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Submitter's Information
Cuyler Smith
Professor of Illustration
Los Angeles
Mt. San Antonio College
CTE Dean
John Vitullo
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Program Details
Illustration Level 2: Entertainment Arts Emphasis
New Program
Computer Graphics and Digital Imagery (061460)
08/01/25
The Illustration Level 2: Entertainment Arts certificate provides students with the skillset to create concepts and illustrations for the entertainment industry including video games, film, and television. Students must complete the Illustration Level 1 certificate first requiring a total of 18 units and courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Focusing on visual communication and world building, students will generate a professional portfolio showcasing strong character design, perspective, props, and keyframes showcasing strong draftsmanship techniques for employment in the entertainment industry.
CB01: Course Department Number | CB02: Course Title | Annual # Sections | Annual Enrollment Total | Annual # Sections | Annual Enrollment Total |
ANIM 116 | Character Development | 4 | 89 | 4 | 99 |
ARTD 16 | Perspective | 2 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
ARTC 167 or | Visual Development | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
ANIM 167 | Visual Development | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
ARTC 169 | Illustration 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
ARTC 286 | Portfolio Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ARTC 290 | Portfolio | 1 | 24 | 1 | 15 |
Total projected annual completers: 15
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
The goal of this certificate is to prepare students with the skillset necessary to work in the entertainment arts industry. Upon completion of the Illustration Level 2: Entertainment Arts certificate students will have a strong understanding of character design, perspective, visual development, and world building. Focusing on different styles and techniques students will create a professional portfolio that prepares them to enter the entertainment industry.
Course Units and Hours
33.5
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Course Report
Students who successfully complete the program will be able to:
Generate new story concepts and visuals
Communicate story beats with clear visual narration
Demonstrate the synthesis of story, style, character, location, emotion, and symbology in compositional studies
Clearly communicate character and emotion visually
Utilize quick study drawing skills through visual notes and personal studies as a basis for planning larger extended works of art.
Create original concepts that interpret a new visual world.
With this certificate, students will have gained the skillset necessary to pursue entry-level employment for a career path within the following job descriptions:
1) Art director
2) Visual Development lead
3) Concept artist
4) Industrial designer
5) Costume designer
6) Environment design artist
7) Lighting/Color Key designer
8) Automotive design
9) Storyboard artist
10) Toy design
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTC 100 | Fundamentals of Graphic Design | 3.0 | Yr. 1 Fall |
| ARTD 15 or ANIM104 | Beginning Drawing or Drawing Fundamentals | 3.0 | Yr. 1 Fall |
| ARTD 17A | Figure Drawing | 3.0 | Yr. 1 Fall |
| ARTD 20 | 2D Design | 3.0 | Yr. 1 Spring |
| ARTC 163 | Dynamic Sketching | 3.0 | Yr. 1 Spring |
| ARTC 165 | Illustration | 3.0 | Yr. 1 Spring |
| ANIM 116 | Character Development | 1.5 | Yr. 2 Fall |
| ARTC 167 or ANIM 167 | Visual Development | 3.0 | Yr. 2 Fall |
| ARTD 16 | Perspective | 3.0 | Yr. 2 Fall |
| ARTC 169 | Illustration 2 | 3.0 | Yr.2 Spring |
| ARTC 286 | Portfolio Preparation | 2.0 | Yr. 2 Fall |
| ARTC 290 | Portfolio | 3.0 | Yr. 2 Spring |
Supporting Documents
Los Angeles Regional Questions
MT. SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Dejah Swingle
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New Program
The Illustration program recently joined the CEA department and became a part of the Graphic Design and Illustration program (GD&I). The program currently offers 4 courses including Illustration, Illustration 2, Visual Development, and Dynamic Sketching. The program collaborates with several disciplines within CEA as well. It shares Visual Development with Animation as it is a cross-listed class.
- Pasadena City College
- Los Angeles City College
- Rio Hondo College
- Citrus College
- Long Beach City College
Total projected annual completers: 15
ICT/Digital Media
This is not a program modification.
Submission Details
08/18/24 - 12:27 PM
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Gray Rakow Super User · 09/03/24
If this has not already been completed, please ensure that the LA Workforce Council voting members at colleges with similar programs are contacted as part of the collegial consultation process: https://losangelesrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LARC-Voting-Members-1.pdf. The current voting members are always available on the LARC Program Recommendation webpage: https://losangelesrc.org/program-recommendation/. Inclusion of voting members in collegial consultation is required per the LARC Program Recommendation Process.