ANI 445 — CHARACTER DESIGN (CUR-004)

Summary 🟢 ✓

• Resource type: course
• Owner Unit: Animation
• College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
• Catalog: ANI 445
• Last Verified: 2026-05-28

Course access

• Level: green (Open Enrollment)
• Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
• Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

• Status: verified_catalog_course (✓)
• Rationale: Appears in the current official DePaul course catalog search.
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/ani
• Last verified: 2026-05-28

Catalog description

Students will be introduced to various methods of creating interesting and original character designs for animated films and games, and then put these approaches into practical use. Methods of creative concepting will include drawing, collage, sculpture and 3D mock-ups. Fundamental visual design and color principles will be stressed, along with the basics of caricature. Students will utilize their character designs in an animated short. ANI 321 or ANI 421 or ANI 423 or equivalent 3D experienceis is a prerequisite for this course.

Hardware relevance

Graduate character design using sculpture and 3D mock-ups for animation production.

Notes

Catalog course key: ANI 445. Course offerings and schedules are not verified in this pass.