Beginning students will learn the basics of how to transform images using the computer, and how to use a scanner and digital camera. Using step by step tutorials students will progress from simple color corrections and digital painting to complex collage projects that offer unlimited possibilities for the creative artist. More advanced students will learn to prepare images for various printing techniques using color management, and color separation techniques. Projects will also include page layouts in QuarkXPress. And for the truly adventurous, simple 2-D animation using Painter 5 will be demonstrated.
Students have use of computer lab at other times during the week.
Using professional wood and lead type, and letterpresses, students will learn how to incorporate hand-cut relief prints and type to make their own books and prints. Students will study historical examples of book arts, typesetting, and book binding. Techniques for decorative papers will be demonstrated and methods of binding and presentation will be stressed along with learning the craft of setting and printing type. With a focus on learning the basic aspects of observational drawing, students will be encouraged to learn the skills needed to realistically render and draw objects in space. Renaissance systems of one point, multi-point and atmospheric perspective, along with chiaroscuro drawing will be explored.