Illustration Design with Animation

A Diploma in Illustration Design with Animation blends traditional illustration and modern animation skills. It teaches character design, storyboarding, 2D/3D animation, and digital art tools.

AA in Animation and Illustration (Professional Degree).

An Associate degree in Animation and Illustration unlocks a world of boundless creativity and endless possibilities. This program seamlessly merges the enchanting realms of animation and illustration, empowering you to craft compelling stories and bring them to life. Picture yourself designing characters that leap off the screen, crafting mesmerizing worlds, and captivating audiences with your visual storytelling.

In fact, through this degree, you'll delve into character design, master storyboarding intricacies, and explore cutting-edge 2D and 3D animation technologies. Imagine contributing to blockbuster films, creating impactful ads, or shaping the next gaming sensation. Your artistic talents will flourish, propelling your career prospects to new heights.

Thus, stop dreaming about your creative future; seize it with an Associate degree in Animation and Illustration. Enroll today and embark on a journey where your imagination knows no bounds. Your artistic legacy awaits!

Program Overview: AA in Animation and Illustration (Professional Degree).

The Associate degree in Animation and Illustration unlocks endless creative possibilities, making your imagination the star of your future. Here, we nurture your artistic talents and hone your skills, channeling your creativity into stunning animation and illustration pieces. Our experienced faculty and advanced resources equip you for success in these dynamic fields.

Imagine bringing characters to life, crafting stunning visual effects, and contributing to the magic of animated films and video games. Through our 2D and 3D animation courses, you will learn industry-standard techniques, preparing for careers in animation studios, film production, and gaming.

In fact, our philosophy is learning by doing. Hands-on projects, internships, and collaborations with industry pros offer practical experience that employers value. You won't just study art; you'll create it, gaining the skills employers seek. Moreover, an Associate degree in Animation and Illustration opens doors to varied careers; from animation studios to advertising, film production to gaming. Your dream job awaits, and this program is your launchpad.

Join us on a journey where your creativity thrives. Whether aspiring to be a character designer, visual storyteller, or animation expert, this program propels you toward your goals. Enroll today and let your artistic legacy unfold!

Learning outcomes.

Upon completion of the Associate degree in Animation and Illustration program, students will:

1. Grasp colour, design, optics, perspective, and motion physics principles.

2. Develop proficiency in life drawing, mastering both digital and traditional painting techniques.

3. Possess knowledge in sequential narrative principles, creating original narrative projects like short films and tests. These projects will involve visual development, modeling, storyboarding, and animation.

4. Demonstrate teamwork skills and apply professional standards in visual development, modeling, animation, and storyboarding.

5. Understand art, film, and animation history, theory, and criticism from various perspectives, encompassing insights from art historians, animators, and filmmakers.

Modules: AA | A + I

Year 1

ADGC1001

Drawing Fundamentals

This module introduces the principles in drawing, developing an awareness of composition, observation skills, and builds familiarity with contemporary drawing practice.

Credit: 4
ADGC1002

2D Fundamentals

Be introduced to the fundamental elements and principles of two-dimensional design, including typography, colour theory, and spatial organization.

Credit: 4
ADGC1021

3D Fundamentals

Be introduced to making and thinking in 3D and gain experience working with a diverse range of materials, techniques and processes.

Credit: 4
ADGC1031

Creative Thinking

This module focuses on cultivating and exploring a plethora of approaches to generate ideas, with the aim of creating more original and integrated options.

Credit: 4
ADGC1041

Consumer Behaviour

This module establishes the foundation that is needed for our students to become responsible artists and designers.

It will cover areas that will prepare them professionally, and equip them with knowledge of their rights and its application in this new digital world.
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Moving Illustration in Context

This module introduces the fundamentals of illustration in motion. It provides essential techniques and skills in drawing, exploring themes, concepts, process and materials.

It embeds critical and contextual thinking as well as allows students to develop a visual language through moving illustration which will prepare students for further challenges in the discipline.

Credit: 4

Year 2

ADDM1281

Interactive Media

This module offers students the fundamental knowledge and skills in interactive media. Since the digital media has become the most important communication platform, students will be equipped with the technical skills of coding and the aesthetic skills in designing screen-based interface.

General preparation, project setting up, images optimizing, interface concept and working with software, all these related areas will be covered so students have applied skills needed.

Credit: 4
ADDM1291

Culture and Media

Based on the history of art and design, the module will cover how culture influences media and how, in return, media has changed culture over time.

