Art and Design Masterclasses

Prof. Brasco is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and the Assistant Director of the School of Art and Design at Kennesaw State University. Craig teaches Illustration in the BFA Art program and Digital Animation in the Master of Art in Art and Design graduate program. This video shows the process of using digital pen and ink via a popular drawing software on the iPad Pro 3. Thank you for watching and we hope the video inspires you to draw.

Digital Drawing Lesson

Prof. Joe Karg is an accomplished illustrator who specializes in comic art and design for animation. He’s most notably worked on the Emmy award-winning show, Archer, for FX, and in 2016, he was voted Creative Loafing's Best Illustrator of Atlanta. His clients include MARVEL, FX, NETFLIX, AMC, Judd Apatow Productions and Comedy Central. This video pairs Karg with his longtime art partner Chris Bivins as they walk you through the process of illustrating a Batman comic book cover in their signature style. 

This tutorial with Prof. Brasco shows you how to use the Brush Windows in Adobe Photoshop to craft and save your own artistic digital brushes. Prof. Brasco is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and the Assistant Director of the School of Art and Design at Kennesaw State University; he also teaches Illustration in the BFA Art program and Digital Animation in the Master of Art in Art and Design graduate program.

Do you like to draw and paint digitally? Watch as Prof. Craig Brasco shows you how he does it. All you need is a digital tablet (Wacom, iPad, etc.) and your imagination. Prof. Brasco is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and the Assistant Director of the School of Art and Design; he also teaches Illustration in the BFA Art program and Digital Animation in the Master of Art in Art and Design graduate program.

Join Prof. Chamberlain as she explores the history of traditional two-dimensional animation and how the 12 Principles of Animation, as developed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, are an essential foundation in the development of animation skills. 

Want to do printmaking but don't have a press? Prof. Valerie Dibble shows you how to cyanotype prints without special equipment or space. You will learn how to do some printmaking of blue prints using easy-to-access materials.

Introduction To Printmaking

Professional chalk artists Zach Herndon and Jessi Queen present street painting with chalk. They discuss the history of the art form in the Western world and current opportunities for chalking as well as demonstrate types of chalk, blending tools, transfer techniques, and how to use your surface to heighten your chalk drawing skills.

Join Atlanta cartoonist and School of Art and Design professor Chris Malone as he goes over how to rig a cartoon character for animation with After Effects.

Prof. Paul Orlando is a Limited Term Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration at Kennesaw State University School of Art and Design. His masterclass presentation discusses the general production and design process of 3D design for animation and games. The presentation focus is on how digital artists develop a 3D character from concept, to modeling in a 3D application, texture mapping and painting, and rigging and animation. The goal is to provide an overview and insight of the design and production process used in character development for animation and games.