Building a Pixel Art World

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400 x 225 pixels, 256+ colors when animated, created in Adobe Photoshop for Break The Game film by Jane M. Wagner

Feb 3 - Apr 14

$475

Location

Online

Faculty

Pat Ackerman,

Visual artist

Immerse yourself in the art of pixel design and learn how to create stunning, game-ready pixel art characters and environments. This course begins with an introduction to the fundamentals and history of pixel art, offering insight into its origins and evolution. You will be guided through the process of developing your own animated pixel character and designing the world in which it resides. By the end of the course, you will have crafted a fully animated pixel character, set against a vibrant pixel art background. Designed for beginners, this course equips you with the foundational skills needed to continue your exploration of game creation and pixel art storytelling.
NOTE: All students with an active registration in this course will be given free access to the Adobe Creative Cloud. This course is fully online and offered through synchronous sessions during the listed course hours.

Course Number

ANC-2619-OL

Credits

3 CEUs

Technical Requirements
The School of Visual Arts online courses are hosted in Canvas, our College-wide learning system. Most computers (5 years old or newer recommended) can access the course(s) without a problem. The courses work with Windows (Windows 7 and newer), Macintosh (Mac OSX 10.10 and newer), and Linux (chromeOS). Participants will need a minimum screen size of 800x600 (the average size of a netbook) and good broadband (Minimum of 512kbps) Internet connection to participate in the online courses.
Accessing Your Online Course
One business day after completing registration, you will receive a confirmation email from the Registrar's Office which includes a schedule, username and password.

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Steps to Access Your Online Course
Login to myid.sva.edu
Select the Canvas LMS icon
The Canvas application is your online classroom. Here you can find your Zoom links and course materials such as supply lists, discussion boards, recorded lectures, etc. You will use Zoom for live video meetings. Your instructor will show you around how their particular course is organized.
For more information on Canvas, please visit the online courses section of the SVAIT User Guide.
Don't see your course in Canvas?
You should see your course on your Canvas dashboard by 5:00 PM one day before the first class session.
If you are still having trouble finding your course through Canvas, please reach out to olt@sva.edu
Issues logging in?
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Trying to access the Adobe Creative Suite?
Please reference the SVA User Guide here for further instruction.

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