Choose Your Character: Concept Design Studio

Overview

The start of any great game is an engaging world filled with unique and exciting characters. Whether our hero has to save a princess from a castle, or farm the largest pumpkin for the harvest festival, creating fun characters and giving them a place in their world is where the creative development starts!

This intro course is open to both beginners and those with experience.

Students will be designing their own characters for a unique game world of their own creation! They will set up their own stories and worlds, design characters (heroes, villains, and more) and decide what tools and items their characters will use. From health potions to night vision goggles, the only limit is the imagination!

Through a series of guided exercises, game and animation history lessons, and in-class work time and feedback, students will have all they need to start creating their own worlds.

In-class use of Drawing Tablet, Stylus, and all other class materials are included.

Ages: 10-14

Dates: Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
February 24 – April 27, 2024 (8 classes)

Skip Dates: Mar 23 & Mar 30

Tuition: $335

Location: Art & Design Building at George Mason in Fairfax, VA

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Program Faculty

Sina Ouerghi

Freelance Illustrator

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Ms. Ouerghi has drawn and told stories from a very young age and pursued a career in art as a result. She graduated in 2013 with a degree in Media Arts & Animation with a focus in Illustration & Storytelling. Since then she has been a freelance illustrator, a teaching assistant at GMU as well as The Art Institute of Washington. Ms. Ouerghi is also the Volunteer Coordinator of H Street Festival and a Silver Level sponsor for Stop The Stigma (Texas Chapter) which provides counseling to those in need.

Notes

  • Please note that group classes are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not reached.
  • Be sure to check our policies and procedures regarding registration, withdrawals, refunds, and more for fall or spring group classes.
  • All students will receive a Welcome Letter via email at least 1 week before the class starts with all necessary details.
  • Online registration closes 2 business days before the first class, however space may still be available. Please contact academy@gmu.edu for more information. A $10 late registration fee may apply.
  • For additional information, please contact the Academy at academy@gmu.edu.