Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Concept Art in Canada

Institutions Offering Diploma in Concept Art

•  Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art and Design, Toronto  
  Course entry requirements
  -A copy of your secondary and/or post-secondary school transcripts. Please provide transcripts from any institution attended in the last five years.
  -A written character reference from a current or past instructor or employer. This should be emailed to admissions@maxthemutt.com.
  -A drawing of your own hand.
  -Two still life drawings done from observation ( not from your imagination, and not copied from a photo). Each drawing should have at least 2 objects
  -An observational drawing of part of a room (interior).
  -An observational drawing of what you see outside.
  -Pages from your sketchbook
  -Three additional drawings (for a total of five) of objects in an environment.
  -Five painting studies in watercolour, acrylic, gouache, or oil. At least 2 of these painting studies should be done from life: set up a simple still life (one or two objects) on a desk or table top ( best done with a simple backdrop such as a wall, behind the set up), direct a light source to create tonal pattern
  -Decide on a story, or work from one you know. For this story, create a key imaginary environment (in Photoshop or by hand). Please use colour.
  -Design a character for your story who is appropriate for the environment. Please include thumbnails and process drawings as well as the completed design.Show back and front views of the character.
  -Design a prop appropriate for the story that we will find in the environment or that the character will use. Include process drawings as well as the final drawing.
  -A drawing of a simple object from three different points of view.
  
  Course duration: 4 years
  
  Course content
  -Colour Theory and Background Painting
  -Representational Painting 1
  -Principles of Drawing 1
  -History of Animation and Animation Production Process
  -Beginning Life Drawing 1
  -Perspective 1
  -Design and Composition
  -Representational Painting 2
  -Principles of Drawing 2
  -Introduction to Concept Art
  -Digital Background Painting
  -Beginning Life Drawing 2
  -Perspective 2
  -Structural Drawing 1
  -Representational Painting 2
  -Principles of Drawing 2
  -Introduction to Concept Art
  -Digital Background Painting
  -Beginning Life Drawing 2
  -Perspective 2
  -Structural Drawing 1
  -Drawing Heads and Features
  -Drawing Props and Objects
  -Introduction for Storyboarding and Film Language
  -Layout for Animation
  -Intermediate Life Drawing 1
  -Environment Visualization
  -Artistic Anatomy
  -Portrait Painting in Oils
  -Advanced Environment Design and Painting in Photoshop
  -Drawing Hands and Feet
  -Storyboarding 1
  -Intermediate Life Drawing 2
  -Cartooning 1
  -Advanced Life Drawing 1
  -3D for Concept Art
  -Cartooning 2
  -Introduction to Animal Drawing for Concept Artists
  -Advanced Props and Objects Design
  -Figurative Painting in Oils
  -Character Design for Animation Character Design for AAA Games
  -3D Modelling for Game Assets
  -Advanced Life Drawing 2
  -Figurative Drawing: The Sustained Pose
  -Painting the Costumed Model
  -Mentored Drawing and Painting 1
  -Creature Design 1 and 2
  -Introduction to Digital Matte Painting Part 1
  -Conceptual Art Final Project Part 1
  -Traditional and Computer Illustration 1
  -Traditional and Computer Illustration 2
  -Portfolio Development
  -Introduction to Digital Matte Painting Part 2
  -Conceptual Art Final Project Part 2
  -Mentored Drawing and Painting 2

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