The microcredential will create an additional element of employability for individuals
who pursue the this path. Students in this microcredential will have acquired skills
in perspective, proportion, software use, and basic illustration techniques. Opportunities
for crossover include graphic design, marketing, and digital animation where the skills
acquired in the Digital and Drawing microcredential would make those individuals more
marketable.
This course focuses on introducing students to the concepts and tools of digital painting.
Through a series of course exercises and projects students will study the foundations
of design and illustration principles. Topics include digital sketching, flatting
local color, lasso and gradient painting, principles of lighting and blend modes,
textures, tool and brush settings. Course projects are designed to build software
mastery
and technical competency.
Digital PaintingIL1063 cr.
This course introduces the narrative use of the human figure in illustration. Conceptual
and visual communication skills are challenged in producing a series of two-dimensional
illustrations in black-and-white and color media. Emphasis is placed on the correct
use of reference material, drapery and costuming of the figure, settings, and staging
of the complete visual image. Prerequisite: FA103 Figure Drawing 1
Figure DrawingFA1033 cr.
This is an introductory course in drawing the human figure, focusing on the body’s
geometric and anatomical structure. Classroom work consists of drawing from the live
model and plaster sculpture casts. A hierarchy of form, working from general to specific,
is emphasized. Studio work is supplemented by lectures and critiques on the principles
of accurate representation of the human form in pictorial space, including gesture,
proportion, anatomy, and light on form. Studio laboratory fee: $20
Figure Drawing 2FA1043 cr.
This intermediate course expands upon the technical skills and aesthetic concepts
of FA103 Figure Drawing 1. More complex problems are addressed, including the foreshortened
figure, the figure in space, multiple figure composition, extended poses, and large
format drawing. Projects explore various drawing media, settings, lighting situations,
and approaches to the figure. Classroom work consists of drawing from the live model,
supplemented by lectures and critiques. Prerequisite: FA103 Figure Drawing 1. Studio
laboratory fee: $20
General DrawingFA1013 cr.
This course introduces the tools, media, and theory used in the creation of a drawing.
It includes the fundamentals of perspective, the theory of
light and shade, and a survey of graphic representation. Projects are executed focusing
on proportion and placement, volume and structure, and value with tone. Studio laboratory
fee: $20
