Teaching

Amy Williams is a full time instructor at the Art Institute of Seattle.  She currently teaches in the animation department...her classes include life drawing, storyboarding, conceptual storytelling and Acting.  Amy also served as adjunct faculty at the University of Washington for eight years. 

Kinetic Anatomy

I am currently living in Chang Mai, Thailand and working on a book titled 'Kinetic Anatomy'. The inspiration for the book came from a drawing class of the same name, a class I developed from scratch to help animation students improve their drawing skills.  It was based on the needs of those students as well as my own artistic pursuits.   The main focus of the class was to develop strategies for creating drawings that depicted living creatures in motion. 

I’ve never written a book before…or to put it more succinctly, I’ve never “taught” from a book before.  In the classroom, I get to use my voice and my body.  I see my students doing something wrong and I correct them right then and there.  When the need arises, I do a demonstration.  I play music!  I make my students dance sometimes…all in the pursuit of higher learning.  How do I convey all that in a book?  I think I’m doing alright with it, but how can I know for sure?

I've decided add a blog category as a repository for all things 'Kinetic' - images, comments, and perhaps a webliography devoted to the book. I'd love to hear your feedback, comments and ideas!

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