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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 02:41:54+00:00

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Course explores basic flat art design fundamentals and media, image, technique, concept, and vocabulary of design. Content includes pencil, pen and ink, brush and ink, charcoal, pastel and designers’ colors or acrylics, relationships of visual imagery through depth in plastic illusion, elements of design (line, value, texture, color, contrast, balance) and composition. Studio work outside regular class time required.
Course explores basic media and form leading to expression of personal concept. Topics in media include clay, plaster (additive or subtractive), wood, plaster casting and other construction materials such as metal, paper and epoxy. Topics in form cover relationships of masses, lines and textures to each other. Studio work outside of regular class time required.
Course continues ART 107, concentrating on more advanced exploration of media and form in relation to personal concept. Content includes clay, plaster, wood, epoxies (optional) and plastics (optional). Focus is on developing personal concept. Studio work outside of regular class time required. Prerequisite: ART 107 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course explores Jewish artists searching for original style from the building of the tabernacle in the desert till the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. Focus is on the influences of non-Jewish styles on Jewish art and architecture in the Diaspora as a reflection of diversity and assimilation and the new challenges after the re-establishment of the state of Israel.
Course explains basic photography. Student, using their own cameras, explore basics of film exposure, development and printing. Focus is on realizing camera’s ability to record fine delineation of tone and detail using black and white materials. Content includes use of studio cameras, studio lighting, brief history and basic aesthetics of photography. Studio work outside of regular class time required. *Students are expected to buy their own film and paper. Total cost of these items is approximately $100 in addition to the regular lab fee. The student who does not own a camera, tripod or light meter may borrow these items from the College by paying a refundable deposit fee. Deposits will be retained when equipment is damaged or not returned on the specific due date.
Course utilizes basic photographic principles and tools and deals with development of manipulative and experimental nature of medium. Focus is on student’s work. Studio work outside of regular class time is required. Prerequisite:ART 115 or ART 117 or consent of instructor or department chair. *Students are expected to buy their own film and paper. Total cost of these items is approximately $100 in addition to the regular lab fee. The student who does not own a camera, tripod or light meter may borrow these items from the College by paying a refundable deposit fee. Deposits will be retained when equipment is damaged or not returned on the specific due date.
Course introduces potentials and realities of digital photography. Digital darkroom is constructed and necessary software explored. Content includes fundamentals of photography and their relation to digital imaging, basic electronic imaging principles, and scanning techniques.
Course covers topics in photographic finishing practices, focusing primarily on standard negative and print retouching as well as digital retouching. Content includes advanced mat cutting, frame making, and sequencing images for a portfolio presentation, as well as storage and conservation issues. Prerequisite: ART 115 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course examines role of art museum curator. Content includes collection management and exhibit preparation, application of basic principles to other types of museums such as history, science or nature. The Koehnline Museum of Art at the Des Plaines campus serves as lab for course.
Course is a comparative study of contemporary art as an expression of human experience. Content includes major artists, styles and movements from 1945 to the present. Focus is on development of perceptive stylistic analysis and ability to understand a work of art in relation to cultural context.
Course presents visually-oriented history of development of commercial and creative Graphic Design and Graphic Design technology. Content includes how Graphic Design fits into past and present human experience and how Graphic Design reflects itself within social context of culture. Focus is on the concepts of design and the work of the designer in order to assess the significance of Graphic Design as a cultural, social, and political activity.
Course examines basics of drawing. Focus is on development of fundamental skills in proportion, value (shading) and perspective, use of form for personal expression. Content includes work from still life, live models and outside subject matter, media use of pencil, charcoal, conte, ink and pastels. Studio work outside of regular class time required.
Course examines techniques of hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramics. Content includes decorating and glazing techniques, understanding of appropriate form. Studio work outside of regular class time required.
