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Art 364 3-D Computer Animation I Beginning
CSUN Course Outline, Fall 2008
Art Department, room AC330
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Instructor: Hiroki Itokazu
Email: hiroki.itokazu@csun.edu
Office hrs: TuTh 7:45-8am and 10:45-11:00 am
Week 1: 8/25 8/27 CG Animation Overview and Introduction to Maya
Exercise 1:Practice modeling with simple shapes. Scrap Art: Research and Design Scrap Art
Week 2: 9/1 9/3 Modeling Scrap Art
Assignment 1: Modeling Scrap Art: Practice transformation tools, component mode.
Week 3: 9/8 9/10 Making Castle
Assignment 2: Modeling castle, Learning Maya modeling Tools
Week 4: 9/15 9/17 Making Castle
Assignment 2: Leaning UV Editor, Applying texture, Lighting
Week 5: 9/22 9/24 Interior and Fruit Bowl Project
Assignment 3: Modeling, Texturing ,
Week 6: 9/29 10/1 Interior and Fruit Bowl Project
Assignment 3: Lighting, and Rendering
Week 7: 10/6 10/8 Ferris Wheels
Assignment 4: Modeling mechanic object, constrain, basic key frame animation
Week 8: 10/13 10/15 Character Head Modeling
Assignment 5: Modeling Character Head. Understanding human Anatomy and wire flows.
Week 9: 10/20 9/22 Character Body Modeling
Assignment 5: Modeling Character Body. Understanding human Anatomy and wire flows.
Week 10: 10/27 10/29 Hair Project
Assignment 5: Modeling hair. Understanding hair style and structure. Maya Hair Syetem.
Week 11: 11/3 11/5 Character Animation
Assignment 6: Understanding how joints are rotate. Set up rigs.
Week 12: 11/10 11/12 Character Animation
Assignment 6: Understanding human motion. Animation
Week 13: 11/17 11/19 Facial Expression
Assignment 7: Understanding facial muscles. Modeling facial shapes.
Week 14: 11/24 11/26( No Class ) Facial Expression
Assignment 7: Animate Facial Expressions
Week 15: 12/1 12/3 Photo Realistic Model and Texture
Assignment 7: How to make photo realistic textures and apply to the model
Week 16: 12/8 12/10 Final Review
Final Review
This syllabus is subject to change due to overall student progress, or judgment calls from the Instructor.