Animation Skillnet and Screen Skills Ireland (in collaboration with Eirmersive, VR Ireland, Animation Ireland and IMIRT) are programming two rooms with sessions and content on the theme of “Creative Technologies” at FutureScope 2019, which takes place at the Convention Centre in Dublin on Thursday 28th March. Some of the biggest[...]
Animation Skillnet (http://animationskillnet.ie/) has the following courses on offer for February and March of 2019: Texturing and Look Development for Production (5 Monday Evenings) – http://animationskillnet.ie/18-02-19-texturing-and-look-development-for-production-5-monday-evenings/ Online Course – Animating in Toonboom Harmony 16 – http://animationskillnet.ie/25-02-19-online-course-animating-in-toonboom-harmony-16/ Essence of the Pose – Gesture Drawing (5 Tuesday Evenings) – http://animationskillnet.ie/19-02-19-essence-of-the-pose-gesture-drawing-5-tuesday-evenings/ Introduction to TV Paint (5[...]
Animation Skillnet is seeking applicants for its new pilot Animation Studio Lab programme. The Animation Studio Lab aims to develop the specialist skill set of graduates by teaming them up with an up-and-coming animation director to produce a short film. Applicants can nominate one of four specialist areas within Animation[...]
Check out our upcoming November/December evening courses, workshops and events in Dublin. See below for more info and on how to book. Workshops and Events: Schoolism Live – Dublin 2018 Animation Returners Course: Digital Skills (2 Saturdays & Sundays) Evening Classes: Advanced 3D Modelling, Scultping and Rendering in Maya and ZBrush[...]
As if you need another excuse to go to Dingle! Sign up by Fri. 16th of March. Animation Skillnet are teaming up with Animation Dingle to offer the master classes outlined below at Animation Dingle 2018 (with support from Skillnets, Screen Training Ireland and the BAI). Please note that places on each[...]
Starting in the Autumn 2017 the University of Limerick is launching a new MSc Game Design & Development. Led by Brenda Romero as course director, the MSc in Game Design & Development is a two-year program (level 9) which takes place over four semesters. Students are encouraged to use the summer[...]
Animation Skillnet provides subsidised training solutions to the animation, games and VFX sectors in Ireland. They run subsidised, high-end, bespoke training courses designed and delivered by industry specialists and organise and support professional networking events and conferences for these sectors in Ireland and internationally. Upcoming Feb/March evening courses in Dublin and[...]
Given the year that is in it this looks like a nice initiative revolving around games and creativity. Last week saw the launch of MindRising 2016, a competition celebrating 200 years of the island of Ireland. Teams of primary and secondary school children will work on their[...]
More high level short training courses on offer in Dublin from Animation Skillnet. Feb/March evening courses in the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin. 1) Introduction to Toonboom Harmony (5 Tuesday Evenings) – http://animationskillnet.ie/09-02-16-introduction-to-toonboom-harmony-5-tuesday-evenings/ 2) Introduction to Nuke Compositing (5 Wednesday Evenings) – http://animationskillnet.ie/10-02-16-introduction-to-nuke-compositing-5-wednesday-evenings/ 3) Lighting and Look Development for CG Production (5 Thursday Evenings) – http://animationskillnet.ie/11-02-16-lighting-and-look-development-for-cg-production-5-thursday-evenings/
Animation Skillnet provides subsidised training solutions to the animation, games and VFX sectors in Ireland. They run high-end, bespoke training courses designed and delivered by industry specialists and they organise and support professional networking events and conferences for these sectors in Ireland and internationally. Check them out here: http://animationskillnet.ie/[...]
Refrigeration Training has been in touch to say that they are doing to be offering a Beginners Game Development Programme. It is currently a non accredited course, but if they get enough interest, they will put it through the FETAC/QQI QA procedure. This is a crash course in Unity3d development. Learn the basics[...]
A number of the following short courses may be relevant to readers here. DUBLIN 1) Python and CG Pipelines (5 Wednesday Evenings) – 2) Production Management for 2D Animation (One Day – Saturday) – 3) Introduction to Grooming with XGen in Maya (5 Tuesday Evenings) – 4) Creating Great Children’s Content (5 Tuesday[...]
It is January and that time of year when secondary school students, people thinking of a career change, and those interested in further training, are galvanised by the CAO deadlines in the Republic of Ireland and the UCAS system in Northern Ireland (which has different deadlines!). Here on gd.ie we usually get[...]
Animation Skillnet is an industry led training network for the animation, games and VFX sectors in Ireland. They run subsidised, high-end training courses delivered by industry specialists and organise professional networking events and conferences for member company employees and freelancers. The following courses may be of interest to gd.ie readers.[...]
As most of you know at this stage renowned game designer Brenda Romero is currently visiting many of the colleges in Ireland that have games related degrees. The visit was proposed by Bob Jackson, a lecturer at the Institute of Technology, Tralee and is funded under the Fulbright programme. As part[...]