This course reinforces earlier teachings on the,product development process and applies the,methodology to projects that emphasize the,investigation of ergonomics and manufacturing,methods. Students use the skills learned in,supporting classes to convey design solutions in,2D sketches, 3D study models, digital models,and renderings. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DPR 214, DPR 225, DPR 226
Fundamentals and construction, as well as likeness,and rendering of diverse figure models of various,races, genders, disability/differently-abled, are,covered in the drawing portion of this course.,Color, mood, and form and technique are emphasized,in the painting portion. Materials used include,graphite, charcoal, Prismacolor, pastels, markers,,gouache, acrylics, and oils. Outside assignments,concentrate on expressions. caricature, formal,portraiture and advertising applications. Credits: 3 … Continue reading “DIL-348 HEAD DRAWING AND PORTRAIT PAINTING”
This course explores the narrative storytelling,and production procedures for developing graphic,novels, comics, storyboards and animatics.,Assignments are developed from situations directly,observed, imagined or conceptualized to increase,the student’s awareness and perception of time,,which is required for the logical layout and,design of stories. Students explore the,characteristic of this visual storytelling medium,,and create visual narrative stories including age,,gender, disability/differently- … Continue reading “DIL-350 SEQUENTIAL STORYTELLING”
This course teaches students the tools and,processes involved in creating complex 3D digital,models. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DPR 261 or DPR 161
This course introduces students to fiction,,poetry, creative nonfiction and drama and,presents an opportunity to produce written work,in those genres for review by the instructor and,peers. DEN 307 offers student writers an,opportunity to improve their writing. The works,of published writers, like the exhibits of,artists, are used as models and resources. This,course is open to the general … Continue reading “DEN-307 INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING”
“Illusionist Painting” is an atelier style course,focused on contemporary representational,practices, with an emphasis on creating the,illusion of form from the live figure. Students,will have extended class time to accomplish,paintings from a diverse grouping of live figure,models of varied race, gender, sexual,identity/orientation, and,disability/differently-abled backgrounds. The,course will,include an observational approach to painting the,human figure and will develop … Continue reading “DIL-407 ILLUSIONIST PAINTING (ADVANCED)”
The emphasis of this course is on plaster-casting,techniques for making high-resolution molds. The,course also explores surface glazing, colored,clays and high-temperature reduction salt firings.,Students choose a form, which may be derived from,hard-edged industrial materials (i.e. machine,parts or commercial products) or organic items,from nature (i.e. vegetables, fruits, biomorphic,shapes) and produce their concept in multiples.,Works may range from … Continue reading “PCS-013 SLIPCASTING”
At once literary and visual, graphic novels,challenge the traditional boundaries of,literature. In recent years, graphic novels have,explored important social and political themes,,retold ancient stories, and carved new territory,in story-telling. This course will explore the,graphic novel as a cultural artifact asking,several key questions: What stories have been,told in graphic novel format, and why those,stories? What do … Continue reading “DEN-316 THE GRAPHIC NOVEL”
This course looks at some of the sexual, social,,and cultural dilemmas facing women as writers,,artists and individuals, based upon the literature,written both by and about them. Readings include,novels and a series of short fiction, essays,,poetry, etc. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: DEN 102
This course challenges students to read and,assess a variety of written and visual texts and,then respond in a college-level essay,incorporating carefully crafted research and,argumentation. The course stresses important,academic skills including essay planning and,organization, researching and citing sources in,the MLA (Modern Language Association) style,,composing introductions and conclusions,,revising, and presenting before a group. ,Placement is through ACT … Continue reading “PCS-108 ART OF ARGUMENTATION”