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COURSE DESCRIPTION IL LUS 3 93 4 A BEAUTIF UL CORNER Ryan Lesser
COURSE LEVEL: J uni or, Sen ior (Elect ive) Thi s course f ul f i l l s the compu t er lit era cy requ iremen t for Ju n iors .
Jessie Jiang
PRE RE QU I SI T E S IL L US-20 0 0 a n d IL L US -20 0 4 , sea t a v ai l a bi l i t y a n d pe rm is s io n o f th e in s tr u c to r.
REL AT E D ST U DI E S C h a r a c te r C re a tio n C h a r a c te r a n d E n v iro n m e n t Desi gn f or 3D G a m i n g I n tro to D ig ita l Illu s tr a tio n Virtu a l Re a lity D e s ig n f o r S c i en ce Ad v a n c e d D ig ita l P a in tin g Be a u tif u l C o r n e r 3 D Illu s tr a tio n
PRO F E SSI ON AL Ga m in g ,C G f o r F ilm , AF F I N I T I E S VIZ D e v e lo p m e n t M E DI A MAYA, Zb r u s h , AF F I N I T I E S Ad o b e S u ite, Un ity E n g in e
3 CREDITS How does one navigate a creative landscape where there is a deluge of art everyone’s fingertips? How do we avoid homogeneity in a creative space that has so successfully capitalized on creative models? Can a character communicate the temperament of a narrative without relying on stereotypes? This class challenges students to swim against the current, so as to create a character and a setting that are truly unique and fascinating. Sessions will include a balance of critical thinking about industry paradigms with research about natural habitats and technology as they apply to inventing characters, Zbrush instruction, analog drawing and painting, and class crits. Critiques will focus on the inventiveness of the character and environment, credibility of essential form, legibility of the designs and suitability to the narrative outline. The semester starts with research and reference gathering, as students generate rough sketches and concepts in order to visually develop a character and its native surroundings. By the semester’s end, students will have created a “Beautiful Corner”; a suite of assets, including their character, placed in a fully developed 3D slice of an environment. The imagery should be expertly rendered with an eye toward form, texture, light, color, atmosphere and overall finish. Capacity: 17 artwork top rt clockwise: Jessie jiang, jackie Lee
Un r e a l, Ad o b e S u ite, Un r e a l E n g in e,Un ity T iltb r u s h
and Tiffany Chui
CONTACT INFORMATION www.ryanlesser.com rlesser@risd.edu OFFICE: ISB 117
CONTENT AND CONCEPT IMAGING SKILLS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Tiffany Chui
Jackie Lee
FALL