Thursday: Animation [Ages 10-14]

09/15/2022 06:15 PM - 12/01/2022 07:15 PM ET

Category

Youth Classes + Workshops

Location

West Windsor Arts
952 Alexander Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550

Summary

Learn to bring your drawings to life and make them move! This class will include fun demos and guided prompts for animation creation. (click title for more info)

Teaching Artist: Rashad Davis
Ages 10 - 14: Thursdays, 6:15-7:15 pm: 10 sessions
September 15 - December 1 (No class November 10 & 24)
$140 Member* | $155 Non-Member
*Household member or higher
$20 materials fee due on the first day of class

Description

Learn the basics of animation to set your drawings in motion! We'll go over basic digital drawing and move into application functions and tools. Create your very own moving character! Demonstrations and creative prompts will be utilized in this class. New and continuing students welcome! *This class is a part of our Certificate in Fine Arts Program and will give each student one point towards their CiFA certification. 

$20 Materials fee due on the first day of class

Covid Protocols: At this time, mask wearing is optional. If COVID cases increase at any point and we are recommended by local health organizations, we may return to mandatory mask wearing. Classes and workshops held in all spaces at the art center utilize an HVAC system supplemented with portable HEPA filtration systems. Fresh air is introduced whenever possible. Classes are spaced appropriately to allow 3 - 6 ft. of social distancing. All our staff and Teaching Artists have been vaccinated. High-touch surfaces are wiped down regularly using certified cleaning agents. Hand sanitizer is available in all classrooms.  

 

 About the Teaching Artist

Rashad Davis is an award-winning author/illustrator who explores themes like empathy, diversity, magic, and fantasy in his own work. He received his degree in Anthropology and Chinese Language and Culture at Tufts University and is finishing his Masters of Arts in Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design. He has experience as an Illustrator and Graphic Designer at the American Reading Company and has been a guest lecturer and workshop instructor at NJ area schools, Tufts University, Young Audiences of NJ, and Please Touch Museum.