Roux Academy

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WE’VE BEEN PROVIDING FINE ART AND DESIGN ED-UCATION FOR OVER 150 YEARS. BUT AGE HASN’T SLOWED US DOWN. ROUX STRIVES TO BUILD ON OUR PRESTIGIOUS HISTORY, DEVELOPING COURSES AND NURTURING GRAD-UATES THAT WILL SHAPE THE NEXT 150 YEARS.

WELCOME TO ROUX

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When you join Roux, you join a unique community at one of our four campuses, which reflect the subject areas studied there. You’ll be surrounded by artists, designers, filmmakers, and writers with similar passions

and interests. And the supportive environment at Roux encourages collaboration and

creates enthusiasm among our students.

COURSESANIMATION

DESIGNING A BASIC DIGITAL CHARACTER I DESIGNING A BASIC DIGITAL CHARACTER II ANIMATING IN 2D WITH ADOBE FLASH CREATING A FLASH GAME STOP MOTION ANIMATION

DRAWING & APPLIED ARTS

FIGURE DRAWING I FIGURE DRAWING II AARCHITECTURAL DRAWING: DRAFTING I

FASHION & TEXTILE DESIGN

PATTERN MAKING GARMENT CONSTRUCTION I GARMENT CONSTRUCTION II TEXTILE DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGN

TYPOGRAPHY FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS PRINCIPLES OF GOOD INTERFACE DESIGN AND A GREAT USER EXPERIENCE

Our teachers help you develop and push your creative boundaries, while giving you the space and time to explore your subject area and to find your own style. Join Roux Academy and join a community that’s dedicated to help-ing you reach your highest artistic and creative potential.

WELCOME TO ROUX

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ANIMATIONDESIGNING A BASIC DIGITAL CHARACTER IRoux South, Mon. March 5, 10 am, 15 meetings.This course covers the creation of a basic, engaging character model, from concept development through sketching and modeling of the character. Students will be expected to research and pitch a design and back-ground story, creating concept drawings, storyboards, animatics, and a traditional clay maquette. In the mod-eling portion of the course, you will construct a basic rig with 3D modeling tools, resulting in a fully ani-mate-able character that can be skinned in any major 3D software package. Prerequisites: None

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: This course is based on the use of computers running the Microsoft operating system. Students must posess a basic famil-iarity with this platform.

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DESIGNING A BASIC DIGITAL CHARACTER II

Roux South, Tue. March 6, 10 am, 15 meetings.Designing a Basic Digital Character II reviews basic char-acter creation techniques and advances to character setup and final rendering. Learn to rig and skin the character skeleton to create smooth and expressive movement pos-sible. Then, during rendering phase, you’ll learn to create custom textures and materials and apply these to create a realistic appearance for your model.

Prerequisites: Designing a Basic Digital Character I

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: This course and the textbook that supports it are based on the use of comput-ers running the Microsoft operating system. Students must possess a basic familiarity with this platform.

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ANIMATING IN 2DWITH ADOBE FLASHRoux South, Tue. March 6, 1 pm, 24 meetings.Despite the prevalence of Maya and 3ds Max, Flash is still a huge player in the 2D animation world, be-ing employed in shows from the cult phenomenon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Looney Tunes to the full-length feature The Secret of Kells. This course shows you how to sketch a basic character, start draw-ing in Flash using vector shapes and paths, convert drawings to symbols, and animate a character along a timeline using keyframes and tweens. Then, you’ll learn how to publish to different formats, including SWF, and what the best distribution methods are for your movie in today’s media landscape.

Prerequisites: Designing a Basic Digital Character I

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: This course and the textbook that supports it are based on the use of com-puters running the Microsoft operating system. Students must possess a basic familiarity with this platform.

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CREATING A FLASH GAMERoux South, Fri. March 9, 7 pm, 15 meetings.Browser-based gaming is a huge industry and developers are looking for animators that cannot only design, but code their own games. Creating a Flash Game shows Flash animators how to take their existing skills to the next level with an intro-duction to game theory and ActionScript. Dr. Neils Barclay-more walks students through the principles of solid game de-sign and techniques that translate to directly to the storyboard. Then dive into ActionScript, an object-oriented language that is at once powerful and flexible. Students will leave the class with a sophisticated, fully-functioning game that engages users and inspires play.

