As a student in Fredonia’s Drawing & Painting program, you will develop skills to succeed in the ever-changing contemporary art world. You will explore traditional and contemporary painting approaches and theories while also investigating multicultural and gender influences on contemporary society and art. You will participate in the practices necessary to succeed in careers related to the visual arts. World-renowned faculty will instill a strong work ethic and help you develop your own personal vision through drawing and painting and the incorporation of other disciplinary interests.

Systems of Drawing in Arts, Design, and Architecture is a course that examines the various drawing systems used in these fields. The course covers the history of drawing as a means of communication and expression, and how drawing has been used in different contexts throughout time.

Build lifelike characters and environments for video games. Learn how to incorporate your creations into game engines and bring your digital art to life through 3D modeling, engine integration and animation. Start building your dream worlds with our game art program.

Today’s entertainment industry needs artists at every stage of production. Our Visual Effects program takes you through the entire production pipeline, from storyboarding, sketching and modeling to character animation, special effects, and final compositing. Are you ready to bring your art to the screen?

From visual effects in movies to the graphics in video games, animation is about creating new worlds. True artists and illustrators at heart, our students are looking for a creative escape from the mundane to the fantastic. Armed with their imagination, they live an animated life. Our career-focused and accredited Bachelor of Science in Animation degree program is designed to teach you the art, techniques, and technology that professional animators use to turn their dreams into reality.

Build the virtual world of your dreams. Our program will teach you 3-D modeling, character design, compositing, character animation and more. Imagine creating environments and characters that you can actually play. Let’s start building!