Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Development

Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

MFA Thesis Project

• Present an original thesis concept worthy of the MFA degree
• Demonstrate the feasibility of their thesis project
• Produceer een professioneel standaardproject, met actuele inhoud voor de industrie, waarin de artistieke vaardigheden worden getoond

Artistic Ability

• Demonstreer sterke teken- en compositorische vaardigheden
• Creëer waardestudies die inzicht tonen in verlichting, compositie en ruimte

Onderzoek en kritisch denken

• Pas visueel onderzoek toe om oplossingen te ontwerpen
• Demonstreer inzicht in de productiepijplijn door een effectieve tijdlijn te presenteren tijdens de Midpoint Review (alleen MPR)

Collaboration

• Collaborate effectively to produce creative projects

Visual Development

• Pas kleur- en ontwerpelementen toe die consistent zijn met het algehele uiterlijk van de film.
• Ontwerpelementen om het verhaal te ondersteunen
• Demonstreer continuïteit in visuele verhalen

Presentation Skills

• Create visually compelling, professional-quality presentation materials
• Pitch ideeën helder en professioneel

Professional Readiness

• Produceer een digitaal en printportfolio op professioneel niveau dat geschikt is voor het zoeken naar werk binnen de industrie
• Toon verantwoordelijkheid voor het plannen van complexe projecten, het prioriteren van taken en het behalen van projectmijlpalen.

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

Academy of Art University offers some of the best training and hands-on experience to help accelerate your career. We pride ourselves in doing an exceptional job preparing you to excel as a future visual development artist. Our degree programs are designed to equip aspiring artists and designers with a comprehensive toolbox of marketable skills that lead to success in the visual development industry.

Art Director

The job of the art director is to oversee and unify the visual look of a project. You'll control the overall look of the project, and make creative decisions based on mood, style, and target audience.

Character Designer

As a character and creature designer, you'll help create the standard appearance for a character including poses and gestures.

Concept Artist

Collaborate with creative and art directors to generate images that clarify their vision and create visual representations of the ideas that will be realized in films, animated movies, comics, and video games.

Matte Painter

As a matte painter, you'll create paintings to be used in photography and special effects to combine disparate elements into a single final image.

Production Artist

Working with art directors and designers, production artists are responsible for creating assets across various marking initiates in keeping with the visual style of the product.

Vector Artist

Using standard tools, a vector artist recreates images for high-resolution output for billboards, printing, and 3D modeling.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Successful completion of Final Thesis Project
• A minimum grade of C in all required 63 units
• Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and the following Academic Study requirements:
  • 1 Art Historical Awareness & Aesthetic course
  • 1 Cross-Cultural Understanding course

Curriculum

Semester 1

• ANM 610: Figurative Concepts (Major)
• FA 602: Hoofdtekening (keuzevak)
• FA 630: Kleurentheorie (major)
• GLA 624: Geschiedenis van de visuele ontwikkeling (afgestudeerd Liberal Arts)

Semester 2

• ANM 685: Storyboarding Principles (Major)
• IBL 610: Tekening van geklede figuren (major)
• IBL 625: Perspectief voor karakters en omgeving (Major)
• IBL 660: Digitaal Schilderen (Major)

Semester 3

• ANM 633: Tekenen en ontwerpen voor animatie (major)
• VIS 660: Grondbeginselen van omgevingen en rekwisietenontwerp (major)
• VIS 670: Portefeuilleontwikkeling (major)

Semester 4

• GLA 617: Mythologie voor de moderne wereld (Graduate Liberal Arts)
• VIS 611: De visuele elementen van het verhaal (Major)
• VIS 800: gericht onderzoek (gericht onderzoek)
• VIS 900: Stage (gerichte studies)

Semester 5

• FA 605: Landschapsschilderkunst (keuzevak)
• VIS 800: gericht onderzoek (gericht onderzoek)
• VIS 850: Groepsgericht onderzoek: visuele ontwikkeling voor scriptieproject (gerichte studies)

Semester 6

• GLA 679: Professionele praktijken voor visuele ontwikkeling (Graduate Liberal Arts)
• VIS 800: gericht onderzoek (gericht onderzoek)
• VIS 850: Groepsgericht onderzoek: visuele ontwikkeling voor scriptieproject (gerichte studies)