Illustration and Animation

Code	574.A0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Communications and Documentation
Number of credits	91 2/3
Approximate duration in months	36 months
Status	Program approuved in 2015

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Illustration et dessin animé

Program Objectives

The Illustration and Animation Program aims to train people who could work as illustrators or animation artists.

Specialization A: Illustration

Illustrators are visual artists who work in the Communications industry. They develop concepts, design sketches, produce drafts and illustrations. To do this, they choose the materials, mediums and processing techniques according to the desired effect, the nature of the work and the specific needs of the client. They work with computer equipment (computers, printers, scanners, cameras) and specialized software in drawing, image processing, editing, texture creation, modeling, etc.

Specialization B : Animation

Animation artists are involved in the production of commercial animated films, intended primarily for cinema, broadcast television (television series, commercials, documentaries) and video games as well as multimedia (Internet sites, recreational or didactic CD-ROMs, for example). Depending on the nature of the project and the type of work for which they are employed, the animators perform tasks related to the design of places, props and characters. They can also draw linear decors of animation sequences and do character animation related to their dialogues. The development of the storyboard, the design and animation of visual effects are also tasks that can be assigned to them. Finally, animation artists may be asked to process and assemble animation drawings on the computer, animate a three-dimensional character and create a cartoon.

Length of training

Option	Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
A: Illustration	2070	2730
B: Animation	2070	2730

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
014L	Represent the anatomy of a living creature
014M	Represent a subject in perspective
014N	Simplify the representation of a subject
014P	Represent a subject’s character traits
014S	Generate and use innovative ideas
0151	Produce a storyboard
069P	Analyze the occupation of illustrator or animation artist

Specialization A - Illustration

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
069Q	Explore different types of visual communication design and their underlying principles
069R	Create colour schemes for illustrations
069S	Critique illustrations and visual art productions
069T	Acquire reference images
069U	Use traditional illustration techniques
069V	Create raster images
069W	Create vector images
069X	Produce technical illustrations
069Y	Use assemblage techniques to create illustrations
069Z	Develop illustration techniques
06A0	Produce advertising illustrations
06A1	Create illustrations for literary works
06A2	Create editorial portraits and illustrations
06A3	Create documentary and scientific illustrations
06A4	Create specialized illustrations and motifs
06A5	Manage their own business

Number of hours alloted to specific training: 2 070

Specialization B - Animation

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
014K	Represent movements
014Q	Draw characters
014R	Represent the anatomy of a living creature in action
014T	Animate a character
014U	Analyze the cinematographic techniques used in an animated film
014V	Create backgrounds and props
014W	Represent a subject’s emotions and feelings
014X	Create characters
014Y	Determine the colours for a project
014Z	Draw key poses and background outlines for a sequence
0150	Animate characters based on dialogue
0152	Create and animate visual effects
0153	Digitally process and assemble animation drawings
0154	Animate a 3D character
0155	Produce an animation
0156	Manage their career

Number of hours alloted to specific training: 2 070

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

• no requirements

Educational Organizations Offering the Program

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College	D/E
Collège Dawson	—

Illustrator

Illustrators create illustrations for books, magazines, ads, animations, video games, urban murals, etc. They elaborate illustration concepts, create sketches using traditional mediums (such as graphite, charcoal, pencil, brush, ink) and digital mediums (such as drawing software, graphics tablet, camera). This is a creative job that suits people with good drawing skills. A career as an illustrator also requires curiosity, versatility and attention to detail.