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3.00 Credits
This studio course is an introduction to portrait painting, emphasizing the techniques and process of rendering the human image and likeness. Demonstrations, lectures and assignments are used to inform and develop students' sensitivity and understanding of effective portrait painting. This course will address the fundamental processes consistent in historic and contemporary portrait painting practices. A lab fee is required.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the art of visual communication through the discipline of graphic design. Content will include the forms, concepts, and methods of graphic design including: typography, spatial organization, illustration, visual metaphor, word/picture communication, and critical analysis. Students will apply software-imaging and analog skills to a variety of assigned creative problems. Assignments are designed to promote creative thinking, to improve visual problem solving skills, and to foster a greater understanding of how the viewer receives and interprets visual messaging. A comprehensive portfolio will be required of each student.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with a foundation in animation and motion design using traditional and computer assisted techniques. Students will study the dynamics of kinetics, elements and principles of animation, character design and development, storytelling approaches, and audible applications, as they relate to this dynamic time-based medium. Students will explore these principles through a series of small exercises. In addition, students will complete a comprehensive, portfolio-worthy animated short of their own design, which will illustrate an understanding of the topics addressed throughout the semester. A lab fee is required for this course.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will learn the potential of animation as a fine art medium and a mode of cultural production. While utilizing a wide range of animation techniques, concepts, and software, students are encouraged to experiment, creating individual and collaborative animation shorts. Students will analyze historically and contemporarily relevant approaches to experimentation in the field of animation and relate them to their own animated art works. Students develop a fluency in cinematic language, acquiring technical skills as well as critical vocabulary for discussing creative work, while exercising their artistic intuition and expressive instincts. It is recommended that the students entering this class have a fundamental understanding of traditional principals of animation and storytelling structures. They will be encouraged to use that basic knowledge in furthering their skills through innovation and experimentation with variety of techniques and materials, exiting their comfort zone of the cartoon tradition. A lab fee is required for this course.
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3.00 Credits
This photography course teaches students traditional and explorative methods in portraiture and self-portraiture. Students will explore the nature and meaning of photographic representation and the role portraiture plays in personal and cultural identity. Topics include traditional and explorative methods in photography, camera operation, camera format, image editing, natural and artificial lighting, exhibition presentation, historical and contemporary perspectives, and conceptual approaches used in making compelling portraits. A program fee is required.
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3.00 Credits
This photography course explores our connection to land and place as it relates to the natural and built environment, cultural identity, and photographic representation in contemporary culture. Students will spend significant time photographing in the field and will participate in several field trips during class hours throughout the semester. Topics include traditional and explorative methods in photography, camera operation, camera format, image editing, exhibition presentation, historical perspectives, and conceptual approaches. A program fee is required.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the basic materials, techniques, and philosophies of sculpture. Students will explore various methods of production, such as modeling, carving, casting, fabrication, mixed media, and installation. A lab fee is required.
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1.00 Credits
This eight-week course is designed for student artists who desire to learn the skills necessary to fabricate professional level picture frames using inexpensive raw lumber stock. Participants will learn the proper safety and use of various carpentry hand tools and power equipment required for the construction of wood frames including, the table saw, miter saw, pneumatic sanders, and nail guns. Professional matting practices, glazing options, archival image mounting, frame assembly, hanging hardware, and gallery-hanging practices will be included. At the completion of the course, students will have multiple exhibit-ready matted, glazed, and framed works produced at a fraction of the cost of relying on retail frame shops. A lab fee is required.
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3.00 Credits
This studio course explores mixed media methodology through the lens of collage and assemblage. It will include the study of aesthetics, conceptual theory, critical dialog, historical context, legalities, material manipulation, and technical processes associated with appropriating and altering discarded media and found objects. Applied studio projects, research, and writing will revolve around the genre of 2D collage and 3D assemblage. A fee is required.
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3.00 Credits
A beginning course designed to introduce students to the basic processes involved in creating ceramic sculpture. The course introduces a variety of clay techniques, such as pinch forming, coil building, and slab construction, as well as basic wheel throwing processes. A lab fee is required. (formerly ceramics 1)
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