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  • 2.00 Credits

    3 hours A studio art exploration that focuses on the aesthetic concepts of vector image-making and continued development of raster painting. Type and output are addressed. Students create content-driven projects using conventional and computer aided processes, including the scanner, pen tablet, digital camera, and digital printer. Students gain a working understanding of Illustrator and Painter. Prerequisite(s): Art 5 Basic Design, Art 130 Drawing 1, and Art 120 Digital Media 1.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours An introduction to drawing by surveying its use as a foundation for future study in all 2D and 3D media.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours A class focused on the human figure and portrait. Basic anatomy, movement, and composition will be covered by having each class session with a model. This class will benefit students who are interested in all artistic media by giving them an understanding of the human form. Prerequisite(s): Art 5 Basic Design and Art 130 Drawing 1.
  • 1.00 Credits

    3 hours Introduction to the techniques of printmaking: relief print, serigraph, intaglio, and lithography. Emphasis on the study of the print as a multiple original with introductory edition printing. Focus on basic design concepts with introductory historical investigation related to printmaking.
  • 2.00 Credits

    3 hours An examination of one print form (relief, serigraphy, intaglio, lithography, or digital printmaking) focused on the study of composition and content as it relates to the technical and formal considerations of that particular medium. Emphasis on the use of color and color theory. Edition printing. Prerequisite(s): Art 5 Basic Design, Art 130 Drawing 1, and Art 140 Printmaking 1.
  • 1.00 Credits

    3 hours An introduction to the basic tools and techniques of black and white photography. Focus on the technical craft of using the camera, processing film, developing prints, and presenting photographs. Discussion and development of student vocabulary related to subject matter, form, and content of the photographic image in the context of historical and contemporary photographic concerns. Emphasis on student development of a creative problem-solving process related to photographic image-making.
  • 2.00 Credits

    3 hours Studio art exploration in photography focused on complex methods of conceiving and producing photographs. Introduction of technical concerns with metering, development, and post-development controls. Emphasis on conceptualization, compositional assessment, and evaluation of content as well as student development of a personal point of view within the photographic medium. Group project. Prerequisite(s): Art 5 Basic Design, Art 130 Drawing 1, and Art 150 Photography 1.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours This class is an introduction to the artistic and conceptual basics of digital photography. The digital camera, scanner, computer and software will be used to produce images for print and electronic display. Subject matter, form and content will be emphasized in the production of these images. Students will develop an understanding of photography as a creative and challenging art form and will practice using the medium of photography for personal expression.
  • 1.00 Credits

    3 hours Introduction to basic throwing and handbuilding techniques in clay, including pinching, coiling, and slab construction. Focus on developing conceptual problem solving in clay. Emphasis on ceramics in a historical context in relationship to contemporary attitudes in clay.
  • 2.00 Credits

    3 hours Exploration of complex methods of handbuilding and throwing techniques, as well as conceptual problem solving in clay. Basic theoretical study of clays, glazes, kilns, and firing. Emphasis on ceramics in a historical context in relationship to contemporary attitudes in clay. Prerequisite(s): Art 5 Basic Design, Art 130 Drawing 1, and Art 160 Ceramics 1.
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