ART 15B: DIGITAL PAINTING II
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Units: | 4 |
| Hours: | 3 lecture, 3 laboratory per week (72 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Familiarity with current interface operations for desktop computers, laptops and digital tablets. |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | CSU/UC |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
| Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- A successful student will be able to create digital art using intermediate levels of hardware, software combined with conceptual development sketches, research and written briefs
- A successful student will be able to demonstrate how to use intermediate levels of software and hardware to create digital art
Description
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
A. Demonstrate familiarity with interactive computers, digital tablets, drawing and painting software.
B. Demonstrate working knowledge of various computer drawing and painting operations.
C. Demonstrate skill in creating and manipulating visual materials.
D. Show awareness of interdisciplinary applications of drawing and computer painting software.
E. Show understanding of artistic contributions made by people from diverse cultures and backgrounds in digital artwork.
F. Show understanding of careers in digital art, illustration and animation.
Course Content
A. Lectures:
1. History of computer art and graphics, specifically computer drawing and painting.
2. Relationship of digital drawing and painting to traditional painting methods.
3. Principles of visual communication in digital art.
4. Observation of contemporary examples of digital art, drawings, painting and related products.
B. Demonstrations:
1. Intermediate use of interactive digital drawing and painting software programs.
2. Intermediate and complex digital operations required for creating graphics, including file and disk management.
C. Laboratory Practice:
1. Using computer intermediate and complex paint software and computer operations to create digital artwork.
2. Developing, manipulating, and editing complex images in digital painting and drawing.
3. Completion of course assignments and requirements using digital painting with traditional and experimental methods.
Lab Content
Laboratory Practice:
A. Using complex digital drawing and painting software and computer operations.
B. Developing, manipulating, and editing images, drawing, painting in digital formats.
C. Digital painting using software, tablets, computers.
D. Creating preliminary conceptual sketches in preparation for digital drawing and painting.
E. Completion of multiple drawing and painting assignments.
F. Compilation of a digital portfolio inclusive of digital painting.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
B. When taught via Foothill Global Access: on-going access to computer, digital tablets, and other interface methods with email software and capabilities; email address; Java-script enabled internet browsing software.
Method(s) of Evaluation
A. Instructor's review and grading of assigned coursework.
B. Class and lab participation.
Method(s) of Instruction
A. Lectures related to history of digital art, forms and function
B. Demonstrations of techniques and current methods used to create digital artwork
C. Slideshows will be used to present multiple aspects of digital artwork and digital artists
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Jardine, Alison. Make Great Art on Your iPad. Ilex Press, 2017.
Pendarvis-Threinen, Cher. The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book: Creative Techniques in Digital Painting Using Wacom and the iPad. 2nd ed. Peachpit Press, 2013.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
A. Create multiple versions of digital artwork, such as abstract art, landscape painting, still life painting, expressionistic artwork and illustrations using drawing and painting software programs.
B. Interface exploration through five specific painting assignments, using digital tools and techniques to learn how to cut, copy, paste, use layers, use multiple digital paintbrushes and use digital papers and textures.
C. Practice using new techniques with digital tablets, iPads, and computers in creating digital artwork using Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter software.
D. Exploration of traditional drawing and painting techniques, using digital tools, such as computers, to create no fewer than five examples of digital artwork.
E. Reading related to careers in digital art and design.
F. Appreciating digital art created by multi-cultural artists.
G. Research digital art, illustration and animation as part of the course online web-based research.
H. Reading textbook lessons on methods to create art using oil, watercolor, acrylic, and pastel digital painting methods.