2D & 3D Animation Course
Certified 2D & 3D Animation Course
Cosmos Creative Academy invites you to turn into a wizard in the world of animation by equipping yourself with the varied dynamics of the 3D animation world. This 2D & 3d Animation course encompasses a comprehensive learning module that covers varied aspects, including interface, modeling, texturing, Rigging, building interactive animation, and using different animation dynamics that will render a realistic touch to the concepts.
Program Duration
15 months
MODULES
UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES & THEORY
- Introduction to Graphics Design
- Fundamentals of Drawing
- Color Theory and Practice
DESIGN BASICS, TYPES OF LAYOUT DESIGN
- Color Importance in Design
- layout Design
- Design Aesthetics
- Print + Digital Color Theory
TYPOGRAPHY & ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY
- Conveying information from writing
- Use of Shapes
- Uses of Typography
LOGOTYPE DESIGN, DESIGN SYSTEMS & GRIDS
- Generating and Sketching Quick Ideas
- Font and Text Positioning
- Client Logo Brief
- Symbol Type Logo
ADVERTISING
- Basics of Adverting
- Poster Design
- Newspaper Design
- Magazine Cover
- Products Ads
DESIGNING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
- Creative for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn
- YouTube Banner to Thumbnail
PACKAGING
- All Types of Industry Level Packaging, Clothing, Sanitary, Agriculture, etc.
FOUNDATION ART & 2D ANIMATION BASICS
- Basics of Art, Sketching, minute poses, Gesture drawings
- Principles of Animation
- Character Design
- 2D Assignments (Bouncing ball, Pendulum, Wave principle, etc.) Perspective basics
INTRO TO ACTION & ACTING
- Introduction to Body Mechanics
- Walk (Cyclic and Straight Ahead), Run, Jump, Lifting the weight, Character in a boat, etc.
- Lip Sync Single Character (Pantomime)
- Multiple Character Dialogue/Acting. Four-legged walk
FRAME COMPOSITION & 2D EFX
- Intro to Layout, Camera/frame composition, and Camera animation
- 2D EFX (Smoke, Water, Explosion.
INTRODUCTION
- An overview on Maya & 3ds max
- User Interface, Viewport, Tools
- Transformation & Selection techniques
- Grids importance while projects setting
MODELLING & TEXTURING PRINCIPLES
- Spline and Poly Modelling, Creating shapes, Extruding, Lathing, Lofting, Boolean understanding
- Objects modelling
- Architectural Modelling
- Human Body & Creature Modelling
- Material mapping, UVW unwrapping from simple to complex – hard surface to organic
RIGGING & ANIMATION INTEGRATION
- Principles of Rigging & Animation
- Stretch, Squash and Bend Set up for Cartoon Character
- Hair Dynamics
- Advance Skinning Process
- Rigg mechanism, Key functions, Curve Editor
- Couple of Assignments (Theme based Jump, Weight lifting or Pulling weight or pushing weight)
- In Depth Study on Camera’s
- Architectural Animation
- Character Animation
DYNAMIC & EFFECTS
- Cloth, Hair and Fur Concepts
- Interactive Xgen Tools
- Lights & Parameters for Hair Styling (Illumination)
- Arnold Shaders for Hair Styling
- Particle Study, Fire, Smoke, Blast, Water etc.
LIGHTING & RENDERING SPECIALIZE
- Light Types
- Understanding on Raytraced and Area Shadows
- Understanding on CPU & GPU rendering
- Arnold material lighting
- Architectural HDRI lighting
- Smart ways to speed up the rendering (with or without losing quality)
- In depth Study of light calculations in V-ray
- Render techniques that saves 90% of light calculations time
Lay your first step into the world of designing and growing into a professional designer by learning the fundamentals of graphic designing, drawing, coloring theory
Flame your thinking capacities, experiment with ideas, develop logo design from scratch and convert your ideas into a quick sketch
Acquaint yourself with colors in the designing world and learn the aesthetics of gradients, colorations, hues, digital colors used in prints, and much more.
Introduction to basics of advertising concepts in print media designing. These cover designing brochures, newspaper covers, posters, magazine covers, and creative product ads touching every industry domain
Develop your Typography skills, its uses, application, use of shapes, and how to convey your ideas through writing using a combination of different fonts and font sizes.
Career Options After Program
- Graphic Designer
- Design visualization artist
- Digital Designer
- Corporate Presentation Specialist
- UI Designer
- Broadcast Designer
- Illustrator
- Vector Artist
- Sketching & Drawing Artist
PRACTICAL LEARNING WAY
- Personalized approach by mentors and feedback sessions to skill up your craft Mechanics
- The course is divided into a 20:80 ratio of theory and practical knowledge
THE HANDS-ON TRAINING
- Real-time projects
- Develop Showreel like professionals
- Get trained by industry experts, and discuss and clear your doubts during live interactive sessions.
- Build a strong Portfolio and be resume ready
MODULE TRAINING
- Live interaction by trainers under studio settings
- The organized approach of each module
- Learn to use a practical toolkit of 2D Animation Tools, Designing Tools