This class focuses on the creation of key storytelling illustrations used in presentation pitches & pre-production for games & movies. Topics such as choosing shot/story moment, gestural composition, creating clean thumbnails for director approval, fine tuning character poses, & various material render/painting techniques will be covered during the in class lectures/demos.
- CLASS #: 117
- TIME: Wednesdays, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (PDT)
- START DATE: October 8th, 2025
- DURATION: 10 Weeks*
RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE:
- Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching
- some previous Photoshop painting experience
MATERIALS:
- Digital materials such as PC/Mac
- Wacom Tablet/Cintiq
- Photoshop
CLASS SYLLABUS: TBA
INSTRUCTOR: Shae Shatz
Shae is a Senior Illustrator in the Art Director's Guild, Union Local 800. Besides his film work, Shae has over 10 years of video game production experience. Some of his past projects include, "Halo 4&5", "Jungle Book", "Ghostbusters", "Logan", Mary Poppins Returns" and Maleficient".
TIME ZONE: All CDA class days/times listed above are based on the Los Angeles PST/PDT time zone.
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*Due to reasons such as instructor sick day, family emergencies, storm, earthquake, fire, flood, or other unforeseen circumstances, Concept Design Academy reserves the right to push any class back 1 week in the schedule if necessary. Students are strongly recommended to plan their schedule with some flexibility in mind to avoid schedule conflicts.
*** Limit one seat purchase for each class per student. Multiple seat purchase of same class will not be honored. ***