In order to graduate, students must pass all of the following courses. Note that, due to scheduling requirements, courses will sometimes be offered in terms or years different from the schedule below. For complete course descriptions, please consult our course calendar or contact the school.
Year 1
Term 1
- Beginning Life Drawing 1
- Perspective 1
- Structural Drawing
- Design & Composition
- Representational Painting 1
- Principles of Drawing 1
- History of Animation
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Term 2
- Beginning Life Drawing 2
- Perspective 2
- Colour & Water-Based Media
- Representational Painting 2
- Principles of Drawing 2
- Drawing Props and Objects
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Year 2
Term 1
- Intermediate Life Drawing 1
- Background Painting
- Digital Background Painting
- Introduction to Concept Art
- Environment Visualization
- Artistic Anatomy
- Drawing Heads & Features
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Term 2
- Intermediate Life Drawing 2
- Cartooning 1
- Portrait Painting in Oils
- Advanced Environment Design & Painting in Photoshop
- Drawing Hands & Feet
- Introduction to Storyboarding & Film Language
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Year 3
Term 1
- Advanced Life Drawing 1
- Maya 3D for Concept Art
- Layout
- Storyboarding
- Cartooning 2
- Animal Drawing
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Term 2
- Advanced Life Drawing 2
- Figurative Drawing: The Sustained Pose
- Advanced Props & Objects Design
- Character Design & Maquette Building
- Figurative Painting in Oils
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Year 4
Term 1
- Traditional & Computer Colour Illustration
- Creature Design
- Painting the Costumed Model
- Mentored Life Drawing
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Term 2
- Portfolio Development
- Designing in Real Time: From Paper to Production
- Mentored Life Drawing
- Painting & Drawing on Location (ungraded workshop)
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