Arts and Entertainment Technologies Courses: DIGITAL VISUALIZATION
FNDTNS DIG IMAGING/VISUALIZTN
Daugherty, N
By utilizing contemporary computer graphic software, digital capture and imaging devices, and a digital vocabulary of the artistic use of technology within our culture, this course’s objective is to enable the student to make educated technological and conceptual decisions on how to explore and utilize the computer and digital technology within their own creative and technical career all focused by conceptual aesthetic development.
Required Course
FOUNDATIONS OF DESIGN
Starbuck, H
An introduction to design processes, formal design principles, visual storytelling, and concept ideation.
Lower-Division
INTRO TO DIGITAL DRAWING
TBD
This course explores various methods of digitaldrawing, painting, and collage in photoshop, takingcreative ideas into a variety of completed digital artworks for use in a creative portfolio. This course will integrate digital art and design practices with creative problem solving. Explores distribution of art content on social media through an exploration, research, and building of personal artistic style and aesthetic.
Lower-Division
PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
Dimick, L
Animation can bring characters, objects, and graphics to life. It’s the backbone of the computer graphicsindustry and plays an important role in film, visual effects, games, and motion graphics. This course is anintroduction to the principles of animation for 2D and 3D systems. Students will use various techniquesto convey a sense of weight, emotion, and story for simple and complex objects in both 2D and 3D.
Upper-Division
INTRO TO 2-D ANIMATION
Daugherty, N
Intro to 2D animation is designed to provide basic animation foundations and targeted instruction for artists wanting to expand their research into advanced or specific types of 2D Digital Art techniques and process. This course is designed as an introductory to intermediate course offering. Utilizing the student’s exist-ing digital and traditional skillsets, the course will examine the techni-cal and conceptual aspects of 2D digital art, animation with 2D pen and pencil drawings, video/film documentation and presentation.
Upper-Division
DIGITAL PRODUCTION ART 3-D
Norman, D
This course simulates the production pipeline of a 3-D digital art studio; Manifesting creative ideas into tangible reality via 3D modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering,environment design, and 3D Printing.Course leads student through design and production pipeline for creating unique digital 3D content.
Upper-Division
ADVANCED 3-D MODELING
Norman, D
Continued exploration of methods and procedures used in the professional production of 3-D modeling, animation, and visual effects, including advanced modeling techniques, advanced surfacing techniques, specularity, sequenced mapping, and 3-D digital printing.
Upper-Division
DIGITAL PAINTING
Norman, D
Digital Painting is an in-depth study of painting styles and mark making,applied to digital canvas, using Adobe Photoshop.Digital Painting exploresboth practical and expressive approaches, researched and applied in creative process for making painterly digital art. Class assignments center on iterative approaches to style, art fundamentals, content and surface. We will combine painting and social media via the creation of an art blog to document progress and share projects.
Upper-Division
INTRO TO DRAWING
Lanina, Y
The course is designed for students who wish to develop drawing skills and to experiment with combining analog and digital techniques. You will learn a variety of drawing techniques, including the basics of still-life drawing and life drawing, and explore the processes of combining traditional and digital media to create a unique and personal artwork.It is recommended that you have a basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop before taking this course.
Upper-Division