Learn to create TV-quality 3D and hand-drawn character animation. Covers basic principles such as anticipation, follow-through, squash, stretch, extreme poses, in-betweens and character turnarounds. Create short animation sequences and a short animation storyboard. Prerequisite: Animation 1. Work with instructor Artie Romero and enjoy guest webinars with internationally known animators. Romero's company ARG! has created animation for four movies and 16 TV series, and the IMDb credits just keep on multiplying. Check him out at IMDb.com. You'll join Romero via Google Classroom from your home, office or your local ICTC campus. If you don't have a computer or webcam, you may be able to check out a Chromebook from ICTC. Email brandy.phillips@ictech.edu or judy.black@ictech.edu for more information.

Learn the basics of working with animation software products with from a professional video game animator and storyboard creator. You'll join Sam Dutter via Google Classroom from your home, office or your local ICTC campus. The class covers a variety of software used in the animation film industry, but focuses on Blender 3D and 2D.

Homework will be assigned, and you must pass this class to move onto Animation 1. If you don't have a computer or webcam, you may be able to check out a Chromebook from ICTC. Email brandy.phillips@ictech.edu or judy.black@ictech.edu for more information.

Dive deep into 3D techniques and hand-drawn character animation. Work in teams and learn filmmaking processes, including scripts, storyboards, character bibles and acting. Prerequisite: Animation 1 and 2. Work with instructor Artie Romero and enjoy guest webinars with internationally known animators. Romero's company ARG! has created animation for four movies and 16 TV series, and the IMDb credits just keep on multiplying. Check him out at IMDb.com. You'll join Romero via Google Classroom from your home, office or your local ICTC campus. If you don't have a computer or webcam, you may be able to check out a Chromebook from ICTC. Email brandy.phillips@ictech.edu or judy.black@ictech.edu for more information.

Work one-on-one with Animation instructor Artie Romero to set your career animation goals. Romero's company ARG! has created animation for four movies and 16 TV series, and the IMDb credits just keep on multiplying. Check him out at IMDb.com.

Former interns and those Romero has mentored include Charles Allenneck, lead animator at ILM, and Laura Fouse, our own former ICTC Animation student and current animator and storyboard artist who is in the film industry now and winning awards. Prerequisites: Animation Software Intro, Animation 1 & 2, and you must be currently enrolled in Animation 3 and have a portfolio in progress. Romero will conduct a brief admission interview. Class days and times will be scheduled by Romero.