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Overview

Gnomon’s curriculum is designed to expose students to a variety of disciplines found in the production pipelines of film, TV, and game studios. Students build foundational 3D skills in the first two terms before choosing an area of emphasized study for the remainder of the program.

3D Generalist

Note: this is a sample curriculum and is subject to change.

  • Term 1

    Introduction to 3D with Maya
    Photoshop for Digital Production
    Texturing & Shading 1
    Drawing Fundamentals 1
    Storyboarding
    Overview of Visual Effects and Games

  • Term 2

    Hard Surface Modeling 1
    Introduction to Compositing
    Texturing & Shading 2
    Animation & Visual Effects 1
    History & Principles of Animation
    Character Sculpture 1

  • Term 3

    Digital Sculpting
    Hard Surface Modeling 2
    Lighting & Rendering 1
    Animation & Visual Effects 2
    Character Animation 1
    Introduction to Unreal

  • Term 4

    Character Modeling & Sculpting
    Character Animation 2
    Lighting & Rendering 2
    Art of Compositing
    Digital Photography
    Visual Structure

  • Term 5

    Dynamic Effects 1
    Lighting & Rendering 3
    Character Rigging Fundamentals
    HD Digital Filmmaking for Visual Effects
    Expressions & Scripting
    Advanced Compositing

  • Term 6

    Dynamic Effects 2
    Houdini 1
    Character Rigging for Production
    Matchmoving & Integration
    Lighting & Rendering 4
    Previsualization & Animatics

  • Term 7

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Career Realities
    Look Development
    Elective
    Reel Lab 1
    Reel Lab 2
    Reel Lab 3

  • Term 8

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Portfolio & Resume Workshop
    Digital Matte Painting
    Elective
    Reel Lab 4
    Reel Lab 5
    Reel Lab 6

Featured Courses

Digital Matte Painting

Create complex matte paintings in Photoshop and Nuke

Houdini 1

Dive into the possibilites of creating procedural art with SideFX Houdini
Character & Creature Animation

Note: This is a sample curriculum and is subject to change.

  • Term 1

    Introduction to 3D with Maya
    Photoshop for Digital Production
    Texturing & Shading 1
    Drawing Fundamentals 1
    Storyboarding
    Overview of Visual Effects & Games

  • Term 2

    Hard Surface Modeling 1
    Introduction to Compositing
    Texturing & Shading 2
    Animation & Visual Effects 1
    History & Principles of Animation
    Character Sculpture 1

  • Term 3

    Character Animation 1
    Timing for Animation
    Lighting & Rendering 1
    Animation & Visual Effects 2
    Anatomy for Artists
    Production Design

  • Term 4

    Introduction to Unreal
    Character Animation 2
    Lighting & Rendering 2
    Art of Compositing
    Digital Photography
    Visual Structure

  • Term 5

    Character Animation 3
    Creature Animation 1
    Character Rigging Fundamentals
    HD Digital Filmmaking for Visual Effects
    Expressions & Scripting
    Animation for Games

  • Term 6

    Character Animation 4
    Creature Animation 2
    Character Rigging for Production
    Matchmoving & Integration
    Motion Capture
    Previsualization & Animatics

  • Term 7

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Career Realities
    Story Development
    Elective
    Reel Lab 1
    Reel Lab 2
    Reel Lab 3

  • Term 8

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Portfolio & Resume Workshop
    Acting for Animators
    Elective
    Reel Lab 4
    Reel Lab 5
    Reel Lab 6

Featured Courses

Character Animation 4

Dive into facial animation to enhance the performance of a character in Autodesk Maya

Previsualization and Animatics

Visualize complex 3D animated scenes for production
Games

Note: This is a sample curriculum and is subject to change.

  • Term 1

    Introduction to 3D with Maya
    Photoshop for Digital Production
    Texturing & Shading 1
    Drawing Fundamentals 1
    Storyboarding
    Overview of Visual Effects & Games

  • Term 2

    Hard Surface Modeling 1
    Introduction to Compositing
    Texturing & Shading 2
    Animation & Visual Effects 1
    History & Principles of Animation
    Character Sculpture 1

  • Term 3

    Digital Sculpting
    Hard Surface Modeling 2
    Lighting & Rendering 1
    Animation & Visual Effects 2
    Introduction to Unreal
    Game Design

  • Term 4

    Character Modeling & Sculpting
    Game Creation 1
    Props & Weapons for Games
    Character Animation 1
    Digital Photography
    Visual Structure

