Ashcan Digital Art
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PROGRAMS

Ashcan Digital
Programs

 
 

We are committed to provide a quality education in visual entertainment arts, including concept design, game design, comics, and digital illustration. With Ashcan’s rigorous and structured program, students of all levels are able to receive intensive training in technical usage of digital tools and drawing/painting foundations. Students will learn to use adobe programs to produce artwork with applications to the fields of game design, cinematic arts, animation, publication and more. They will also learn the basics of narrative arts including storytelling, background design and character design.

 
 
 

NOTICE

Ashcan Digital is fully operative.
In response to COVID-19 concerns, all Ashcan Digital courses for Spring 2020 are currently being held online ONLY until further notice.
 
 
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Beginner Program

 
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Digital Foundation

The Digital Foundation program is the perfect place for beginner artists unfamiliar with digital painting. The program provides in-depth lessons that familiarize students with the basics of Adobe Photoshop, while developing foundational painting skills that will enable them to create more complex work.

PROGRAM COURSES

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Digital Painting

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Landscape

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Portrait

 

Regular Programs

 
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Game Concept Design

Do you have a story idea that you'd like to bring to life? The Game Concept Design provides its students with the tools they need to produce their own concept art for games, comics, or film. Experience the work of a professional concept artist by designing your original story and world, from characters to environments to props.

PROGRAM COURSES

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Digital Painting

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Character Design for Games

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Environment Design

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Prop Design

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ZBrush

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Portfolio - Game Concept Design


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Character Design

The Character Design program leads you step-by-step through the process of creating great characters. This includes learning about character expression and proportion, as well as the fundamentals of gesture drawing, anatomy, character personality, clothing and character angles and perspectives. Based on this learning, you will develop and complete a series of dynamic digital characters for animation, game design and digital comics.

PROGRAM COURSES

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Digital Painting

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Character Design for Illustration & Comics

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Portfolio - Character Design

 

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Manga & Comics

Do you have an idea for a comic and want to see it come to life? In our Manga and Comics program, students develop their own comics while applying artistic and technical techniques used by professional comic artists. Weekly lectures teach fundamental skills including but not limited to character design, paneling, and camera angles.

PROGRAM COURSES

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Digital Painting

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Character Design for Illustration & Comics

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Comics Compositions

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Portfolio - Manga & Comics


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Digital Illustration

Illustrators are storytellers, who communicate with an audience using their art. Ashcan’s Digital Illustration program is designed to provide students with the tools they need to become artists and storytellers. Students are introduced to various foundational skills and techniques, such as digital portrait and landscape painting. In addition, they learn different composition techniques used for effective storytelling.

PROGRAM COURSES

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Digital Painting

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Landscape

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Portrait

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Character Design for Illustration & Comics

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Portfolio - Digital Illustration

 

2D Animation

2D Animation is used in entertainment and informative venues such as Advertising, Mobile Device Games and Apps, Web Interface and Video, Education and Instructional Media. This course is an absolute beginner's entry point to learning the foundations of animation. It can be done with traditional animation or with cutting edge animation software. Students learn to convert their artistic abilities from basic to advanced level hand-drawn and digital animation skills using the latest industry-standard software.

PROGRAM COURSES

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2D Animation Foundation

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Portfolio - 2D Animation

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Let's enroll today!

 

Apply Now!
Our admissions faculty offers one on one consultation and portfolio review to help students achieve their goal.

Contact Us

 

Contact Info

212-967-8101
info@ashcanart.com

Hours

Mon to Sat - 11am to 8pm
Sun - closed

Address

45 East 34th Street 2FL
New York, NY, 10016

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