FM-2-007

Film and media 2020 - Online media development

3 (2022-01-01 to 2022-03-13)

English

Compulsory

First

2

5 cr

The aim of this course is to learn the foundational
principles of 2D Art and Animation from the
perspective of game concept design. Though viewed
from a 2D games perspective, the learnings can be
applied across other fields of creative and
interactive media.

By the end of this course, students should have a
better understanding of the fundamentals of 2D art
and animation as a foundation to build concepts for
game characters and worlds as well as bring them to
life.

Learning to ?see? the world through an artist?s
eyes by breaking down drawing into 5 component
skills of: seeing and drawing edges, spaces,
relationships, lights and shadows, and the whole
(gestalt).
1. Why 2D?
2. 2D game art styles
3. Raster Vs Vector
4. Pixel Art Vs Realism
5. Theme and Story
6. Color Theory and Mood
7. Moodboards
8. How art affects game mechanics
9. Moodboards
10. Character silhouettes
11. 2D Art / Animation Tools
12. Game Maker Studio 2: Image Editor
13. A character creation process
14. Character animation
15. Keyframe and Inbetweens
16. Basic Character Walk / Run Cycle
17. 2D environments and worlds
18. Foreground, Middle Ground, Backgrounds
19. World and Parallax Animation
20. Game Titles and Menu Screens

General graphic design knowledge. Understanding how
to use Photoshop / Illustrator and other graphic
design / layout software useful.

The communication & absence reporting for the
course happens on Itslearning. The student is
supposed to follow Itslearning and keep up to date
on possible changes.

Note! The situation with Covid-19 might move the
course online. In practice it means that the
lectures are moved from campus to Zoom following
the already existing schedule (bookings on ARBS)
and absence reporting is done normally via
Itslearning. The situation is followed up
continuously and information about possible
changes in the course are sent via e-mail or
Itslearning.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty
Edwards
The Animator?s Survival Kit - Richard Willams

Participation in tuition

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Examination 1 ....
Examination 2.... etc.
(examinations include written examination tests,
demonstrations and presentations, reports and
produktions, essays, and also presence at
specified occasions)

The examinations contribute to the final grade as
follows: ...

• Ahonen Mirko
• Sammander Arash

Sammander Arash

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit (17 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

2021-12-17 to 2022-01-14