Art
112 Intro to digital art Profesor Towery Office Phone (718) 960-8260 Office hour is after class and Thursday between 5 and 6 by appointment |
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Description
- PreRequisite
- Required
materials - Textbook - Optional (Suggested): Grading
policy: Course grades will be assigned as follows: Grades are assigned on both the techncal prowess demonstrated (your understanding of the program) and creativity (your unique approach to the problem presented) A: Excellent
work both tecnically and creatively
Attendance - Sketchbook:
Written
Papers - This
syllabus is subject to change due to unforseen circumstances. |
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week | Topic |
Assignment |
1 | Introduction to course , materials required Macintosh basics - Logging in, using help, point, click, drag, dbl click, saving files, folders, using the dock Internet basics - using a browser, searching, |
Bring samples of digital work to class next week. Send me your email address. |
2 | The
self portrait assignment
given Using the digital camera Using the flatbed scanner Continue mac basics - Using Zip discs, Burning CDROMS, |
self portrait |
3 | Using IPhoto - slide shows, sequences, books etc... | narrative and non narrative sequences |
4 | Show your final product Critique of self portrait | |
5 | Using
Adobe Illustrator - Vectors vs bitmaps,
Bezier curves, Anchor points, Handles, etc... |
Using a 5" x5" white screen and working only in black and white, create a drawing of the first letter of your name (first or last) You CANNOT use the type tool for this assignment. Use your sketchbook to begin the ideas and then execute them using Illustrator. Remember to use the whole area of your square. look at the Robin Williams book for inspiration. you must create at least 5 variations on this assignment... |
6 | Illustrator Cont. | Using the best image from the self portrait assignment, place it in a layer in Illustrator and make a drawing based on your face. |
7 | Critique of type and self portrait drawing assignments |
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8 | Begin IMovie project - using the DV camcorders | look over MPEGUS.mtv.com |
9 | More IMovie - importing and editing in Imovie | |
10 | Finalizing your projects in Imovie | |
11 | MTV video critique | |
12 | Oral presentations | choose an artist that utilizes digital media and do a 5-10 minute ILLUSTRATED oral presentation on this artist. |
13 | IDVD | all work must be assembled into an interactive portfolio using IDVD. This is due as your final portfolio. |
14 | lab session to work on final portfolio | |
15 | Final
Critique ALL WORK DUE AT BEGINNING OF CLASS, NO EXCEPTIONS This must includfe your completed DVD, your sketchbook, and a cdr containing all your files. |