Shape, Silhouette, Proportion, and Values
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Lesson 1
Assignment
Using basic design fundamentals, create 6 pages of different yet appealing compositions.


Prop Design
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Lesson 2
Assignment
Produce 6 pages of designs with 4 designs per page of a simple object using design principles.


Character Design Acting and Personality
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Lesson 3
Assignment
Produce 6 pages of designs with 4 designs per page of character sketches using design fundamentals, and 4 final designs that work best for story.


Space, Lens, and Perspective
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Lesson 4
Assignment
Do 4 drawovers of photographs with notes on their perspectives, 4 final in-perspective drawings based on a photograph but each at a different perspective (rotated 3/4, front facing, flat camera, etc.).


Set Dressing
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Lesson 5
Assignment
Build a rough model of a set in SketchUp and present 3 different options for set dressing within that space.


Basics of Color Theory
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Lesson 6
Assignment
Take your 3 set drawings from last week and color them with just their local colors, keeping in mind the major harmonies of color.


Storytelling with Light and Shadow
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Lesson 7
Assignment
Take your 3 drawings from last week and light them each in 2 different ways, each expressing a different emotion. You should have a total of 6 lighting studies by the end of this assignment.


Finding Your Process
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Lesson 8
Assignment
Do one painting using some kind of discovery process. You are welcome to explore your own discovery process, but make sure it's a process that you don't usually use.


How to Build an Attractive Portfolio
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Lesson 9
Assignment
Take all the work that you have done in class and present it in an appealing portfolio.