Minor
Art
Degrees and Certificates
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Art,
Courses
ART 101: The Language of Drawing I
Credits 3This course explores the nature of drawing as a language skill and the use of drawing by production artists and animators. Topics include applied drawing goals, critical thinking skills, and best practices in drawing practice, drill, and play. Design principles, reference research, and the design process are applied to a series of practical problems. This course also explores drawing materials, drawing strategy, drawing sequence, and linear drawing methodology, practice, and theory.
ART 105: Art Processes
Credits 3This course provides a basic working knowledge of the processes used in making art. Topics include the origins and techniques involving drawing, tone, color, composition and artistic process as well as a simple overview of art history.
ART 115: Art and Technology
Credits 3This course provides an overview of art history from Paleolithic times through the modern day. The course examines classical art materials and methods and traces the technological advances of society and art. It considers the interplay between art and technology and how they have historically impacted society.
ART 120: Language of Drawing II
Credits 3This course introduces construction drawing as a method to create the sensation of depth and volume in art. Particular attention is paid to planar- and value-based strategies to add a convincing sense of legitimacy and consistency in 2D art and animation.
ART 125: Tone, Color, and Composition I
Credits 3This course introduces various methods for activating the picture plane, manipulating the viewer'92s visual experience, and visually communicating complex ideas and moods. These methods are reinforced through the study and application of light, darkness, value, color-harmony systems, and compositional strategies.
ART 130: Tone, Color, and Composition II
Credits 3This course builds upon the theories, techniques, and practices introduced in ART 125 while introducing the concepts of analysis and extrapolation in the creation of a visual reference library for implementation in subsequent coursework.
ART 150: Human Anatomy
Credits 3This course explores the skeletal and muscular structures of the human body. Skeletal and muscular forms are identified from both live models and anatomical references. Topics include terminology, structural arrangement, and kinetic function. The course gives special emphasis to adapting this knowledge to the needs of artists and animators.
ART 151: Life Drawing I
Credits 3This course introduces the challenges of drawing the human form and applying lessons in anatomy to the figure. Life drawing for animation is examined in this course by studying the skeletal structure, muscle form, gesture, and emotion when drawing a live model.
ART 200: Animal Anatomy
Credits 3This course introduces the major skeletal and muscular structures of animals. Topics include terminology, structural arrangement, and kinetic function. The course also considers standard locomotion cycles and the relationship between humans and various animals. This course gives special emphasis to adapting this knowledge to the needs of artists and animators.
ART 201: Life Drawing II
Credits 3This course emphasizes drawing the human form from a structural perspective. Strategies for visualizing anatomy are explored. These include identifying bony landmarks and constructing the form through primitives and value. Additional topics include drawing the clothed figure and foreshortening.
ART 251: Character Design
Credits 3This course introduces the traditions of character design and the basic structural strategies for creating animated characters. The course explores simplification gradients relative to human, animal, and inanimate object-based characters. It also considers issues of costume, personality, and story interaction. The course emphasizes professional applications, techniques, and standards of quality.
ART 300: Perspective, Backgrounds, and Layouts
Credits 3This course explores the animation pre-production skills of background and layout art. It emphasizes professional applications, techniques, and standards of quality. Students are guided through classical depth cue and perspective systems as they apply this knowledge to the creation of animation backgrounds and layouts. Additionally, students explore means of using drawing to create elements such as camera lens illusions, architectural space, theatrical sets, game visual design, matte painting, and surface texture.
ART 350: Storyboards
Credits 3This course explores the animation pre-production skills of storyboard art. Emphasis is placed on storytelling and cinematography to create both production and presentation storyboards. Drawing is applied as a means to create story-flow, character development, mood, time, and place.
ART 399: Special Topics in Art
Credits 3The content of this course may change each time it is offered.n
It is for the purpose of offering a new or specialized course of interest to the faculty or students that is not covered by the courses in the current catalog.
ART 401: Conceptual Illustration and Visual Development
Credits 3This course explores the animation pre-production skills of conceptual illustration and visual development. Students apply their knowledge of drawing, storytelling, and composition to create speculative drawings for animation. They review compositional systems, design process, and illustration techniques. Additionally, students explore means of using drawing to visually explore story and character ideas from both existing and original story materials. They also consider adaptation, stylization, and visual variety. The course emphasizes professional applications, techniques, and standards of quality.
ART 450: Portfolio
Credits 3This course explores elements of personal branding and professional portfolio development. Emphasis is placed on visual continuity in the creation of traditional and digital art portfolios, web sites, demo reels, and promotional items.n
The course also covers strategies for job interviews, contract negotiations, understanding business documents, and exhibiting at trade shows.