Animation & Special Effects Programs

Combine your creativity with today’s technology through a program in 3D Modeling for Animation & Games.  Bring digital code to living, breathing life in front of your eyes! We can help you learn how to hone your creative skills in this digital medium by using your traditional artistic skills in areas such as sculpture, life drawing and color theory to make modern media masterpieces. We use software that allows you to work with character modeling, lighting and digital imaging to create a truly unique project.

This program is designed to help you prepare for a future in the computer-generated animation industry! You can go on to pursue entry-level work as a character modeler, texture artist or production designer.

Schools where this program is offered:

Explore the elements of design in both 2-D and 3-D imaging. Our Animation Art & Design program begins with examining software that allows you to use your creativity to alter, manipulate and reconstruct characters into strange new things.  Our instructors also focus on the importance of combining visual and audio elements for maximum impact. This is the program to help you get prepared for an entry-level position as a storyboard artist, character designer, special effects artist, 3-D character animator and more!

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Seattle

Learn how you can combine your creative flair with modern software to bring digital characters to life in our Computer Animation program. Our industry-experienced instructors can teach you how to create realistic movement in 3-D that dazzles and amazes.  We can help you learn creative skills that combine animation, storytelling, acting, writing and visuals into something powerful and visceral to your audience. Let our Computer Animation program help you develop the technical skills and practical experience you need for your career.

Schools where this program is offered:

Get insight into how to design both 2-D and 3-D images using software that allows you to alter, manipulate and reconstruct characters in every way imaginable.  Our experienced animation instructors can help you learn the importance of combining visual and audio elements into something much more powerful. Once you finish this program, you can pursue entry-level work as a storyboard artist, character designer, special effects artist, 3-D character animator and more!

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Austin
• The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire
• The Art Institute of California – Sacramento
• The Art Institute of Colorado
• The Art Institute of Dallas
• The Art Institute of Indianapolis
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• The Art Institute of Salt Lake City
• The Art Institute of Seattle
• The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville
• The Art Institute of Washington – Northern Virginia
• The Art Institute of York Pennsylvania
• The Art Institutes International Minnesota
• The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago
• The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg
• The New England Institute of Art

Use your artistic talent to forge into new areas of design principles using modern software tools in our Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program.  We can help you learn how to grab people’s attention and hold their interest with lifelike motion graphics that dazzle the eye!  Our experienced instructors can help you learn how to create visual effects for movie trailers, opening film credits, television commercials, promos and more! Once you’re finished, you can pursue entry-level occupations such as production assistant, assistant designer, visual effects specialist or broadcast design specialist.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Colorado
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• The Art Institutes International Minnesota
• The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg