JLI brings tradtional and digital techniques together using the making of maquettes as inspired by the work of the Walt Disney Studios and their library of animated animal characters. Learn the process and materials used to form the head of these popular characters and create new 3D ones of your own. Artists will build wireframes, light weight forms in foil, and visualize with polymer clay.

JLI welcomes you to our new drawing basics class format that includes the beginnings of the illustrated genre in cartoon and comic art. This quarter we will look at the creative works of the Walt Disney Studios and their enchanting library of VILLAINS.

JLI forwards Video Game Design with new gaming formats. This quarter we will use video games as the inspiration for designing digital video games inspired by the work of Electronic Arts and POGO, and their many successful multimedia series. Artists will work in teams to create a series of games that can be tested online later in the quarter.

Join us on Fridays from 430-530. For further independent assistance, try our mentor period from 530-630.

JLI forwards Manga instruction with Manga Design, a intermediate course for artists versed in the basics of the illustration process. This quarter we will break away from the formal series and use video games as the inspiration for designing digital video games inspired by the work of NINTENDO. Artists will work in teams to create a series of games that can be tested online later in the quarter.

Join us on Fridays from 430-530. For further independent assistance, try our mentor period from 530-630.

JLI showcases this graphic art genre in a series of workshops that introduce skills and techniques used in producing manga. Artists complete exercises based on reference of popular anime to develop and understanding of the human form, variations of the character including animals, and composing illustrations. This quarter we will enter the world of the video game design through the artwork of the many popular Nintendo video game series and the variations of characters such as Mario, Link, and Pokemon, .
Join us on Fridays from 330-430.