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American River College Course Info

Sacramento, California

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ART 317

Character Design

This course introduces the visual development of characters including anatomical structure, environment, social and psychological concerns, and costume. Both digital and traditional media are applied. This course covers the graphical development of characters for animation, games, comics, graphic novels, children’s books, and illustrated novels.

Units: 3.0

Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB

Prerequisites:
ART 302 - Drawing and Composition II
Min Grade: C
Recommended courses:
ARTNM 302 - Digital Basics for Art New Media
and
ART 304 - Figure Drawing I