  • Term 5

    Animation for Games
    Level Design
    Character Rigging Fundamentals
    Environment Creation for Games
    Digital Sets
    Texturing & Shading for Games

  • Term 6

    Character Creation for Games
    Game Creation 2
    Houdini 1
    Dynamic Effects 1
    Visual Effects for Games 1
    Expressions & Scripting

  • Term 7

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Career Realities
    Game Creation 3
    Elective
    Reel Lab 1
    Reel Lab 2
    Reel Lab 3

  • Term 8

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Portfolio & Resume Workshop
    Game Creation 4
    Elective
    Reel Lab 4
    Reel Lab 5
    Reel Lab 6


Featured Courses

Character Creation for Games

Develop game-ready characters in Maya and Zbrush

Environment Creation for Games

Learn the process of building immersive game environments in Unreal
Modeling & Texturing

Note: This is a sample curriculum and is subject to change.

  • Term 1

    Introduction to 3D with Maya
    Photoshop for Digital Production
    Texturing & Shading 1
    Drawing Fundamentals 1
    Storyboarding
    Overview of Visual Effects & Games

  • Term 2

    Hard Surface Modeling 1
    Introduction to Compositing
    Texturing & Shading 2
    Animation & Visual Effects 1
    History & Principles of Animation
    Character Sculpture 1

  • Term 3

    Digital Sculpting
    Hard Surface Modeling 2
    Lighting & Rendering 1
    Animation & Visual Effects 2
    Character Sculpture 2
    Anatomy for Artists

  • Term 4

    Character Modeling & Sculpting
    Texturing & Shading 3
    Lighting & Rendering 2
    Art of Compositing
    Digital Photography
    Introduction to Unreal

  • Term 5

    Creature Modeling & Sculpting
    Texturing & Shading 4
    Character Rigging Fundamentals
    Maya Modules
    Expressions & Scripting
    Visual Structure

  • Term 6

    Character Creation for Games
    Digital Sets
    Character Rigging for Production
    Environment Creation for Games
    Character Development
    Houdini 1

  • Term 7

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Career Realities
    Look Development
    Elective
    Reel Lab 1
    Reel Lab 2
    Reel Lab 3

  • Term 8

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Portfolio & Resume Workshop
    Advanced Digital Sculpting
    Elective
    Reel Lab 4
    Reel Lab 5
    Reel Lab 6

Featured Courses

Digital Sets

Learn to create cinematic natural environments in Unreal

Advanced Digital Sculpting

Use advanced techniques in Maxon Zbrush to create models for 3D printing and rendering
Visual Effects Animation

Note: This is a sample curriculum and is subject to change.

  • Term 1

    Introduction to 3D with Maya
    Photoshop for Digital Production
    Texturing & Shading 1
    Drawing Fundamentals 1
    Storyboarding
    Overview of Visual Effects & Games

  • Term 2

    Hard Surface Modeling 1
    Introduction to Compositing
    Texturing & Shading 2
    Animation & Visual Effects 1
    History & Principles of Animation
    Character Sculpture 1

  • Term 3

    Dynamic Effects 1
    Houdini 1
    Lighting & Rendering 1
    Animation & Visual Effects 2
    Expressions & Scripting
    Character Animation 1

  • Term 4

    Dynamic Effects 2
    Houdini 2
    Introduction to Unreal
    Art of Compositing
    Digital Photography
    Scripting for Production

  • Term 5

    Dynamic Effects 3
    Houdini 3
    Lighting & Rendering 2
    HD Digital Filmmaking for Visual Effects
    Character Rigging Fundamentals
    Advanced Compositing

  • Term 6

    Dynamic Effects 4
    Houdini 4
    Lighting & Rendering 3
    Matchmoving & Integration
    Motion Capture
    Previsualization & Animatics

  • Term 7

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Career Realities
    Liquid Simulations
    Elective
    Reel Lab 1
    Reel Lab 2
    Reel Lab 3

  • Term 8

    Demo Reel (6 Credits)
    Portfolio & Resume Workshop
    Visual Effects Design
    Elective
    Reel Lab 4
    Reel Lab 5
    Reel Lab 6

Featured Courses

Houdini 4

Learn to create complex procedural assets and tools in SideFX Houdini

Liquid Simulations

Create a varity of complex liquid simulations in SideFX Houdini