Course provides basic understanding and working practice of watercolor as a painting medium. Content includes use of watercolor and component materials, tools and techniques associated with this medium, development of line, shape, spatial characteristics, color mixing, and their use in terms of the concept of the work. Studio work outside of scheduled class time required. Prerequisite: ART 105 or ART 131 or ART 132 or consent of instructor.
Course explores aesthetics, techniques and theory of color photography. Content includes color theory, nature of light and its relationship to the additive and subtractive system of color theory, and color balance in relationship to light source and color corrected photographs. Focus is on student camera work to shoot and develop color positive and negative film, with the goal of making color photographs, applying history of photography and function of color aesthetics to photography, and to individual work. Prerequisite: ART 115 or ART 117 or consent of instructor. *Students are expected to buy their own film and paper. Total cost of these items is approximately $100 in addition to the regular lab fee. The student who does not own a camera, tripod or light meter may borrow these items from the College by paying a refundable deposit fee. Deposits will be retained when equipment is damaged or not returned on the specific due date.
Course surveys production, manipulation and output of photographic images electronically. Students will use photographs to be digitized and put into a computer for manipulation, to create output of images to paper prints. Content includes aesthetics of photographic image manipulation in context of student work and historical perspective. Implication of photographic electronic imaging to legal, moral and social issues discussed and related to commercial and fine arts applications. Adobe Photoshop used as the main software. Recommended: ART 115.
Course uses advanced computer methods to cover highly developed techniques of photographic electronic imagery used by graphic designers and photographers to enhance images, including airbrush and shadow making, contour shading and texture additions, retouching, montaging and coloring. Additional content includes examining traditional tasks of line drawing, pattern and texture creation that the computer can produce in exacting detail. Students will use photographs for digitization and computer manipulation. Photoshop used as the main software. Prerequisite: ART 216 or consent of instructor.
Course refines darkroom technique of ART 115. Content includes issues of film exposure and development in order to produce “perfect” negatives, various films, developers, chemicals, papers and toners, and advanced studio lighting; medium and large format photography introduced. Focus is on student assignments and personal projects. Prerequisite: ART 115 or consent of instructor.
Course presents techniques of photographic lighting. Content includes using light as a creative tool, exploring tungsten light and electronic flash in studio situations. Studio and fieldwork outside of regular class time is required. Prerequisite: ART 115 or ART 117 or consent of instructor.
Course expands basic principles and tools of digital photography used in ART 117 and deals with the manipulative and experimental nature of the medium. Focus is on creation of original work utilizing the digital camera, study of development of manipulative photography. Studio work outside of regular class time required. Prerequisite: ART 117 or equivalent.
Course deals with large format photography, at advanced level. Students use College-provided equipment. Content includes techniques used in large format film exposure, development and printing. Focus is on discovering benefits associated with view camera in various aspects of the photographic field. Lab and studio work outside of regular class time required. Prerequisite: ART 115.
Course covers aesthetic and historical developments of landscape photography. Content includes impact on artistic, cultural, social, economic and political issues, survey of historical photographers and modern practitioners of the medium. Week-long field study provides chance to employ techniques and ideas learned in class. Prerequisite: ART 115 or ART 117.
Course explores fundamental concepts of visual design. Content includes range of functional aspects of design, such as communication and the production process, to visual aspects of design. Vector drawing used as medium for design process examination. Adobe Illustrator used as the main software.
Course introduces Medium Format camera system and its format advantages for photographer. Content includes numerous Medium Format systems used in field of professional photography, use of specialized equipment to reveal form and function of variety of subjects, enhancement of experience in basic photography with refinement of film exposure and development, technical operation of the Medium Format camera, and selection of appropriate equipment and materials. Focus is on practical, problem-solving applications. Prerequisite: ART 115 or consent of instructor. *Students are expected to buy their own film and paper. Total cost of these items is approximately $100 in addition to the regular lab fee. The student who does not own a camera, tripod or light meter may borrow these items from the College by paying a refundable deposit fee. Deposits will be retained when equipment is damaged or not returned on the specific due date.
