Spring Break Art Camp

CETP 252 S001 (on campus)* + CETP 252 S002 (online)
March 14-18, 2022
Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuition: $309.50 | 5 sessions

*Please note that CETP 252 S001 (on campus) is now FULL. Please contact csreghelp@ecuad.ca to join the waitlist.

Bring stories to life by creating compelling characters. In this course, you will explore how narratives and personality traits inform character design and development. You will learn how to turn basic forms and shapes into realistic or stylized characters by applying anatomy principles and shading, and considering proportions and exaggeration. Explore your character in relation to its environment by considering scale, and investigate how you can express personality and mood through posture, stance, and colour.

Learning outcomes:

Through successful completion of this studio, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an awareness of visual and conceptual intentions in traditional and contemporary character illustrations
• Apply fundamental character illustration processes and techniques
• Create illustrated characters that represent stories and concepts
• Utilize various media, tools, and materials for dynamic illustration
• Develop a personal illustrative style

Estimate cost of supplies: $55-75
Download the list of supplies*

*Please note that students are welcome to use supplies they already have at hand.

Required hardware for online section:

• Tablet or a smartphone to document progress of your work
• Computer with webcam.
• Headphones and microphone

Optional software:

• You are welcome to use digital drawing apps if you already have access to them, for example, Adobe Draw (free), Adobe Fresco (free), Procreate ($9.99).

CETP 253 S001 (on campus) | CETP 253 S002 (online)
March 14-18, 2022
Monday - Friday | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuition: $309.50 | 5 sessions

Stop motion animation is an accessible and powerful visual storytelling technique used in filmmaking, animation and interactive design. In this course, you will learn to evoke the illusion of life-like movement by creating a sequence of individually photographed frames. Through hands-on exercises, you will be introduced to foundational principles of motion, learn to observe and analyze movement in everyday life, and create realistic motion by considering mass, volume and timing. By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation to continue exploring this technique in future projects.

Learning outcomes:

Through successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Employ professional vocabulary related to foundational animation techniques and principles
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic elements of motion
• Manipulate an object’s form by simulating the application of external forces (bounce & stretch)
• Produce controlled and realistic limb movements for characters

Estimate cost of supplies: $60-$85

Download the list of supplies*

*Please note that students are welcome to use supplies they already have at hand.

Required hardware for online section:

• Tablet or a smartphone to download and run Cateater.
• Computer with webcam.
• Headphones and microphone

Required software:

• Cateater Stop-Motion Studio

CETP 254 S001 (on campus) + CETP 254 S002 (online)
March 21-25, 2022
Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuition: $309.50 | 5 sessions

Explore the design process as it applies to architecture and architectural space. In this hands-on course, you will investigate architecture as a 2D and 3D spatial discipline through sketching, scale-drawing, drafting and model building. Learn to consider the locational, contextual and structural aspects of architecture design through site studies and analysis. Working on individual projects, you will develop creative problem-solving skills and learn to represent your ideas architecturally.

Learning outcomes:

Through successful completion of this studio, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the design process as its application to architecture design
• Employ basic architectural abstraction for the purposes of scale drawing, concept sketching and modelling
• Demonstrate an increased awareness and understanding of 3D space and design
• Apply site analysis skills and demonstrate an appreciation for the contextual aspects of architecture design

Estimate cost of supplies: $50-$60

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*Please note that students are welcome to use supplies they already have at hand.

CETP 259 S001 (on campus) + CETP 259 S002 (online)
March 21-25, 2022
Monday - Friday | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuition: $309.50 | 5 sessions

Industrial designers work at the intersection of aesthetics, functionality, sustainability and user experience. In this hands-on course, you will be introduced to fundamental design principles, and gain an awareness of the design process and its application to industrial design. You will learn to formulate a design brief, develop creative concepts, and acquire fundamental sketching, prototyping and model-making techniques. By the end of the program, you will have developed a set of skills that can be applied on future industrial and product design endeavours.

Learning outcomes:

Through successful completion of this studio, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the design process and its application to industrial design
• Acquire confidence working with drawing and model-making materials
• Experiment with and develop visual ideas in 2D
• Assess and manipulate shapes and form in 3D
• Identify critical successes and areas of improvement in personal and peer’s projects/work

Estimate cost of supplies: $60-$80

Download the list of supplies*

*Please note that students are welcome to use supplies they already have at hand.