Digital Designing

Foundations of Animation

Understand animation principles like timing, spacing, and squash-and-stretch for engaging movement.

Foundations of Animation
Track Digital Designing
Duration 30 hours
Skill Level Intermediate
Language English

About this Course

Understand animation principles like timing, spacing, and squash-and-stretch for engaging movement.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home

Detailed Course Curriculum

Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.

  • Overview of Animation and VFX History
  • Difference in Animation and VFX
  • Role of Animation and VFX in Various Industries
  • Future Trends in Animation and VFX
  • Structure of the Animation Industry
  • Key Players and Studios in Animation
  • Animation Production Pipeline
  • VFX Production Pipeline
  • Career Opportunities in Animation
  • Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Basic Tools
  • Selection Tools
  • Making Selections with Different Tools
  • Modifying an Existing Selection
  • Saving and Loading Selections
  • Case Study -Creating a Mockup
  • Using Adobe Photoshop Scaling and Transform Tools
  • Scaling
  • Drawing and Coloring Tools
  • Text Tools
  • Type Tool and Options
  • Advanced Text Options
  • Tool Presets
  • Image Modifications
  • Color Modifications
  • Using the Brush and Paint
  • Brush Presets
  • Colors and Shapes
  • Advanced Tools
  • Working with layers
  • Layer Options
  • Layer Effects
  • Layer Styles
  • Blending Modes
  • Applying Masks
  • Applying Masks
  • Mask mode, Channels and Selections
  • Getting Creative with Types
  • Type Tool and Options
  • Advanced Text Options
  • (Exploring Filter Gallery)
  • Filter and Effects
  • Vanishing Point
  • Techniques and Ethics in Photo Restoration
  • Types of Photo Damage
  • Scanning guidelines for old photo restoration
  • Applying Restoration Techniques
  • Use of Spot Healing Brush
  • Use of Healing Brush Tool
  • Use of Patch Tool
  • Use of Clone Stamp Tool
  • Use of Smudge Tool
  • Colorizing Vintage Photos
  • Applying Color Restoration Techniques
  • Retaining the Authentic Look
  • Preserving and Sharing Restored Photos
  • Case Study - Wedding Photography Retouching
  • Introduction to Digital Art
  • Fundamentals of Digital Art
  • Photo Manipulation: Techniques
  • Photo Manipulation: Transforming Images into art
  • Combining Multiple Images into Artworks
  • Combining Multiple Images into Artworks Advance techniques
  • Matte Painting
  • Adding Fantasy Elements and Effects Setting Up and Basic Techniques
  • Adding Fantasy Elements and Effects Advance techniques
  • Adding Fantasy Elements and Effects Mastering Complex Composition
  • Surreal Compositing Techniques Adding Basic Elements
  • Surreal Compositing Techniques - Advance Techniques
  • Digital Painting
  • Introduction to Illustration
  • What is Illustration?
  • Introduction to Visual Communication Skills
  • The Art of ‘Visual Communication’
  • Importance of Illustration in Various Industries
  • Overview of Different Illustration Styles
  • Exploring Diverse Illustration Styles
  • Adobe Illustrator for Beginners
  • Introduction to Illustrator
  • A Simple Guide to Vector and Raster Graphics
  • Introduction to Basic Tools
  • Illustrator Interface
  • Organizing Files
  • Saving files
  • Understanding Artboards
  • Tools
  • Every Adobe Illustrator Tool Explained
  • Colors in Illustrator
  • Changing Color Modes in Illustrator
  • Creating Your Own Color Palette
  • Utilizing Ovals and Opacity
  • Alignment Properties
  • Isolate Selected Object
  • Convert to curve with outlines
  • Arc Tool
  • Spiral Tool
  • Rectangular Grid Tool
  • Polar Grid Tool
  • Rectangle Tool
  • Ellipse Tool
  • Polygon Tool
  • Star Tool
  • Flare Tool
  • Using Brush Tool
  • Pencil Tool
  • Working With Gradient
  • Mesh tool with multiple color
  • Eyedropper Tool
  • Measure Tool
  • Working with color picker
  • Multiple ways of fill color
  • Layer Management and Workflow
  • Exploring Hidden Features of Layer Panel
  • Advanced Options to Manage Layers
  • Converting Sublayers to the Main Layer
  • Exploring the Basics of Paint Brush Tool
  • Understanding the Flow of Digital Brush with Symbol Graphics
  • Exploring the Digital Brushes and Techniques to Create a New
  • Managing Color Swatches Panel with Existing Colors
  • Adding and Sharing the Color Codes
  • Using the Color Blending Options
  • Create a Vector Peach from Sketch
  • Reflect an Object
  • Applying Skew and Shear Transformations to Objects
  • Mastering the Bounding Box
  • Perspective Grid Tool
  • Basic Principles of Character Design
  • Ethical Considerations for Character Design
  • Practical Tips for Effective Character Design
  • Character Turnaround
  • Facial Features in Character Design
  • Variations in Facial Features, Expressions and Emotions
  • Hairstyles and Facil Hair
  • Posture and Body Language
  • Recap and Conclusion
  • Exploring Copyright and Intellectual Property
  • Responsible Practices
  • Protecting your Illustrations
  • Client Considerations
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Resources and Laws
  • Copyright Infringement
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!

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Course Overview
  • Duration: 30 hours
  • Track: Digital Designing
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Language: English
  • Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
  • Certificate: Official MKCL
Key Course Highlights:
  • At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
  • Estimate the time and resources required for animation and VFX projects
  • Appraise the quality of animations and digital art based on industry standards
  • Combine multiple images and elements to create advanced compositions and artworks
  • Solve challenges in photo restoration and digital compositing
  • Predict industry trends in animation, VFX, and digital design
  • Survey diverse illustration styles and their relevance to various creative industries
  • Compare different animation and VFX techniques for their effectiveness in storytelling
  • Examine the ethical implications of character design and copyright in the creative process
  • Assess the functionality and efficiency of tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for specific tasks
  • Arrange design elements, layers, and tools to optimize workflows in digital art projects
  • Create engaging characters and visual stories using innovative tools and techniques
  • Design effective workflows for animation and VFX production pipelines
  • Develop unique digital art projects by combining techniques like matte painting, surreal compositing, and digital painting
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