Department & Number ART 232
Course Title Digital Art: Intermediate I
Prerequisite Art 133- Digital Art: Beginning II
Co-requisite
Prerequisite or concurrently
Challenge Policy
Number of Weeks 18
Lecture Hours per term 18-36
Lab Hours per term 0-144
*HBA per term 0
Activity Hours per term
Units 1-4
Advisory Concurrent Enrollment in GRAPH 095A-D or
ART 095A-D
HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT: 0 Hours per week.
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is for students who have completed ART 132 and ART 133 or the equivalent. Students will expand upon their knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, MetaCreations, Painter and/or other state-of-the-art digital imagemaking applications. Students will further their study of photographic image making, scanning, digital painting and image manipulation using current digital art software. Students will use software and technology with less effort, increased speed and with better control. Students will continue to sharpen their focus on image creation, not on technology, using the computer as a tool to help shape their vision.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Use computers, scanners, CD burners, digital tablets and other technology as tools to create art.
2. Operate digital enhancing/editing software with increased proficiency to produce high quality digital art.
3. Use large format color printers to produce artwork on a variety of media.
4. Create a portfolio of visual projects.
COURSE CONTENT: (In detail; attach additional information as needed and include percentage breakdown)
20 % Expanded techniques and operational tips of using technology as art tools
50 % Complex digital art techniques. Further exploration of editing software as an intuitive art creation tool.
20 % Archiving to storage media, printing to large format printers.
10 % Portfolio preparation and creation
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture/Demonstration
Critiques
Laboratory

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Adobe PhotoShop Visual QuickStart
Elaine Weinmann
Peachpit Press
2005
Edition/Date:
COURSE EXPECTATIONS ( Use applicable expectations )
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Weekly Reading Assignments
Weekly Writing Assignments
Weekly Math Problems
Lab Application Assignments
Other Performance Assignments
Hours per week
1
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4-10
Critiques
STUDENT EVALUATION : (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
40
Completion of assigned projects
20
20
20
Submission of portfolio CD
Participation in critiques
Final Exam
GRADING POLICY (Choose LG, P/NP, or SC)
X
90% - 100% = A 70% and above = Pass 90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B Below 70% = No Pass 80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C 70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D 60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F Below 60% = F
70% and above = Credit
Below 70% = No Credit
Eric Sanchez
Form Revised 03/09
S10