Instructor: Thomas Schaffer

Intermediate - Advanced
4 Week Class
Tuesdays 6:00-9:00pm
November 3rd - 24th
Class Maximum: 14 Students

Materials are included in all of our classes.

In this class we will be learning the basic rules of environment design, along with practicing design thinking and learning how to improve our own work through self-guided iteration. Much of the discussion will be centered around the entertainment industry, but the knowledge will be applicable to traditional mediums just as well.

The structure of the class will be an introduction to concept prompts and a selection of reference material, followed by 3-6 grayscale marker sketches by the students. At the end of the second class, we will do an art director’s critique session. The following weeks we will be doing a second round of 3-6 grayscale marker sketches, concluding with a final critique session and selecting each student’s strongest piece.

The instructor will be participating alongside the students, helping students work through any roadblocks.