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2.00 Credits
Attendance at 1st class is mandatory. This course focuses on developing fundamental drawing skills for the student with little or no previous studio experience. Basic concepts of form and composition will be taught through exercises based on the book, Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain, and with the aid of still-life setups and live models.
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2.00 Credits
Prereq: 371.131 or equivalent or instructor's permission. This course offers the fundamentals of oil painting techniques for the serious student with minimal prior studio experience. Observational skills are taught through the extensive use of still-life setups, with particular attention paid to issues of light, color, and composition. Slide lectures and a museum trip give students an art historical context in which to place their own discoveries as beginning painters.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 371.131 or instructor's permission. Building on basic drawing skills, this course explores various media, techniques, and compositional elements with special emphasis on still life, portrait and life drawing. A visit to the Baltimore Museum of Art's Print & Drawing Library supplements lectures and enriches the student’s understanding of the history of artists’ drawings.
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3.00 Credits
Not open to Freshmen. A history-and-practice overview for students of the liberal arts. The conceptual basis and historical development of cartooning is examined in both artistic and social contexts. Class sessions consist of lecture (slides/handouts), exercises, and ongoing assignments. Topics include visual/narrative analysis, symbol & satire, editorial/political cartoons, character development, animation. Basic drawing skills are preferred but not required.
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3.00 Credits
The study of architecture rises from diverse sources and stands at the nexus of critical, analytic, and creative faculties. This class will explore ways of describing the world, and transformations of the physical unique to architectural practice: sketching, drawing, writing, and the building of the physical artifact. Students will be introduced to practice and writings outlining modern landscape, architecture, and the imagination, and encouraged to develop collaborative and creative solutions to design problems. The class will include one or more visits from local experts in architecture and sustainability a tour of campus projects under construction.
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3.00 Credits
Students must have a digital camera. Prior knowledge of Photoshop is not required In this course, students use Photoshop software as a tool to produce images from a fine art perspective, working on projects that demand creative thinking while gaining technical expertise. Students will make archival prints, have regular critiques, and attend lectures on the history of the manipulated image and its place in culture. They will look at art movements which inspire digital artists, including 19th century collage, dada, surrealism, and the zeitgeist of Hollywood films. They will meet with artists who work in this medium as well as visit the BMA to see its growing collection of digital images.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Digital Photography Students learn to use their digital cameras through a variety of projects which help them develop technical and creative skills. Students explore documentary, landscape and portrait photography. Critiques and slide lectures of historic photographs, which range from postmortem daguerreotypes to postmodern digital imagery, help students develop a personal vision. Students gain camera proficiency with one-on-one instruction in the field. Basics for print adjustment and output will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
Attendance at 1st class is mandatory. In this digital course, students explore the black-and-white aesthetic. They develop camera skills on numerous field trips including Ladew Topiary Gardens, the Maryland Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and an optional weekend trip to Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware. Students meet frequently for critiques and discussions based on historic and contemporary imagery. They will learn to use Photoshop for image adjustment. Techniques such as high dynamic range, duotone, panorama and infrared will be covered. Students work on a project of their choice and produce a portfolio of ten prints. Digital SLRs are provided.
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2.00 Credits
Working with non-toxic/water based inks and both an engraving press and hand tools, students will explore several types of printmaking. Methods will include intaglio, collograph and both simple and multi-plate relief. As they develop their prints, students can then observe and exploit the strengths that each method has to offer. Drawing and Photoshop skills are helpful but by no means required.
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