Westwood College Library
Westwood College Online Learning Resource Center
Home | Online Course Resources | Online Books and Articles | General Reference
 

GD340: Life Drawing for Animation
Prerequisite(s): GD100 or GD110

This course covers advanced drawing concepts as they relate to character modeling and animation.Topics include basic human anatomy and form as it relates to the surrounding environment, spatial relationships and introductory sculpting techniques. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to effectively capture and develop gestures and motion in various media (pencil, pen, watercolor, clay, and sculpey) for use in 2D and 3D animation.


 

Basic Human Anatomy and Form

The Figure Drawing Lab
From the University of Evansville

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
Over 1200 illustrations from Bartleby.com

Human Anatomy for Artists
Resources for drawing from About.com

Learn to Draw the Human Figure
From About.com


Introductory Sculpting Techniques

3D Modeling
From Animation Arena

Kracov Creations
Basic sculpting techniques for all body parts

Sculptor.org
Comprehensive resource for sculptors


Additional Sites of Interest

10 Second Club
Monthly animation competition

3DArk.com
Art, models, articles, tutorials, and links

3DBuzz.com
Community of 2D and 3D artists, programmers, and aspiring game designers

3DLinks.com
Provides links to sites on various topics related to 3D

Animation
Resources from About.com

Animation Arena
Resources for 2D, 3D, Flash animation, and video game design

Animation Factory
Animated clip art gallery

Animation Meat
News, model sheets, templates, and links

Animation Nation
Directory of animation sites

Animation World Network
News, resources, directories, and more

Anime and Manga
Tutorials from About.com

Builder.com
White papers, trialware, and online book library

Communication Arts Network
Site for Communication Arts, a trade journal for visual communications

Computer Arts Magazine
Tutorials, and tips for web design, typography, 3D, animation, motion graphics, and multimedia

Computer Graphics World
Graphics, 3D modeling, CAD, and visual computing

Creative Cow
Community for media professionals

Dynamic Graphics
Magazine that presents design ideas and how to apply them to projects

A Digital Dreamer
Graphic designer career information

fontBROWSER
Preview active fonts on your system

Gamedev.net
Leading online community for game developers

Graphis
Site for the International Journal of Visual Communication

Highend 3D
Articles, downloads, gallery, and other resources

How TV Animation Works
Article from HowStuffWorks.com

I.D. (International Design)
Graphic design, product design, and architecture

Kaliber10000
The Designers' Lunchbox

MacWorld
Resources for Mac users, including a help desk

Open Directory
Directory of stock photo websites

P-O-P Times
Official news publication of the in-store marketing institute

Print
Graphic design magazine

STEP Inside Design
Publication that explores the impact of design in our lives

Spatial Relationships

Perspective of the World
From Handprint.com

Understanding Perspective Drawing
From the RGB Art Website


Gestures and Motion

Drawing for Classical Animation
From Karmatoons.com

Gesture Drawing
From the Figure Drawing Lab

Gesture Drawing
Gesture drawing lesson of figures and objects from Nancy Doyle Fine Art

 

LIBRARY HOME | CONTACT | DISCLAIMER