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3.00 Credits
This studio course explores the historical and contemporary basics of lathe work. This course investigates both spindle (between center) and bowl (faceplate) turning techniques. Students learn how to care for, sharpen, and use a variety of lathe tools. Students design and make a variety of lathe-turned objects.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth exploration of lathe turning in the traditional, as well as the contemporary context. Multi-axis spindle turning, split turning, and turning in conjunction with processes off the lathe, including carving, shaping, surface ornamentation, and joinery are used to create sculptural and functional items.
Prerequisite:
VAFW180 (C or better)
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3.00 Credits
Students analyze American furniture in the context of craft, elements of style, connoisseurship, historical influences, connections to European and Eastern traditions, socio-economics, regionalism, pattern books, and related domestic architecture.
Prerequisite:
Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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3.00 Credits
This studio course focuses on structural, functional, and sculptural properties of wood.
Prerequisite:
VAFW100
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3.00 Credits
On-the-job experience occurs in a field directly related to the student's academic preparation and career objectives. Periodic meetings between the College Coordinator and the student are held to evaluate the student's performance.
Prerequisite:
Fine Woodworking major, 30 BCCC credits, a GPA of 2.5 earned in courses offered by the Arts and Communication Department.
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3.00 Credits
Using manual methods for layout and design, together with current software applications, students explore the relationship between text and image, as well as the design and impact of typography. Students analyze a variety of published materials and complete a series of introductory graphic design projects.
Prerequisite:
VAMM100 (C or better)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces drawing strategies, concepts, and specialized illustration techniques used by designers and illustrators. Students create illustrations in both traditional and digital formats. Emphasis is on realistic modeling approaches and rendering skills, as well as expressive and historical perspectives that an illustrator-designer must have.
Prerequisite:
VAMM100 (C or better) and VAFA100 (C or better) or the permission of the Arts Department
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3.00 Credits
This graphic design survey course covers visual communication since the Middle Ages, focusing on the period from the Arts & Crafts Movement through Postmodernism. Students gain a formal understanding, and they interpret selected examples using a variety of analytic methodologies, including cultural, religious, social, political, and/or economic context.
Prerequisite:
Writing Placement Test score of 6 or better or COMP107 (C or better)
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3.00 Credits
Working from concept to finished artwork, students develop methods and strategies for producing effective graphic design solutions. Formal and practical design concepts, skills, and essential digital applications are covered. Presentation of visual ideas, design principles, typography, prepress and commercial printing technology, and advanced graphic design processes are explored.
Prerequisite:
VAMM100 (C or better) and VAGD101 (C or better)
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3.00 Credits
On-the-job experience occurs in a field directly related to the student's academic preparation and career objectives. Periodic meetings between the College faculty coordinator and the student are held to ensure the student is making adequate progress. Students maintain a work journal and complete a final report summarizing the learning experience.
Prerequisite:
30 BCCC credits in a studio art major and a minimum GPA of 2.5, or permission of the Arts Department
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