Introduction to Digital Ink & Paint with Helga Bjarnadóttir

Introduction to Digital Ink & Paint

The National Talent Academy for Animation, in association with Cartoon Saloon, is delighted to launch our Introduction to Digital Ink & Paint workshop with Helga Bjarnadóttir.

Applicants do not need any previous professional animation experience or qualification to apply.

Course Overview:

Digital Ink & Paint is the process of colouring frame-by-frame character animation. This course is aimed at anyone interested in entering the animation industry and learning what a day in the life of an Ink & Paint Artist is like, including colouring the animation, closing shapes, and tidying linework. 

Successful applicants will learn:

• What Ink & Paint is and the different methods and styles it can appear in.

• How to set up a DIP scene in TVPaint.

• Different tools in TVPaint that are used in the DIP process.

• How to colour animation in different styles.

• Saving and exporting.

Course Details:

Dates: Six evenings in July. (Monday the 14th of July, Tuesday the 15th of July, Thursday the 17th of July, Monday the 21st of July, Tuesday the 22nd of July & Thursday the 24th of July.)

Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Cartoon Saloon Studios, The Maltings, Kilkenny.

Cost: There is no cost to the participants but places are limited.

Places: 13.

Deadline: Tuesday, 1st of July at 1pm.

Candidates should:

• Have an interest in animation.

• Have a good eye for detail.

• Be able to use a digital pen/stylus.

• Be a resident in Ireland.

• Be available to attend each class in person in Kilkenny.

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