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Experience All That the Animation Program Offers

VFS's Animation Concept Art program trains multi-disciplined artists to animate for film, television, and games – all in just 12 months. You'll learn about the program's curriculum (everything from digital painting to storyboarding, character design, life drawing, digital sculpting, & beyond) and how you'll create a powerful portfolio – your industry calling card.

VFS's School of Animation has created artists that have worked on Across the Spider-Verse, Resident Evil 4, The Last of Us, and more. Find out how our students develop their skillsets and networks through our program to land these high-profile industry gigs. PLUS, your attendance automatically enters you into multiple door prize draws! You could win a tablet or a free seat in VFS's 'Intro to Animation, Film & Design' or ‘3D Animation & Visual Effects' 5-day Summer Intensives workshops.

Alumni Roundtable: Building a Successful Concept Artist Career

VFS Animation Concept Art alumni will join us for a roundtable where they’ll share exclusive industry insights & career tips, discuss their VFS student experience, and explain how VFS’s Animation Concept Art program helped them reach career success. Stay tuned for the announcement of these guests! 

Experience a Photobashing Demo

Photobashing is a digital art technique that blends various photographic and digital elements into a stunning, often realistic, artwork. In a demo led by VFS Animation instructors, learn the techniques of gathering reference photos and stitching them together in Photoshop as the base foundation of realistic and exciting digital paintings.  

Discover How Webtoons are Revolutionizing the Comic Book Industry

Webtoons – digital graphic novels & comics available exclusively in a vertical format on computers/smartphones – are quickly rising in popularity. Learn how Webtoons & Clip Studio Paint will soon be added to VFS’s curriculum and how the Animation Concept Art program can kickstart your career illustrating for webcomics. 

Industry Talk: Demystifying Generative AI

In an Industry Talk led by Colin Giles, you’ll discover the role of AI as a tool for ideation and iteration, its potential pitfalls and limitations, and how VFS integrates this technology into its School of Animation curriculum.   

Your Personal Portfolio Review

You’ll have the opportunity to review your animation portfolio with our faculty and Admissions team. Don’t be shy! The VFS Animation department is looking forward to reviewing your work – anything from napkin doodles to sketches, models, videos and beyond – that illustrates your passion for the craft of animation. This is your chance to see if you meet the prerequisites for our Animation Concept Art program.

Meet the Head of VFS’s School of Animation

Meet Colin Giles – Animator, Director, and Head of VFS’s School of Animation. With credits including Sausage Party, Eight Crazy Nights, numerous Disney Interactive titles, and commercial content for Cartoon Network, Ford, the NBA and Starbucks, Colin has hosted workshops and keynotes around the globe from Los Angeles to Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Seoul. Discover how Colin has created award-winning curriculum for VFS’s School of Animation (ranked #1 in the world by Animation Career Review) through production-based & collaborative training models.