Foundation in Art & Design | Gnomon

Overview

Student Artwork by Rain Rouhani & Sasha Honcharova

Now Accepting Enrollments

Gnomon’s Foundation in Art & Design begins twice a year, in the Spring and Fall terms. Please refer to the Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines.

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Foundation Roadmap

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

Term 1

Photoshop for Digital Production
Life Drawing
Drawing Fundamentals
Overview of Digital Production
Term 2

Drawing in 3D
Introduction to 3D with Maya
Digital Painting
Term 3

Introduction to Unreal
Color Theory and Light
Production Design
Term 4

Storyboarding
Digital Sculpting
Character Sculpture

Campus

Located in North Hollywood, CA, Gnomon's campus places students in the heart of the entertainment industry, surrounded by leading film, game, and television studios. The campus includes custom-built computer labs, a sound stage, an art gallery, and a library, and more—all designed to foster creativity, collaboration, and hands-on learning. Explore the campus and its amenities below.

If you are setting out to build a skyscraper, the tallest you can imagine, it can only be as high as the foundation will support. This is also true of the heights of artistic achievement you may desire. Without a solid and broad foundation established, you will be limiting the scale of your dreams.