Animation – Artemisia College of Art & Design

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Learn complete Animation Filmmaking from script to screen.
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B.Design in Animation & VFX Degree Program

Learn complete Animation Filmmaking from script to screen.
join our

B.Design in Animation & VFX Degree Program

Year 1

History of Animation – A study of the history of Animation from 1888 till the modern era which includes study of classics & the work of world famous animation studios.
Sketching – Still Life, Nature Study, Life Drawing, Figure Drawing, Perspective, Gesture Drawing, Landscape, Coloring through different mediums.
Principles of Animation on Lightbox – Study of the 12 principles of animation through various assignments on lightbox like bouncing ball, flour sack animation, etc.

Fundamental of Art – Study about basic principles of art & color theory required in every design process.
Pre – Production I (Character design & Layouts) – Introduction to character design & turnaround for animation. Introduction to Backgrounds & layouts for animation. This also includes case studies & adapting styles to create new characters & backgrounds.
Introduction to Digital Tools – Photoshop -Use of photoshop for cleanup of rough ideas to create concept art, character design & making layouts & background for animation with coloring.

Year 2

Cinematography – Study about the tools of Cinematography, Shooting methods, Cinematic Continuity, Camera Movements & Film formats.
Art Direction – Study about Animation Aesthetics, Animation styles, Production Design (shorts vs series vs feature productions), Inspiration, Composition, Staging & formats, Rhythm & Style Variety, Value & Color, Color scripts
Storytelling – History & function of storyboards, various types of storyboards, production process, the beat board, story reels, choosing an idea, creating compelling characters, creating empathy, drama & conflict, Story Structures, The Hero’s Journey
Storyboarding – Study of animation storyboards, writing your own story & storyboarding of the same story, Creating Animatics according to storyboard

Advance Principles of Animation on Lightbox – Extension and application of animation principles through advance animation assignments for Morphing, Wave Principle Animation, Lip Sync, Pose to Pose Animation (Create passes in various emotions), Straight ahead animation, Key Cleanup & Inbetweening
Pre-Production II (Advance Character Design & Backgrounds) – Breakdown of Key Layout according to storyboard, Rendering of Each Breakdown, Creating color keys, Rendering of Each Breakdown on Photoshop, Hero Character Design, Villain Character Design, Anthropomorphic Character Design .
2D Digital Animation (Flash & 2D Shortfilm) – Learning digital animation on Flash, Character rigging on Flash, Differences between Paperless Animation and Traditional Animation. Making 2D short film in Flash from script to screen.

Year 3

Lighting & Rendering – Fundamentals of Lighting Design, Types of Lights, Shadows & Occlusion, Lighting in Animation, Cameras & Exposure, Composition & Staging, Shaders & Rendering
Virtual Reality – What is Virtual Reality – Stereoscopic Displays, Motion Tracking Hardware, Eye Tracking, Input Devices, Computing Platforms, How Virtual Reality is made? Hardware & Software Requirements to create Virtual Reality Difference between Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality, Animation in a VR world – Anime VR, Applications of Virtual Reality – 360º panoramas, etc.
Dynamic Anatomy – Detailed study of human & animal anatomy. Study of Human Skeleton, Joints, Movements & Muscles. Study of basic structure of Quadruped Animals.
3D Rigging & Animation – Maya – Learn rigging of organic & inorganic models for 3D animation. Create 3D animation through various assignments using principles of animation.

Stop Motion Animation – Developing Basic Geometrical shapes in clay, Clay Modelling of human figures using armature, Introduction to Stop Motion Animation, Introduction to Puppets, Introduction to Aluminum Puppets, Creating your own stop motion animation from script to screen
3D Modeling & Texturing – Maya – Introduction to Maya 3D Modeling Interface, Developing Hard Surface Models like cars, architecture, etc., Hand Model Model, Character Modeling – Human & Animal (High Poly & Low Poly), Creating hair on a character, Creating fur, Interior Environment. Software used – Substances Painter, Maya, Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine – Game Engines are used to create high quality animations & environments & have become a major part of the animation & film industry as well. Learn to create basic to intermediate animations & environments on Unreal Engine.
Digital Modeling – Study of Fundamentals of a Digital Model, Digital Modeling Methods, Model Classification: Hard Surface & Organic

Year 4

Visual Effects – Introduction to the Motion Picture/VFX Pipeline, Principles of motion picture & VFX, Origins of Visual Effects & VFX concepts,Rotoscoping, Motion Tracking & 2D Matchmoving, 3D CGI creation & its applications
Digital Compositing – Compositing Application, Structure of Digital Images, Different between live action & CGI, Blue screen & Green screen. & their use in VFX.
Motion Capture – History of motion capture, Pipeline of motion capture
Digital Sculpting – Introduction to ZBrush for 3d Sculpting, Creating detailed characters on Z Brush.

Visual Effects I – Learning various VFX softwares like Nuke, Fusion, PFTrack, After Effects, Real Flow.
Visual Effects II – Learn how to do live action chroma shoot, Adding VFX to footage using VFX softwares.
Unreal Engine – Game Engines are used to create high quality animations & environments & have become a major part of the animation & film industry as well. Learn to create advance animations & environments on Unreal Engine.
3D/VFX Short Film – Create your own 3D Short film from script to screen with VFX.

Student Short Films

showcase your short films in national & international film festivals
across the country.

Student Short Films

showcase your short films in national & international film festivals
across the country.

Our students are working in Top Animation & Gaming studios

100% Guaranteed Placement to all deserving students.
Annual starting salary – Rs. 3–12 lakhs.

Why Join Artemisia College ?

Artemisia is the ONLY college in India with its own Animation & Game Production Studio where students can also work & earn from 2nd year of their degree.

Learn from experts & get industry ready. Artemisia Faculty has 5-30 years of industry experience.

Our Focus is on developing your creativity & skills and not on teaching you softwares only.

Govt. Scholarships to reserved category students.

International Level Syllabus, Infrastructure (one of the largest in India), Largest Lightbox Lab in the country.

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Explore the world of manga, anime & gaming. Join our college otaku club & gaming club.
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Explore the world of manga, anime & gaming. Join our college otaku club & gaming club.
Participate in weekly tournaments & club events

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Testimonials

The college offers a diverse environment & it is really good for students from all states & backgrounds. The college is good for our development in both academic & cultural fields. Also, as a part of student management team, I get to work & learn with students from varying fields. The animation studio of college is one of the plus points where I've worked with professionals & gained experience under their guidance..
MAYUR AKHARE
Animation 4th Year
The environment in the college is such that we get good exposure in all profiles which helps us in developing in our overall skills. The faculty is really helpful and gets along with the students creating a comfortable environment. We have outdoor educational visits which gives us practical knowledge and helps us to be at par with the current market requirement.
ISHITA MARWAH
Animation 2nd Year
ACAD is a creative and artistic place which has sculptured me for my fine and supreme work. Faculty here is very knowledgeable, who are always there to assist you and motivate you to do your best. ACAD has been a very significant part of my student life.
ADARSH VISHWAKARMA
Animation 4th Year
ACAD enrooted me as an artist. Teacher here are so willing to share their knowledge and help you in your efforts . ACAD made you to learn and experiment with all your creativity that was either related to animation or any other field. ACAD has been a very admirable journey.
TANYA NAYAK
Animation 4th Year
The college is very good for creative students. The college starts to teach from basics, and I think that is very helpful for all the students. The most important thing is that ACAD teaches classical animation on light box which is plus point for all the students. The faculty is excellent and very supportive. ACAD is a great part of my life.
SARFARAJ SAIYYAD
Animation 2nd Year