Dec 06, 2025  
Workforce Development & Community Education 
    
Workforce Development & Community Education

Illustration & 2D Animation Certificate

Location(s): SUNY Westchester Peekskill - Center for the Digital Arts


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The Illustration and 2D Animation Certificate program at SUNY Westchester Peekskill Center for the Digital Arts builds foundational skills in illustration, character design, and animation using tools like Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Procreate, and TV Paint. In 206 hours, students create a professional portfolio. This is an in-person program. Students must register for the entire program at the time of registration; a payment plan is available.

Program tuition is $2,422!

Contact

For questions, contact the Director, Dr. Sherry Mayo, at sherry.mayo@sunywcc.edu or 914-606-7385.
To register, submit this application: www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill-apply
For more information, visit https://www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill/​.

 

Fall Course Offerings


Foundations of Illustration (30 hrs)
10 Thurs., Sept. 11-Nov. 13, 6:30-9:30 pm
CE-DGART 2160PE  

Storyboarding: Drawing for Animation (30 hrs)
10 Sat., Sept. 13-Nov. 15, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
CE-DGART 2161PE  

Character Design: Building Worlds (24 hrs)
8 Thurs., Nov. 20-Jan. 29, 2026 (skip 11/27 & 12/25 & 1/1/26), 6:30-9:30 pm
CE-DGART 2162PE  

 

Spring 2026 Course Offerings


Comic Illustration (30 hrs)
10 Sat., Jan. 3-Mar. 7, 2026, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
CE-DGART 2163PE  

Animation 1 (40 hrs)
10 Sun., Mar. 15-June 7, 2026, (skip 4/5 & 5/10 & 5/24), 9:00 am-1:00 pm
CE-DGART 2164PE  

Illustration and Animation with Procreate (12 hrs)
4 Thurs. May 7-28, 2026, 6:30-9:30 pm
CE-DGART 2166PE   

Animation 2 (40 hrs)
10 Sun., June 14-Aug. 30, 2026, (skip 6/21 & 7/5), 9:00 am-1:00 pm
CE-DGART 2165PE  

 

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