Prerequisites: Animating in 2D with Adobe Flash

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: This course is based on the use of computers running the Microsoft operating system. Stu-dents must possess a basic familiarity with this platform.

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STOP MOTION ANIMATIONRoux South, Sat. March 3, 10 am, 15 meetings. Stop motion animation has been impressing audiences since the late 19th century, but many blockbuster films have utilized it in just the last ten years, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Chicken Run, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. This course showcases this time-honored craft, starting with modeling compelling characters, setting up scenes and background, fine-tuning camera and lighting ar-rangements, and then actual movement and filming. You’ll also learn about related technologies, including second-lay-ering traditional animation or performing color correction and other cleanup in Apple Color or DaVinci.

Prerequisites: None

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: This course and the textbook that supports it are based on the use of comput-ers running the Microsoft operating system. Students must possess a basic familiarity with this platform.

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DRAWING & APPLIED ARTS

FIGURE DRAWING I

RA South, Mon. March 5, 10 am, 15 meetings.Figure drawing is an invaluable tool for mastering the human form and postures. This course covers basic pose and composition, using pencil, charcoal, and ink. Each session will feature a unique model and include a combination of gesture drawing and longer sustained poses. The sessions conclude with a crit round, where each student receives individual attention and advice.

Prerequisites: None

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Students should be prepared to arrive at each sessions with the ma-terials outlined in the class syllabus.

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FIGURE DRAWING IIRA South, Mon. March 5, 12 pm, 15 meetings. Students in our advanced figure painting course focus on producing one finished painting with a selected model of their choosing. Artists are mentored through the process of initial conception, lighting, posing, and composition. Due to the unique nature of this course, only a limited number of students are accepted and should be prepared to submit a portfolio of their work when applying to register.

Prerequisites: Figure Drawing I or equivalent prior experience

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Students should be prepared to arrive at each sessions with the ma-terials outlined in the class syllabus. Acceptance to the course will be based on prior experience and the strength of the applicant’s portfolio.

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Architectural Drawing: Drafting I

RA South, Thur. March 8, 10 am, 15 meetingsThough most architectural drawing has migrated to CAD software, design firms still expect a strong foundation-al knowledge that comes with manual drafting. This course defines the conventions for documenting modern buildings, including viewpoint, scale, annotation, and cross-referencing. Students will create floor plan, site plan, elevation, and cross section views of structures, with a major emphasis on project presentation and a secondary emphasis on structural and service needs. The course will also touch on migrating to computer-aided design (CAD) software and the benefits of transitioning working draw-ings into a digital format.

Prerequisites: None

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Students should be prepared to arrive at each sessions with the materials out-lined in the class syllabus.

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FASHION & TEXTILE DESIGN

PATTERN MAKINGRA North, Tue. March 6, 10 am, 15 meetingsPattern making is the key to well-fitting pattern blocks and clothes, as well as the efficiency of garment manufacturing. In this course, you’ll learn to design clothing using one of three pattern making methods: flat-pattern using common slopers, custom pattern-making with French curves, and draping. After creating basic mockups, you’ll learn how to make variations on a simple design and finally, produce a finished garment. The course will also show how to inte-grate these methods with pattern-making software that, while still in its infancy, is capitalizing on the revolutions made with CAD software.

Prerequisites: Students should have experience with sewing and basic pattern-making concepts.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: A materials fee will be access for this course. Students should be prepared to arrive at each sessions with the materials outlined in the class syllabus.

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION IRA North, Tue. March 6, 10 am, 15 meetingsSewing is simple; constructing a beautifully tailored garment in multiple sizes is not. In this class, you’ll learn how to customize patterns, properly choose and cut fabric, how to choose needles, machines, and stiches, and the unique of fabrics such as wool, silk, cotton, and syn-thetics. You’ll discover how to perform sewing techniques such as darts, pleats, set-in sleeves, and more. This class is invaluable reference for both the budding fashion designers and the more seasoned tailors among us.

