This course begins with foundations of art and color theory. Along with traditional drawing, the student learns to draw and color objects, environments, and characters using a digital pen tablet. With a thorough understanding of storyboarding, the student moves on to 3D modeling using art and design principles. The student learns to model by creating household objects, progresses to create props and environments for animation and finishes with a high-quality character as well as hard surface models. By using a pressure sensitive digital tablet, the student is taught the basics of digital sculpting. The student starts with sculpting simple props, moves on to sculpting details for environment and finishes with creating his own stylized characters. The student shall also explore various production concepts for lighting the shots efficiently.