3D ANIMATION & VIDEOGAME ART
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
The 3D Animation and Video Game Art Program is a comprehensive program that puts equal empahsis on the artistic and the technical side of 3D modeling and animation. Courses cover material that will take the student through the whole production process and workflow of 3D animation, from storyboarding and conceptualization to the final delivery of the rendered product. Curriculum spans traditional animation techniques, life drawing and the technical fundamentals of 3D animation and modeling. Classes are taught in a state-of-the-art computer studio with the latest versions of industry-standard software packages. Faculty members have extensive industry experience and their expertise is critical to the success of students in this growing field.
| Core and Selective Requirements | ||
| Complete Core Courses, 34.5 units | Units | |
| ART 207 | Life Drawing | 3.0 |
| MART 377 | Digital Imaging II | 3.0 |
| MART 379 | Digital Animation 1 - Flash | 3.0 |
| MART 380 | Digital Animation 2 - Flash | 3.0 |
| MART 389 | Multimedia Careers | 1.5 |
| MART 390 | Portfolio Creation | 1.5 |
| MART 400 | Motion Graphics | 1.5 |
| MART 405 | Storyboarding for Animation & Interactive Media | 3.0 |
| MART 418 | History of Animation | 1.5 |
| MART 420 | 3D Modeling and Animation 1 | 3.0 |
| MART 421 | 3D Modeling and Animation 2 | 3.0 |
| MART 430 | 3D Character Creation and Animation | 3.0 |
| MART 431 | Special Effects and Compositing in 3D | 3.0 |
| Selectives, choose a minimum of 3 units from the following courses | ||
| MART 362 | Digital Photography I | 3.0 |
| MART 363 | Digital Photography II | 3.0 |
| MART 372 | Digital Illustration | 3.0 |
| MART 432 | 3D Environments and Hard Surface Modeling | 3.0 |
| MART 440 | Video Game 3D Production Techniques | 3.0 |
| MART 373 | Digital Audio I | 1.5 |
| ART 206 | Figure Drawing and Portraiture | 3.0 |
| ART 214 | Color | 3.0 |
| ART 221 | Painting I | 3.0 |
| ART 229 | Landscape Painting | 2.0 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 37.5+ | |
| + meet Certificate Program Requirements | ||
3D ANIMATION AND VIDEO GAME ART
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS
Core and Selective Requirements
Complete Core and Selective Courses, 37.5 units, listed under the Certificate of Proficiency - Multimedia.
*and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
TRANSFER PROGRAM
Several of our mART courses are directly articulated with Expressions! College in Emeryville.
more colleges to follow, stay tuned!
Career Opportunities:
- Web Designer
- Web Developer (more technical)
- Interactive Developer (geared towards online applications)
- Web Master
- Graphic Designer
- Junior Digital Illustrator
- Digital Photographer
- Animator
- Video Game Artis