Computer Art I
Spring Semester 2012
Instructor:
Bryan Wilkerson
Phone: 865-354-3000 ext 4748
Email:
wilkersonbs@roanestate.edu
Materials:
Portable media such as a jump drive or writeable discs to back up your work.
Required
Text Book: Adobe Illustrator CS5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5
Classroom
in a
book
GRADES: 90 % percent of your grade will be based on your
projects and test(criteria
for
evaluating the projects will be based on the time spent on the project and it's
originality).
10%
of your grade will be based on class participation.
Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory. On your 3rd absence your grade drops a
letter.
4 absences your grade drops another letter. 5 absences automatic failure
of the course.
Absences
accrue from the first scheduled class meeting, and late arrivals and early
departures
are considered half absences. Additionally, written excuses, such as
those
from a doctor are unnecessary. All students have a number of absences they
can
use for such purposes. If students must exceed the allotted number of absences,
they will not fulfill the course obligations or adequately learn the
material.
When
students miss an excessive number of classes they are advised to withdraw
from
the class under the "Withdrawals and Honorable Dismissals" section as
described
in the RSCC catalog. However, students who receive financial aid should
first
check with the Financial Aid Office before withdrawing to ensure that such action
does not jeopardize their aid or necessitate early repayment.
Important,
since instructions start when class starts. Arriving late disrupts the class
and
disrupts me!! If you make a habit of being over 5 minutes late for class, your
grade
will suffer. You are responsible for finding-out from fellow classmates what you
missed and making sure you keep- up with instructions and assignments.
Grades: Aside from attendance
and class participation, your performance will be
evaluated
by your ability to successfully complete a series of assigned tasks on time
(as
if I were a real client
expecting
a completed image). Mini-projects will be assigned as we progress
through
the course material. You are expected to complete all assignments. I will
treat
you as a responsible, mature person and will expect you to meet your commitments
in a professional manner.
COMPUTER ART I PROJECT LIST
[ ]
Project 1- Introduction to the course, using a macintosh, general computing
skills, sumopaint assignment.
[ ]
Project 2- In a "RASTER" paint program, do four paintings or
drawings. They can
be
realistic, primitive or abstract. Be sure to use and experiment with the pencil
tool,
the airbrush tool, and various brush tips. In one of the paintings create a
design
using various fills and textures. Add interest to your designs by assigning different
transparency levels to various brushstrokes.
[ ]
Project 3- Invent your own currency. Use a "vector" program.
[ ]
Project 4- Import clip art image and use it as the center focus of a poster or
flyer
design.
Further enhance the poster with typography and graphic elements
(boarders,
tone panels, and other principles of art)
[ ]
Project 5- Repeat project four but use a scanned image, photo, or drawing as
the center focus.
[ ] Project 6- Create two
graphs in a "VECTOR" program. (one bar, one pie, and one
any
other). Enhance the graphs artistically using techniques learned from previous assignments.
[ ]
Project 7- Design a business card, letterhead, and invoice for a company of
your choice or invention using a pagination program
(pagemaker).
[ ]
Project 8- Design two pages of a newsletter or powerpoint presentation for a
real or fictitious business, organization, or cause of your
choice. It must include: a banner
(masterhead),
1 graph, 1 photo, headlines, and artistic graphic elements to make it
look
organized and professional. Review your graphic design handout and incorporate
as many unifying devices as possible! Use pagemaker.
[ ]
Project 9- Draw a floor plan of your dream house. Be creative. Use a vector program.
Refer to the examples.
[ ]
Project 10 -12 Choose from the optional project ideas.
