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  • 1.50 Credits

    Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC; 27 hours LAB This course is an introduction to the digital environment for Art New Media. Topics of MAC OS, digital vocabulary, scanning, saving and fi le formats will be included. Distinctions between vector, bitmap, and page layout applications will be made using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB Graphic design is the art of visual communication and this course introduces the tools and concepts of visual thinking, with an emphasis on the potential of typography as an effective communications tool. Historical overviews, portfolio development and client presentation paired with the terminology and visual language of design are applied through the creation and evaluation of individual projects.
  • 3.00 Credits

    General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1 Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course covers the history of visual communications as developed by ancient cultures through the present with an emphasis on commercial design, illustration, typographic development and technological invention. It includes modern graphic design movements of the 20th century through the expansive media innovations of today. An analysis of design from a wide range of sources and cultures is a primary focus.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Same As: ART 320 Advisory: ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116; OR ESLR 320 and ESLW 320; OR placement through assessment process. General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1 Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course focuses on the fundamentals of design, establishing a foundation for intermediate and advanced art courses as well as developing a visual and verbal vocabulary essential to understanding and appreciating art and design esthetics. Design principles are applied through a series of studio projects that are derived from the study of both historical schools of art as well as contemporary theory. The elements of line, shape, form, spatial relationships, value and color are analyzed in concert with their use by artists throughout history. Projects utilize a wide range of tools, media, and presentation techniques. This course is not open to students who have completed ART 320.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Same As: ART 306 Advisory: ART 304 Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course covers human facial expression and anatomy using live models, anatomical references and imagination. Issues of expression as it relates to skeletal and muscular anatomy will be addressed through a series of 2D and 3D projects. Not open to students who have taken ART 306.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advisory: ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116 with a grade of "C"or better; OR ESLR 320 and ESLW 320 with a grade of "C" or better;OR placement through assessment process; and ART 300 or 320 and ARTNM 302 Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is an introduction to fundamental design principles using the basic tools of Adobe Illustrator. Design skills and the tools of the software application are applied to produce individual portfolio quality projects. This course may be taken four times on different versions.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ARTNM 324 with a grade of "C" or better.Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is a continuation of ARTNM 324. It defi nes the elements of graphic design, such as typography, gestalt, dominance, hierarchy, balance, and color. These issues are applied to the typographic tools and imaging capabilities of Adobe Illustrator. Concepts emphasize typographic design and the relationship between type and image.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advisory: ARTNM 302, ART 300. Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course introduces the basic operating principles of Corel Painter to create and manipulate images. The fundamental skills of drawing and painting will be applied to individual portfolio quality projects. This course may be taken four times on different platforms.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advisory: ART 320, CISC 300 (Macintosh), ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116 with a grade of "C" or better; or ESLR 320, ESLL 320,ESLW 320 with a grade of "C" or better; or placement through assessmentprocess. Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is an introduction to computer-based photographic imaging using the basic operating principles of Adobe PhotoShop. Topics include color fi eld variation, retouching, and the integration of graphics and photographs. The tools of the software application are applied to produce individual portfolio quality projects. This course may be taken four times for credit on a different version.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ARTPH 305 or ARTNM 328 with a grade of "C" orbetter; or placement through the assessment process. Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course addresses the intermediate techniques of digital photo imagery. Topics include the terminology of digital photo imaging, intermediate masking, channel and curve techniques, photomontage history and techniques, intermediate black and white techniques, issues surrounding dynamic range, color correction, features of the Action and History palettes, exploration of Layer Blending Modes, printing and/or transferring images onto various different media, working with large format images and commercial printers. This course may be taken four times for credit on a different software package or version.
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