clay, or over the light table drawing morph animations, students will get the chance to explore both areas of these fun and useful forms of animation. Regardless of your artistic background, these mediums […]

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ONSITE: Create a Music Video with Adobe Premier Pro

November 07, 2022

This class is for students with a passion for music, that want to give their sound, or the sound of others a video component! This exciting form of video is perfect to develop foundational skills in videography, and post-production. Students will learn how to shoot footage, and or compile archive footage. They will then put […]

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ONSITE: Digital Worldbuilding + Character Design

November 07, 2022

Learn how to develop, refine and depict fully realized worlds. We will discuss the basics of character, prop, and environment design with a focus on graphic novels (as well as other media). At the end of class, you will have a fully rendered character, setting, and inventory in Adobe Photoshop. Hopefully the beginning of a […]

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ONSITE: Illustrating in Procreate

November 07, 2022

Learn to draw complete works on your iPad using Procreate. Students will begin with a sketch in or outside of Procreate, then learn how to tighten their sketches, add color, and create custom brushes. Finally, stuents will export their work to Photoshop and learn to add textures and adjust colors for a finished illustration.

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ONSITE: Digital Worldbuilding + Character Design (Ages 15-18)

November 07, 2022

What makes a character or fictional world feel real and keep us captivated? Explore what goes into designing fully fleshed-out fictional ideas while diving into digital drawing using Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom drawing tablet. We’ll explore brainstorming strategies as well as drawing exercises and tutorials to create original characters and environments that are crammed […]

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ONSITE: Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro

November 07, 2022

Learn to make and edit videos using the industry standard tool, Premiere Pro. through a variety of creative exercises and in-depth tutorials. This course covers recording and editing both video and sound. You’ll leave this class with the confidence and knowledge of the software and creative potential.

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ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (B)

November 07, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content withazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic elements […]

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ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (A)

November 07, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content withazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic elements […]

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ONSITE: Digitally Painted Portraits

August 09, 2022

Try your hand at making a digital portrait! In this class, you'll learn all about creating your own digital portraits, including composition techniques and ways to emulate traditional media like oil paintings. We'll start by sketching out some ideas, then move on to creating our own oil paintings!

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ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (B)

July 12, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic […]

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ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (A)

July 12, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic […]

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ONSITE: Digital Worldbuilding + Character Creation for Comics + Graphic Novels

July 12, 2022

Learn how to develop, refine and depict fully realized worlds. We will discuss the basics of character, prop, and environment design with a focus on graphic novels (as well as other media). At the end of class, you will have a fully rendered character, setting, and inventory in Adobe Photoshop. Hopefully the beginning of a […]

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ONSITE: Digitally Painted Portraits

July 12, 2022

Try your hand at making a digital portrait! In this class, you'll learn all about creating your own digital portraits, including composition techniques and ways to emulate traditional media like oil paintings. We'll start by sketching out some ideas, then move on to creating our own oil paintings!

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ONSITE: Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro (Ages 15–18)

July 12, 2022

Learn the technique and skill of video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro through a series of creative video art exercises and in-depth tutorials. By applying these technical principles through hands-on projects you will enjoy the process of learning the ins and outs of essential video editing processes.

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ONSITE: Animating on Your iPad

July 12, 2022

Students will learn several types of basic animation in Procreate for the iPad. This is a more specific look at the animation abilities of this program. The basics of drawing are expected as a prerequisite. We will learn simple boil animation gifs, how to animate motion, and finally create a looping .gif.

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ONSITE: Video Art + Green Screen (Ages 9-11)

July 12, 2022

If you could go anywhere, where might you travel? If you could interact with anyone, who would be at the top of your list? Become whatever you can dream… in your videos! Learn the art of green-screen video editing techniques, as we practice cinematography, camera video recording, and software editing. You will create several short […]

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ONSITE: Activist Filmmaking (Ages 15–18)

April 15, 2022

Explore the history of activist cinema and learn fundamental filmmaking techniques to create your own short activist film piece. We'll cover the fundamentals of pre-production, shot composition, and editing using Adobe Premier. You'll create your own film, working in collaboration with other students and assisting one another to complete your final projects.

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ONSITE: Create Surrealist Digital Art Using Adobe Photoshop (Ages 15-18)

April 15, 2022

Learn how to use various tools in Adobe Photoshop to deconstruct images and transform them into digital artwork with the surrealist style in mind. Each project will explore different techniques as well as the elements of art. You will be able to produce digital collages, photo composites and do digital double exposures.

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ONSITE: Adobe Illustrator Workshop

April 11, 2022

Students will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator to help them create, revise and update documents. Students will share files from the instructor and work together on projects.

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ONSITE: Digitally Painted Portraits

April 11, 2022

Try your hand at making a digital portrait! In this class, you'll learn all about creating your own digital portraits, including composition techniques and ways to emulate traditional media like oil paintings. We'll start by sketching out some ideas, then move on to creating our own oil paintings!

read more

ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (B)

April 11, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic elements […]

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ONSITE: Adobe InDesign Basics for Professionals

April 11, 2022

Do you want to improve the quality and consistency of your organization’s communications materials? Learn to create print or digital documents in Adobe InDesign. We’ll cover importing and formatting text, placing and editing images, as well as working with typography and logos. You’ll learn to pull all of those elements together to create an attractive […]

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ONSITE: Animating on Your iPad

April 11, 2022

Students will learn several types of basic animation in Procreate for the iPad. This is a more specific look at the animation abilities of this program.  The basics of drawing are expected as a prerequisite. We will learn simple boil animation gifs, how to animate motion, and finally create a looping .gif.

read more

ONSITE: Illustrating in Procreate

April 11, 2022

Learn to draw complete works on your iPad using Procreate. Students will begin with a sketch in or outside of Procreate, then learn how to tighten their sketches, add color, and create custom brushes. Finally, students will export their work to Photoshop and learn to add textures and adjust colors for a finished illustration.

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