Ryan Lesser is a visual artist, game designer, musician and teacher who lives in Providence. He has been developing video games since 1996 and is best known for his design and art direction on such influential games as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. During his 19 years as art director and creative director at Harmonix, he helped to create the patented 3D musical interface that would be used in many music-based games. In 2014 he founded Wild Power Games, where he develops and crowdfunds board games and video games such as High Heavens and Streets of Steel.
Courses
Fall 2023 Courses
ILLUS 3934-01 - A BEAUTIFUL CORNER
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ILLUS 3934-01
A BEAUTIFUL CORNER
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
PeriodFall 2023
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: M | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Ryan LesserLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 001Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
How does one artfully navigate a creative landscape in CG character and environment design despite the deluge of derivative art and industry homogeneity? This class challenges students to swim against the current, to create a character and setting design that is unique and amazing. Sessions will be a balance of critical thinking, through ZBrush instruction, studio work and class critique. Critiques will focus on the inventiveness of the character and environment, the credibility of essential form, legibility of the designs and their suitability to the narrative outline.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $25.00
This course fulfills the Computer Literacy requirement for Illustration majors.