Prerequisites: Students should have had some experience with hand and machine sewing.


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GARMENT CONSTRUCTION IIRA North, Tue. March 6, 2 pm, 15 meetingsThis class takes up where the first installment leaves off and presents working with special-ized fabrics (such as for evening and bridal wear), tailoring, fabric embellishments (buttons, embroidery, sequins, and more), and an introduction to textile technology. You’ll also review famed haute couture techniques and find out what makes a couture garment just so special. The class is design for the advanced sewer who has perfected the basics and wants to advance their career or interest in fashion.

Prerequisites: Students should have had some experience with hand and machine sewing.


TEXTILE DESIGNRA North, Wed. March 7, 4 pm, 15 meetingsWith the explosion in available synthetics, the garment industry has never-before-seen options and the consumer now wears lighter, more durable, and less expensive fabrics than ever before. These changes weren’t possible without the technology innovations made through textile design. Companies like L.L. Bean and Patagonia are hiring textile designers to create state-of-the-art fabrics that are breathable, provide protection from the elements (sun and snow), and are still colorful and fashion-conscious. This course explores current and past trends in fabrics, from texture and color to composition, the production cycle for most modern fabrics, how to paint and design compelling palettes and patterns, the process for creating woven and synthetic textiles, and how to market your designs.

Prerequisites: Students should have some experience with garment construction techniques.


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GRAPHIC DESIGNTYPOGRAPHY FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

RA West, Wed. March 7, 10 am, 15 meetingsGraphic designers paint with color, line, and imagery, but they also paint with words—and choosing a font is just the beginning. In this course, you’ll learn how to personalize fonts by making adjustments to x-height, kerning and leading, weight, and size. You’ll also learn to play fonts against each other and harness the power of color to affect mood, emotion, and message, by learning about complementary and harmonic hues. This course will teach you how to think of type as necessary component of a great overall design, not merely text to be buried in its midst.

Prerequisites: None.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Students should be familiar with Adobe’s Creative Suite, particularly InDesign and Illustrator.

PRINCIPLES OF GOOD INTERFACE DE-SIGN AND A GREAT USER EXPERIENCE

RA West, Mon. March 5, 10 am, 15 meetingsAfter years of general neglect, user interfaces—the portal through which we interact with soft-ware or are presented content on the Internet—are finally getting the attention they deserve. UI/UX design is a hot topic and graphic designers are being pulled in not only to make the experi-ence aesthetically pleasing, but also as intelligent and as efficient as possible. The course teaches the principles and best practices behind good design, covering specifics such as navigation, icon design, menus, grouping, and error handling. Designers will also learn about the development process, from user analysis to prototyping and testing.

Prerequisites: None.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Having experience in wireframing and site design will make the lessons in this class more useful, but are not required.

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WE’VE BEEN PROVIDING FINE ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION FOR OVER 150 YEARS. BUT AGE HASN’T SLOWED US DOWN. ROUX STRIVES TO BUILD ON OUR PRESTIGIOUS HISTORY, DE-VELOPING COURSES AND NURTURING GRADUATES THAT WILL SHAPE THE NEXT 150 YEARS.

ANIMATION COURSESCourse Location Dates Classes PrerequisitesDesigning a Basic Digital Character I

Roux South Mon. March 5, 10 am

15 meetings None

Designing a Basic Digital Character II

Roux West Tue. March 6, 10 am

15 meetings Designing a Basic Digital Character I

Animating in 2D with Adobe Flash

Roux North Tue. March 6, 1 pm

24 meetings Designing a Basic Digital Character I

Creating a Flash Game

Roux South Fri. March 9, 7 pm

15 meetings Animating in 2D with Adobe Flash

Stop Motion Ani-mation

Roux West Sat. March 3, 10 am

13 meetings None

WHEN YOU JOIN ROUX, YOU JOIN A UNIQUE COMMUNITY AT ONE OF OUR FOUR CAMPUSES, WHICH REFLECT THE SUBJECT AREAS STUDIED THERE.

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