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3.00 Credits
Students will be introduced to the basics of typography including font, point size, leading, and kerning. Students will become familiar with the elements of the printed page and the organization of these elements. Students will gain an understanding of the principles and elements of successful logo and logotype design. The course is designed for students who already have a working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Students will use the Adobe software to complete hands-on projects to deepen their understanding of the design concepts.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Figure Drawing is a drawing course for students who are not currently fine art majors, but who may seek preparation for admission to an art program. It meets for 3 hours per week and presents a traditional approach to drawing the live human form from direct observation. Students will create drawings from live models utilizing a range of techniques including gesture, contour and tonal drawing. Additional course material includes instruction in composition, light and shade, art terminology and criticism.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the art and technique of basic printmaking as a medium of artistic expression. Course activities include lectures, demonstrations, critiques, studio work and viewing of original prints. Extensive hands-on experience with a range of techniques will be experienced through assigned projects and critiques that encourage the integration of concept and technique. The course format includes a one-hour seminar and a two-hour studio.
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3.00 Credits
Experience Art provides a foundation for understanding and enjoying the visual arts. It explores the arts by focus areas including drawing, painting, prints, sculpture, graphic design and film. Students are exposed to the work of various artists through lectures, films and field trips to area museums. Students create projects in a variety of media to gain hands-on experience of art and to improve their understanding of it.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of Weaving is a beginning course for students who may seek to fulfill a Fine Arts elective, and/or are not currently fine arts majors, but may seek preparation for admission to an art program. This course is an introduction to tapestry weaving and organic basketry and will expose students to a range of traditional and non-traditional fiber techniques and materials. Students will utilize the principles and elements of three dimensional design in the creation of all projects. Historical and contemporary approaches to weaving and basketry will be examined through weekly readings and assignments. This course meets for 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of Fibers: Surface Design is a beginning course for students who may seek to fulfill a Fine Arts elective, and/or are not currently fine arts majors, but may seek preparation for admission to an art program. This course is an introduction to fibers and fabric design including spinning, felting, batik, shibori, block printing, embroidery, and dying natural fibers. The course will introduce students to basic properties of natural fibers including cotton, linen, silk, and wool through studio projects using multiple surface design techniques. Students will learn both traditional and contemporary textile processes through exposure to textile traditions from around the world. Concepts and techniques are presented through lectures, demonstrations and visual examples. This course meets for 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of Metal Clay Jewelry is a beginning course for students who may seek to fulfill a Fine Arts elective, and/or are not currently fine arts majors, but may seek preparation for admission to an art program. This course is an introduction to metal clay, a new material which has the working properties of clay when wet. When the metal clay dries it is kiln fired into metal jewelry. This course will expose students to a range of traditional and non-traditional tools for working in metal clay jewelry. Students will utilize the principles and elements of three-dimensional design in the creation of all projects. Contemporary approaches to metal clay will be examined through weekly presentations and assignments. This course meets for 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Students will engage in critical appraisal of examples of current art practice through review of carefully selected and critically acclaimed video series on art, with additional material from the context of visual culture. Critical appraisal will occur through class discussion and through written evaluations of the art under review. This course is designed to enable students to recognize that different critical perspectives pertain to the evaluation of any work of art, and that their own evaluations will gain credence from effectively articulated and justified arguments. By situating the critical analysis of art in the context of images that permeate our daily lives students will gain a deeper understanding of how art functions in contemporary society. This will be a comparative study where art is considered as embedded within an array of images, visual and textual, issuing from television, cinema, magazines, literature, theory, the internet, music, and other media.
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3.00 Credits
Current Arts Forum is a discussion seminar introducing students to new practices in contemporary art, to the art market, to art magazines, and to art galleries. It is designed to focus students on the professionalization of artists by introducing them to the entire milieu in which a young artist is likely to work. The class covers the art scene in Cincinnati and places our own city in the context of contemporary art practice nationally. Each session begins with a lecture that introduces a new subject for discussion. Students discuss the subject in assigned groups and raise issues for consideration by the entire class. This seminar supports the Foundation studio courses in the School of Art. It is the second in a series of four seminars leading Fine Art students through the BFA from Freshman to Junior years in acquiring an extensive knowledge of contemporary art practice and developing the ability to apply that knowledge to better inform their studio practice. It serves as the basis for developing a professional and entrepreneurial awareness amongst Freshman students.
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4.00 Credits
A studio art class that concentrates on a specific strategy for making art, emphasizing technical and conceptual creative environments within which to explore ideas.
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