Students are allowed an individual creative approach to further their development in form and surface decoration. Includes advanced technology in higher firing clays and glazes. Also the study of theatre lighting as an art form with an emphasis on design concepts. The theories of light, color, instruments and control are interpreted in relation to performer and audience. The course examines the history of clothing design, color theory, rendering techniques and design process from concept to execution.
Students also explore the concepts of theatrical makeup and design through lecture and practice.
Computer graphics are introduced with hands-on explorations using illustration, image digitizing, air brushing and masking techniques. The origins of style and subjects and their transformation into Christian vehicles of great sophistication are treated from many viewpoints theological, literary, liturgical, iconographic, perceptual and stylistic. Encompasses the development and changes of religious art and iconography. Studies include religious content and thought as expressed in painting, sculpture, architecture and crafts through the ages, as well as the contemporary expression of these visual symbols in ecclesiastical art forms. Course allows opportunities for laboratory experiences.