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 Pixar director Brad Bird.

Using the films Ratitouille, The Incredibles, and the Iron Giant as reference, art students will be shown a variety of illustration techniques as drawn in a how-to format. By the end of quarter each artist will come away with skills including guidelines for drawing human and fictional characters, drawing characters with action,and compositional storytelling rules.

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 welcomes you to our new sculpture basics class format that includes the beginnings of the three dimensional format. This quarter we will look at the multi-media toy sensation LEGO.

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 evolution of the toy amd multi-media world of LEGO.

Using the molded bricks as inspirations, art students will be shown a variety of illustration techniques as drawn in a how-to format. By the end of quarter each artist will come away with skills including guidelines for drawing human and fictional characters, drawing characters with action,and compositional storytelling rules.