Coding & Tech
Create Retro Style Game Characters & Scenes - Pixel Art & Animation for Teens
In this 8 session course learners will acquire skills to create dynamic pixel art characters for games and animations or just for fun!
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11-16
year olds
4-8
learners per class
$149
Charged upfront
$19 per class
Meets 1x per week
Over 8 weeks
75 minutes per class
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Description
Class Experience
In this course Learners will acquire skills to create dynamic pixel art characters for games and animations or just for fun! No previous experience is necessary. WHAT IS PIXEL ART? Pixel Art is an art form that was made popular during the earliest days of making Video Games. Digital game artists and designers created characters and artifacts by coloring individual pixels. This gives the images a blocky 'look', much like the characters in classic video arcade games such as Pac-Man, Space...
Artech has been teaching kids to code and get creative with technology for more than 15 years. Our instructors craft highly dynamic and creative programs and classes. We incorporate the creative arts to engage and encourage creative problem solving.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Learners will receive a Certificate of Participation on completion of this course.
1 hour 15 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.
Aesprite Editor can be downloaded and installed for both Mac and Windows Computers. It costs just under $20 US Get Aseprite for Windows or Mac Computers or Ubuntu https://www.aseprite.org/download/ Alternatively, LibreSprite can be downloaded, free of charge from the following website, https://libresprite.github.io/#!/downloads Outschool requires Parental consent for Learners under 13 years of age to use either Aesprite or LibreSprite.