Gnomon, Inc.
Los Angeles, California, United States
http://www.gnomonschool.com/

Introduction to Maya

Learn the Industry’s Premier 3D Modeling Application This course focuses on the basics of 3D computer graphics using Autodesk Maya. Students are introduced to the Maya interface and philosophy and 3D modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering. Lectures will cover the application of these tools in the film, television and game industries. The instruction and homework is condensed to 1 wee......
 

Create Personality for your Characters with Timing This course is a classical-animation approach to timing, rhythm and 2D animation techniques as they apply to computer animation. Students learn how to create personality and character through timing: From the bouncing ball (with an attitude) to the full character. Different methods of animating a scene on paper and how to translate it to the 3......
 

Get a full Understanding of the Film Production Pipeline 3D Computer Animation and Visual Effects are collaborative arts. To be successful as a digital artist, visual effects supervisor or producer, there must be a level of trust and understanding established between all members of the production. This five-session course explores the communication, planning skills and techniques required to c......
 

Delve into the Psychology of Images Created for those interested in a better understanding of script/story analysis and interpretation as it applies to the entertainment industry where the ultimate yield is a visual image. This is a drawing-intensive course with a fair amount of reading. Lessons dissect "story" not only to visualize, but also to discuss personal and cultural perspect......
 

Value, Shade, Shadow, Perspective, and Composition Communicating form and motion through a 2D medium lies at the foundation of any art form. Even computer graphics, which is as close as we can get to real 3D, relies on the foundation we call visual communication. Students learn to recognize and effectively utilize forms to communicate their ideas, regardless of the complexity of the subject ma......
 

The Crucial First Step in the Creation of Motion Picture Special Effects Storyboard drawings, which map out camera angles, continuity, and lighting, create a guide for the effects artists to follow. Through an analysis of scripts, character, and set design, students translate these elements into finished storyboards. Storyboards from major motion pictures are compared shot-for-shot to images f......
 

Designing for the Entertainment Industry This course will teach students the process of designing for the entertainment industry. Whether it’s films, video games, 3D rides, animations, theme parks, or any other entertainment-related field, the fundamental design process remains the same. Students learn from drawing demos, lectures and assigned projects. From initial ideations to the final......
 

Fundemental Techniques to Communicate Your Ideas When designing for clients, concept artists and production designers must utilize techniques which are efficient, clean and clear. The main focus of this course is to apply basic fundamental skills such as perspective, reflections, shadow plotting, and marker rendering to designs geared toward the entertainment industry. Students will learn fro......
 

Deeper Insight into Animation Basics The History and Priciples of Animation course is a detailed, occasionally irreverent look at the animation process, it’s history and wide-ranging techniques, using the twelve traditional principles of animation as a springboard. The ten discussions are profusely illustrated with animated and live action films that are ‘deconstructed’ and explained......
 

Learn From a Disney Drawing Legend As a compliment to Figure Drawing, this course focuses exclusively on gesture as applied to animation. It centers on drawing from the live model, both nude and costumed, in a variety of character and story-suggestive poses. Through drawing quickly and spontaneously, the student learns to be more creative, inventive and versatile. The central importance of act......
 

Improve Your Figure Painting Skills Painting the figure is a foundation skill which has universal application in all aspects of artistic communication. A figurative quality persists not only in all living things, but its rhythm is apparent in all good design. Thus, the principles involved in painting the figure transcends merely painting human form, but extends into enabling the artist to draw......
 

Get Taught by Drawing Master Michael Hogarth Let Michael teach you the drawing skills learned by being the son of highly acclaimed dynamic anatomy artist Burne Hogarth. Drawing the figure is a foundation skill which has universal application in all aspects of artistic communication. A figurative quality persists not only in all living things, but its rhythm is apparent in all good design. Thus......
 

Turn Beautiful Figure Models Into Zombies, Robots and Other Strange Creatures Using live costumed and nude models John Mahoney will be conducting workshops in which the participants will be turning our beautiful figure models into zombies, robots, strange creatures and what ever else we can come up with on the day. We will use contemporary Illustrators as inspiration as we bend, twist and re-c......
 

Master Dynamic Composition, Lighting, and Color Through Story Telling Specific sequences from classic and contemporary films will be projected on a large screen. Participants will draw from still frames. Dynamic composition, lighting, color through story telling, and film graphics will be thoroughly analyzed. Each class will focus on a different mood: such as the suspense film, horror film, ro......
 

Relating Traditional Cinematography to Visual Effects This course breaks down and examines the relationships between traditional cinematography, visual effects, and CG animation. A range of technical concepts and their practical applications is covered in a lecture-based format with opportunity for discussion. Topics covered include: dynamic range, color temperature, green/blue ccreens, depth......
 

Expand Your Understanding of True 3D Form Knowledge of the traditional aspects of sculpture and character design will only enhance your understanding and comprehension when modeling characters in Maya. With clay models being digitized more often, the skills learned in this course offer the student more traditional options when designing and implementing characters into the 3D workspace. Unders......
 

The Creative Process of Character Design The main focus of this course is to teach the process of character design in the entertainment field. Students learn how to take a character from the beginning to finish, going through the preproduction stages of Research, Blue sky, Editing, and final presentation. While grasping these fundamentals, students develop confidence and professionalism in the......
 

Stimulate Your Imagination in this Fun Course To successfully simulate realistic movement, animators must understand how the body works and reacts to emotion and environment. This course teaches students to better understand where the emotional genesis is and how to relate to that emotion and make it physical. Through relaxation, vocal exercises and improvisation, students become better in tou......
 

Learn to Understand Anatomical Structure You can’t design or animate what you don’t understand. Learn to understand the anatomical structure of the human body and how these anatomical elements function to create movement, attitudes and poses from head to toe. Learn how to understand, illustrate and charicature the human body based on realistic and designed anatomy. ...
 

The Standard for Studios Such as Pixar, and ILM One thing that Monsters Inc, Stuart Little, Red Planet and 13 Ghosts all have in common is they all used the RenderMan renderer to generate images for film. Using a renderer that is separate from any animation package gives artists flexibility and allows studios to achieve economies of scale. This course will introduce students to the RenderMan r......
 

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