Fall 2005 Wednesday

WEDNESDAY AM 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

AIRBRUSH (10 am to 12:45 pm)

IL-240

Peter Ambush

This class will introduce students to the art of airbrushing. Areas covered include the basic operation and maintenance of the airbrush as a tool. Learn the fundamental skills, techniques and capabilities of this remarkable painting tool.

SILKSCREEN
FA-276/FA-376
Judith Banyas
Basic techniques, materials and methods for fundamental silkscreen. Areas covered include: block out, film screen with both opaque and transparent color, and photo screen. Advanced class will stress the use of multi-color silkscreen techniques including: five color transparent or opaque printing using various methods, also experimenting with photo techniques and shirt printing.

ADVANCED WATER MEDIA
FA-315 William Senior
Advanced water color painting techniques with an emphasis on personal growth and development through independent projects. The course will involve demonstrations and discussions, as well as critiques aimed toward the development of personal style.

PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

PH-271E/PH-371E

Susan Meyer
Intermediate-Advanced level will cover professional facila and eye enhancements to the next level. Learn the Automate features for custom package printing, batch processing, PDF slideshows and photostitch panoramas, advanced layer masking and layer sets, custom brushes, textures and patterns. Create personal PR & marketing piece montages. Learn how to create beautiful watercolor & pencil sketch looking works of art with this very powerful program. Students will be given CD's with lesson image files including special disk of custom actions, brushes, styles, presets, PDF tutorial documents etc. A digital projector is used for all classes so all students can see the same demonstration at the same time.

Selecting a digital camera

SPIRIT OF ART
FD-160
Joan Arbeiter
This art appreciation course provides the student with an overview of today's field of art and the range of possibilities existing in the commercial and fine art areas. It will also introduce the student to the major art history and design movements, institutions, and the names associated with them.

WEDNESDAY PM 1:00 to 4:00 PM

SEQUENTIAL ART
IL-348 Tommy Castillo
Prerequisite (or currently taking) Animation and/or Fantasy art. A mostly independent study, the class will have lectures, assignments and critiques by the instructor. This course will concentrate on developing a sequence of drawings in consecutive order to tell a story. Objectives learned in this class can apply to animation, gaming and comic book art.

JEWELRY DESIGN
FA-205/FA-305
Lawrence Gove
Basic design and fabrication of jewelry in sterling silver with semi-precious gem stones. The course will cover use of hand tools, sawing, filing, soldering, drilling, polishing, assembling rings and pendants with bezel and prong settings. Shop safety and use of torches, polishing machines, ultrasonic and steam cleaning will be covered.

WATERCOLOR I
FA-215 William Senior
All techniques of watercolor in sept-by-step demonstrations. Students will be given independent art projects based on materials covered in class.

DRAWING I
FD-180 Judith Banyas
Introduction to the basic principles of drawing and composition including observation of forms in their three dimensions and recording or translating such form accurately to the two dimensional limitations of the flat drawing surface, composing both the positive and negative spaces.

GRAPHIC STUDIO PRACTICES
GD-213/GD-313
Dean Field
Developed specifically for Graphic Art and Commercial Art students, this course of study works in concert with the Digital Pre-Press class in order to provide experience in handling true-to-life projects which are designed from production, then handed over to the Digital Pre-Press class to bring to press status. The two classes work together to produce the final projects. Included are fundamental proposal and contract writing, project planning, photo-shoot management, and printer relationships. This program is open to 2nd and 3rd year students only and runs for 2 semesters.

WEDNESDAY EVENING 6:30 to 9:30 PM

SCI-FI & HORROR TO SEQUENTIAL ART
IL-295
Tommy Castillo
Storyboards, comic books and fantasy illustration. Learn the rudiments of the creative process from concept to visual storytelling. A retrospective of classic films from the 1950's through the 1990's will provide the basis for discussion on how to improve and infuse your own conceptual storytelling and illustration.

WHEEL THROWING
FA-227
Kirsten Sejda
This class is dedicated to establishing strong skills using the potter's wheel. Centering, opening, and raising clay are covered as well as trimming, joining and glazing techniques. Weekly demos introduce and reinforce a variety of approaches. Prerequisite: Ceramics I

OIL PAINTING
FA-125/FA-225
Paul Casale
Oil painting techniques will be coverd including color mixing, paint application, blocking in the composition, and knowledge of care of materials and equipment. Projects will include still live, portrait from observation, and landscapes using photos as reference.

ADOBE INDESIGN
CA-215/CA-315
Phil Laskowski
Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign. Create new documents, import text and graphics, create style sheets and prepare documents for print.

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