From Medieval to Digital
An Exhibition of Digital Paintings & Character Designs
at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
by students of the BTEC Higher National Diploma course in Classical & Computer Animation from Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin.
13th-27th January 2025
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The Animation students from Ballyfermot College of Further Education and Training, were briefed to design backgrounds and characters based on a site visit to Christ Church Cathedral.
The students produced visual research based on the architecture of this historical building. Their work was further developed as Background Designs suitable for an animated film. Working initially with traditional media on site and then through digital painting techniques, the students’ work captures the special atmosphere at the Cathedral, taking us on a journey from Medieval to Digital. The students’ own historical research influenced the style and content of their work.
The second part of this project required the students to produce Character Designs based on personalities from around the 16th Century. The resulting Designs show a range of characters from royalty to clergy, peasants, animals and even some fantasy characters.
This is an exhibition of work by final year students of the BTEC Higher National Diploma course in Classical & Computer Animation from Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin. This project formed part of the Visual Communications module on the Higher National Diploma in Classical and Computer Animation.
Admission to the exhibition is included in the usual cathedral entry.
Ballyfermot College of Further Education would like to acknowledge the warm welcome and generous support received from Christ Church Cathedral for this project and exhibition.