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Lecture slides for courses I've taught

Narrative  - Character Archetypes

Character Archtypes
What is it?
What is it?
Common Archetypes
The Warrior
The Warrior Traits
The Child
The Child Traits
The Orphan
The Orphan Traits

Narrative class - Character Profile

Character profile
Developing a character
A character Profile
Breakdown of the profile
The Outer Layer
The Core
The Flesh

12 Principles of Animation

12 Principles of Animation
A little history
A little trivia
The principles
1. Squash and Stretch
1. Squash and Stretch
1. Squash and Stretch
1. Squash and Stretch
1. Squash and Stretch
2.Anticipation
2.Anticipation
3. Staging
3. Staging
3. Staging
4.Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose
4.Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose
5. Follow Through and Overlapping Ac
5. Follow Through and Overlapping Ac
6. Slow In and Slow Out
7. Arcs
8. Secondary Action
9. Timing
10. Exaggeration
11. Solid Drawing
12. Appeal
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Game Production Pipeline 

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Departments
Hierarchy
Design and Art
Does your game have
Visual Hierarchy
Concept Art
Concept Art
Concept Art
Concept Art
Concept Art
Workflow
Workflow
Environments
Environments
Environments
Character
Character
Technical Artist
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
User Interface Design
User Interface Design
User Interface Design
User Interface Design
User Interface Design
User Interface Design

Style Guide/ Character Bible

Style Guides
Style Guides
Contents
Style and Art
Level of Detail
Camera
Colour Palette
Environment
UI
Technical Guidelines
Research
Style Guides
Bibliography

Introduction to 2D Animation

Introduction to 2D Animation
What is Animation
History
Examples
Types of 2D Animation
Frame rate
Adobe Animate
Methods

Introduction to Lighting in Maya

Introduction to Lighting
Light and Shadow
Default lighting
Illumination types
Types of Lights in Maya
Types of Lights in Maya
Types of Lights in Maya
Types of Lights in Maya
Types of Lights in Maya
Types of Lights in Maya
Types of Lights in Maya
Three point lighting
Three point lighting
Three point lighting
Three point lighting

Introduction to Render Engines

Render Engines
Types of Render Engines
Types of Software Rendering
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