Course presents advanced study of studio lighting practices required in field of professional photography. Content includes further exploration of techniques specific to using electronic flash in unique photographic assignments, and fields of fashion, wedding, product, location/event-specific portraiture and layout-specific photography. Studio and fieldwork outside of regular class time required. Prerequisite: ART 219. *Students are expected to buy their own film and paper. Total cost of these items is approximately $100 in addition to the regular lab fee. The student who does not own a camera, tripod or light meter may borrow these items from the College by paying a refundable deposit fee. Deposits will be retained when equipment is damaged or not returned on the specific due date.
Course covers esthetic and historical developments architectural photography. Content includes impact on artistic, cultural, social, economic, legal, and political issues; historical survey of architectural photographers, including modern practitioners of the medium. Students will produce a portfolio of work employing techniques and ideas learned in class. Course maybe repeated up to three times on different topics for maximum of twelve credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Course is continuation of ART 131, focusing on personal approach to media and subject matter. Studio work outside of regular class time required. Prerequisite: ART 131 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course is a continuation of ART 132, focusing on personal approach. No media restrictions. Studio work outside of regular class time required. Prerequisite: ART 132 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course is a continuation of ART 134, further exploring ceramic techniques, glaze calculation and aesthetic evaluation. Focus is on development of personal visual language. Studio work outside of regular class time is required. Prerequisite: ART 134 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course covers esthetic and historical developments documentary photography. Content includes impact on artistic, cultural, social, economic, legal, and political issues; historical survey of documentary photographers, including modern practitioners of the medium. Students will produce a portfolio of work employing techniques and ideas learned in class. Course maybe repeated up to three times on different topics for maximum of twelve credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Course offers on-site experience in museum field. Students serve internship (paid) or practicum (unpaid) for 10 hours weekly at a Chicago area museum (art, history, natural history, science, botanic garden). Job appropriate to student's skills. Regular meetings with instructor to provide detailed reports of work experience required. Prerequisite: ART 120.
Course explores structure and expressive potential of the form. Focus is on drawing from model, using various media. Prerequisite: ART 131 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course provides an examination of the role of graphic design in brand identity, logo design, and brand marketing. Topics include current design strategies for developing integrated digital branding solutions and practical application by hands-on experience in designing, application, and presentation of a company identity, logo, and brand program. Prerequsite: ART 224 or consent of instructor.
Course continues ART 145 Watercolor I, with further development of techniques, style, approach, concept and content. Advanced studies and exercises to produce more finished and accomplished work. Individual approach (style) and self- directed concepts stressed. Studio work outside of scheduled class time required. Prerequisite: ART 145 or consent of instructor.
Course explores different media in making electronic images using many techniques which draw upon common skills and procedures. Content includes application processes using various computer software related to specific images, relationships to other techniques, customizing brushes, applying textures, creating dramatic borders, making mosaics, applying paint and sketches, transforming photographs, and animation. Production of finished output major goal of course. Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter used as the main software. Prerequisite: ART 250 or consent of instructor.
Course advances further development of structural and compositional skills in figure drawing. Prerequisite: ART 243 or consent of instructor or department chair.
Course covers advanced techniques of vector drawing. Content includes a broader and deeper exploration of artistic communication and design, as well as the production process of vector drawing. Prerequisite: ART 224.
Course presents techniques used in creating complex selections and masks with Adobe Photoshop to produce creative composite images—from realistic to abstract. Techniques include the creation, manipulation and output of images via inkjet printer to a variety of art papers using photographs, other original art and found objects that will be scanned into the computer. Topics include the aesthetics of image manipulation, both in the context of the student’s development of style and from an historical perspective, and the legal, moral and social issues of commercial and fine arts applications of photographic electronic imaging. Prerequisite: ART 216 or consent of instructor.
Course covers the creation and use of graphics in web page design and production. Content includes fundamentals of graphic production, basic layout design principles, and HTML/CSS development for the web. Recommended: experience with digital imaging using Adobe Photoshop.
