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May 11, 2025
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AN 2410 - Drawing + Acting for Animation
Credits: 3
Course Type: Studio
In this course, students build on fundamental animation skills by exploring acting and performance. With an emphasis on mass, volume, structure, and design, students use simplified drawing techniques to express character behavior as it applies to “moving drawings.” By the end of the course, students will understand the value of solid character structure, how to create drawings that convey emotion, and how to effectively create key poses and realistic facial and body expressions.
Prerequisites: FD 1370 - Life Drawing I and AN 1230 - Fundamentals of Animation
Notes: (Formerly AN2D 1390 Drawing + Acting for Animation, AN2D 2210 Drawing + Acting for Animation)
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Create iterative work with original ideas through multiple sketches, demonstrating a clear progression to high-quality, readable, and animatable designs.
- Apply understanding of anatomy and form to create images that convey character movement.
- Translate live-action acting and performance theories to create strong character poses.
- Create character poses with strong perspective, silhouette, weight, balance, expression, mood, and pose.
AN 2410 Course Learning Outcomes Rubric
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