This understanding would be supported through the use of secondary and primary research, and methods that include textual analysis, observation and interviews.

Credit: 4
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Collaborative Project

This module provides the students with the opportunity to collaborate across programmes, integrating knowledge and ideas.

Introducing social and cultural content to stimulate the process-driven approach for critical thinking, producing a coherent body of work in any chosen media platforms.

Credit: 4
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Moving Illustration for Social Change

This module creates opportunity for students to examine the role of their practice and rethink how it can have an impact on people, situation and relationships in the making of meaning, stimulating learning and change.

Students will develop critical reflection and evaluation of their own practice, working with narrative, text, images, movement and sound, putting visual language in the most suitable context.

The main focus will be on based on adopting elements of story-telling as a learning tool to provoke inquiry and creative thinking.

Credit: 4
ANI 31

2D Animation I

Introduction to the basic elements of animation and representation. Included are motion and animation exercises to understand mass movement through space, and reaction to external forces.
ANI 41

Introduction to 3D Modeling

Emphasis is on generating an in-depth understanding of digital media using commercial 2-D and 3-D software. Students are introduced to the underlying mathematical and conceptual processes of computer graphics.

Credit: 4
ANI 61

Introduction to 3D Animation

Basic concepts and professional practices used in 3D computer animation. Application of traditional practices principles of animation to the 3D digital environment.

Credit: 4

Year 3

ADDE3001

Internship

This practical training attachment exposes students to work environments where they can gain a more hands-on understanding of professional practices.

Credit: 4
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Industry Project

This is a project-based module which provides students the opportunity to conceptualise, plan, and execute a project.

It will be a real life client project that will allow students to put their studies into practice and help them develop a sense of responsibility as well as interpersonal skills in a professional environment.

Credit: 4
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Authorship: Moving Illustration

This module continues to extend student's individual creative space. It aims to encourage students to be themselves and focus on their strength.

Yet, working from the generation of ideas to a finished body of work, students will form a critical understanding of their intention, the processes and methodology involved in authorship.

Credit: 4

Year 4

ANI 161

Digital Animation I

Creation of believable movement by applying the traditional principles of animation to 3D digital characters, focusing on body mechanics, with emphasis on the building blocks of animated scene, and the work flow from planning phase to final animation.

Credit: 4
ANI 162

Digital Animation II

Application of the traditional principles of animation for intermediate level 3D character animation, with focus on arcs, overlapping action, spacing, squash and stretch, strong posing and silhouette.

In terms of workflow, the emphasis is on achieving a strong blocking more efficiently, and on techniques for polishing the animation.

Credit: 4
ANI 133

Animation Production - Storyboarding

Special problems in animation studies: storyboarding, sequential visual narrative, film making, professional practices and portfolio preparation.

Credit: 4
ANI 134

Animation Production II

Concepts of sound design, video editing, compositing, and post production: principles necessary to put advanced animation skills into practical application for film production.

Credit: 4
ANI 123

Visual Development I

Narrative problems for illustrative assignments, professional processes and technical accomplishment. Studio course that examines advanced principles of illustration and their practical application in contemporary visual communication and design.

Credit: 4
ANI 141

Digital Modeling I

Intermediate level 3D digital modeling techniques using current industry standard software for the creation of 3D digital models.

Introduction to the concept of production pipelines, with focus on modeling.

Credit: 4
ANI 199

Senior Project Animation and Illustration

A project demonstrating professional competence in area of concentration.

Credit: 4

Fees

Diploma in Illustration Design with Animation + AA Animation and Illustration (Professional Degree)

$ 3725 | RM 16,763

Annual Fees

Total Fees: $ 14,900 | RM 67,052

Illustration Design with Animation

AA in Animation and Illustration (Professional Degree).

Program Overview: AA in Animation and Illustration (Professional Degree).

Learning outcomes.

Drawing Fundamentals

2D Fundamentals

3D Fundamentals

Creative Thinking

Consumer Behaviour

Moving Illustration in Context

Interactive Media

Culture and Media

Collaborative Project

Moving Illustration for Social Change

2D Animation I

Introduction to 3D Modeling

Introduction to 3D Animation

Internship

Industry Project

Authorship: Moving Illustration

Digital Animation I

Digital Animation II

Animation Production - Storyboarding

Animation Production II

Visual Development I

Digital Modeling I

Senior Project Animation and Illustration

Fees

Diploma in Illustration Design with Animation + AA Animation and Illustration (Professional Degree)