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  • 4.00 Credits

    (See description under VA3200 - Art Tutorials I) Offered every semester. Required for all Art majors. (Teacher Education majors who have selected the Visual Arts concentration will focus on how to teach the creative process. Materials, techniques, and theory of criticism will be covered.) Required of all Art majors. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: All foudation courses;VA3200;ECII placement
  • 4.00 Credits

    * The focus of this course is on page layout and design on the computer. Emphasis is placed on a creative approach to 2D design. The principle software used for the course is Adobe in Design with some exposure to Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. These software applications are the tools for creative design for print. Students will obtain a strong foundation in desktop publishing through the use of typography, scanning, and book design. (Formerly called "Desktop Publishing"). Equivilant to AS4242 - Desktop Publishing. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: ECII placement
  • 4.00 Credits

    Layout design is a two dimensional design course specifically for students interested in graphic design and applied art. This course should be taken as a preparatory course for desktop publishing and computer graphics courses. Layout design will instruct the student through a series of exercises in the basic realationships of color, form, line, texture, etc. as they apply to print and video media production. Materials fee of approximately $40 is required for the class. Offered periodically. Prerequisites: Foundation courses or permission of instructor.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course will cover design methods for creating interactive projects for the Web and CD-roms using Photoshop and Flash. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of HTML (hyper text mock-up language), interface design and graphics protocol for publishing interactive sites on the Internet. Offered every fall. Prerequisites: ECII placement; VA4242 or VA3400
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course will cover 3D modeling and an introduction to 3D animation. 3D software will be taught as a tool for creating virtual 3D environments, 3D characters, and object designs. The majority of the semester will focus on modeling spaces and objects. From these projects, students will be introduced to methods of animating their models. Offered every spring. Prerequisite: ECII placement
  • 4.00 Credits

    In this seminar course Electronic Media majors work to further develop their creative processes and computer technological skills to realize advanced projects in Print Design, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design and/or 3D Design Emphasis will be placed on the use of computer technology in experimental artistic expression. Experience in at least one area of graphics software is required. This course is required for all Electronic Media majors. It can be taken in place of Art Tutorials II. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: Art Tutorials I
  • 4.00 Credits

    Problems assigned to allow students a wide range of experimental possibilities in clay sculpture. Techniques include slab and coil building, casting, and the firing of those projects. Offered occasionally. Prerequisite: Foundation courses or permission of instructor; ECII placement
  • 3.00 Credits

    Familiarizes students with various perceptions of the body as depicted visually. The course not only deals with drawing the human body, but also with the relation of form and function and its design implications, the relation of body and objects usable by the body, the outer shell of the body and alternative structures to determine that shell. Live models. Offered once every two years. Prerequisites: Foundation courses or permission of instructor; ECII placement
  • 3.00 Credits

    A second level drawing course that focuses on the development of drawing as a unique art form, allowing the student to ultimately make aesthetic decisions and stylistic choices on a secure technical basis. Drawing will be examined in its relationship to painting and sculpture, as well as design and performance notation. Various media possibilities include pen and ink, pencils and pastels, charcoal, oil sticks and graphite. First half of semester will focus on skills and techniques, second half on potfolio development. Course requires presentation of drawing portfolio for final grade. Students must provide their own art materials. Offered once every two years. Prerequisites: Foundation courses or permission of instructor; ECII placement
  • 4.00 Credits

    A studio course in which students who are serious about painting can concentrate on a particular style or medium and develop a body of work. Emphasis on developing a painting as part of the daily experience. The work should be ambitious enough so that it has to continue after the course is over. Offered once a year. Prerequisite: Foundation courses or permission of instructor; EC II placement
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