Course explores design and production of animation and multimedia applications. Content includes three-dimensional rendering; its relationship to traditional two-dimensional graphic production, computer animation, and multimedia concepts and production procedures. Different media of computer sound, text, and imaging, and combinations of multimedia productions also covered.
Course presents working knowledge of 3D animation production. Topics include modeling, texturing, animation, lighting and rendering. Students create complex animation sequences including mechanical and character animations. Autodesk Maya used as the main software. Prerequisite: ART 260 or instructor’s consent.
Course explores musical instrument digital interfaces and synthesizers. Content includes how technologies change way music is conceived, performed, produced, recorded, and published; midi synthesizers as musical instrument and sound source, as well as input/output device for computer; sequencing, algorithmic composition, extended performance application, creative possibilities of sound and picture, and temporal aspect of music to moving images. Prerequisite: ART 260 or consent of instructor.
Course covers the use of authoring tools and issues affecting multimedia production projects from design phase through completion. Projects completed in software package. Content includes basic programming techniques, animation control, software engineering principles for multimedia environment, use of color images and sound, incorporation of movies, CD-ROM production, testing and mastering. Prerequisite: ART 260.
Course presents background information and methodology for production of high quality publications in desktop environment. Content includes powerful tools available for the electronic prepress and press imaging, assembly of publications with computer tools, and most common publishing problems. Adobe InDesign and Photoshop used as the main software. Prerequisite: ART 225 or consent of instructor.
Course covers production of computer graphics, using Macintosh platform in graphic design production environment. Prerequisites: ART 216 and ART 225, or consent of instructor.
Course covers applications of common graphic tools available in web layout design and typography. Content includes artistic principles and techniques of web page design and layout, and examination of graphic design process from concept to production. Prerequisite: ART 259 or consent of instructor.
Course covers in-depth understanding of interactive presentations, for students with basic knowledge of Macromedia Director as a tool for multimedia design and production. Content includes how media such as sound, video, Flash, QTVR, fonts, text and graphics are controlled by Lingo to create interactive presentations, with final output to CD-ROM and the web (via Shockwave); practical and aesthetic considerations of projects such as games, instructional or promotional pieces, or other artistic expressions through multimedia. Integration with Internet is stressed. Prerequisite: ART 264 or consent of instructor.
Course covers developing appropriate portfolios. Content includes examining different media, and developing types of portfolios for the commercial world, for transfer to other art schools, and for exhibiting fine art. Prerequisites: ART 216, ART 224, and ART 225.
Course explores character design and development, 3D modeling and texturing specific to games and post-production. Content includes character animation involving looping, character interaction and timing, modeling and texturing in different resolutions, and vertex coloring. Autodesk Maya used as the main software. Prerequisites: ART 260 and ART 261.
Course covers practical aspects of game design. Content includes interface design, game documentation, working with game tests, experimental and conceptual topics of play mechanics, experience design, design of gaming spaces, and game balancing. Prerequisite: ART 260 or consent of instructor.
Course focuses on the use of Color Management to get consistent color from input through editing through output and color correction techniques. Topics include creation and use of ICC color profiles for scanners, digital cameras, monitors, and inkjet printers; choosing hardware, types of ink, using art papers, proofing, and related techniques. Prerequisite: ART 216.
Course provides students of digital photography with an integrated approach to the digital darkroom. Students will learn to organize digital images for effective workflow. Content includes color management techniques, such as monitor calibration, image editing capabilities of Adobe Bridge/Camera RAW and Lightroom, Photoshop techniques for professional digital photographers, fine tonal and color adjustments, noise reduction, sharpening techniques, use of ICC color profiles in their printing procedures and a variety of fine art inkjet papers. Prerequisite: ART 216.
Course offers specialized instruction in current topics in art, photography and/or graphic design. Topics will be identified for each section of the course. May be repeated up to three times on different topics for maximum of twelve semester credit hours. Prerequisite may vary by topic.

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