Spring 2004
Georgetown University
Deptartment of Art , Music and Theatre
Intro. to Digital Art (Art 160-03)
Professor Brady Robinson
Office Hours: by appt. E-Mail: er39@georgetown.edu
This syllabus is also available on line @ http://www.gobrady.com/art160.html
Class Meets: Tues/Thurs. 5:15-7:05 pm Walsh 290
Prerequisites: Drawing Fundamentals and/or Basic Design
Course Description: This course is designed to develop both technical and artistic skills using Apple Macintosh computers as a creative tool to generate still images that you will compile as electronic slide shows, web pages and hard copy prints. To take this class you don’t need to be familiar with the Macintosh operating system or with Macintosh based applications. The programs you will learn to use are Photoshop 7.0, Painter 6.0, Illustrator 9.0 and GoLive 6.0. In every class you will be introduced to new ideas and technical issues. These ideas will be developed in tutorials, class assignments and class critiques. Every week you should spend at least four to six hours working on your projects and assignments. Periodical slide presentations will be given to introduce new subject matter/ideas. Use original artwork. No magazines/previously published material may be used to scan in class.
Objectives: The objectives of this class are to achieve proficient skills using Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator to generate a broad range of two-dimensional images. The work you will produce should demonstrate a good understanding of both the technical and artistic/aesthetic implication of the medium utilized. The final objective of the class is to generate a portfolio of images that you will present as both electronic and hard copy media. You will also create a web project representing the semester’s work in GoLive.
Attendance Policy: You are expected to be present for the entire class, including lab time. Lateness/leaving early is not tolerated and will lower your grade. Lateness/leaving early will count as a 1/2 absence. No unexcused absences will be allowed. Excessive absences (more than three per semester) will result in a lower grade.
Portfolios: Portfolios should include all the projects you have done during the semester. These projects should be saved on a designated folder on the professor’s computer in the Napolitano lab.
Lab Policy: Cell phones need to be off before entering class. No drinking or eating in the Napolitano lab. Spilling fluids/food over a monitor, a computer, or keyboard could destroy it and jeopardize your work or the work of other students who use the lab. Damaging the equipment could result in your class expulsion. See the Napolitano Classroom Guidelines. Lab Hours/Monitors: See posted lab hours outside of the lab. Sign up in pencil.
Professionalism, attitude, effort, participation and attendance: Have all materials needed for class and participate in keeping the Napolitano lab clean and organized. Have all reading assignments completed prior to the class lecture. Class time and open labs should be used efficiently. Studio art courses are very time consuming. Expect to spend a minimum of 4 – 6 additional hours a week working in the darkroom outside of your regularly scheduled class time. Digital Art courses are very “hands-on” and dependent on instructor/student interaction. Missed classes are missed opportunities that cannot be made up by reading a textbook. Learning is accomplished through experience and observation. The student is responsible for missed information; lectures will not be repeated.
Grading: Grading will be based on the development of your work, attendance, class participation in critiques and home assignments. Work hard in class and on your home assignments. Try to understand and apply the technical aspects of the applications provided by tutorials and demos in class. Apply these skills in your own personal artistic expression. The breakdown of the final semester grade will be 50% assigned projects #1-4, 40% final project and 10% classroom participation and lab conduct.
Grading:
1. Just doing the assignments does not mean that you will earn an “A” in this class. You must complete the goals for each assignment, execute at the expected level of technical proficiency, and give a professional presentation to the final portfolio. Grades are a reflection of how well you accomplished objectives set out for the course. You will be evaluated on both technical and aesthetic values. When you have completed all assignments and course work at an excellent level of performance, you will earn a grade of A. When you have completed all assignments at a good level of performance, you will earn a grade of B. When you have completed all assignments at an average level of performance, you will earn a grade of C. When you have failed to accomplish the course objectives by not completing assigned course work, not participating in classes and/or labs, or missed more than 3 classes, you will earn a grade of D or F.
A=Excellent -thorough understanding in all technical areas. Inventive and well executed solutions to all assignments.
B= Good - above average understanding in all technical areas, most solutions to assignments are thoughtfully executed, some need improvement.
C= Average - adequate understanding in all technical areas, most solutions do not yield significant interpretation or insight to the problem.
D= Poor - inadequate understanding in most technical areas, portfolio is incomplete and finished work is mostly of poor quality
F=Failure - lack of understanding in all technical areas, portfolio is incomplete and student lacks ability to submit work of any significance or quality.
2. Your personal contribution to class is also taken into consideration. Each student is partially responsible for the success of the class. Contributions include:
A. Regular Attendance. Being on time. Staying for the full class.
B. Completion of assignments on time. Projects will be accepted one week late, but will be lowered by one letter grade. Projects will not be accepted any later than one week after due date. If a portion of an assignment is late, the entire assignment will be considered late.
C. Willingness to participate in class discussions, this includes preparation both in terms of completion of projects & coming to class with ideas & opinions that will promote discussion. A missed critique may result in a reduction in the project’s grade.
D. Participation in the orderly functioning of the lab... respect/ care of equipment, proper return of borrowed equipment.
Honor Code of Academic Integrity:
Student will independently produce original work during the semester. All assignments in this course will be completed in compliance with Georgetown University’s code of academic integrity.
-It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with the code of academic integrity
-You must use original artwork. No violation of copyright laws.
-Collaborations must be approved in advance; images may not be shared
-Suspicious assignments will be brought to the attention of the appropriate authorities
Remember this is an ART course; therefore you will be expected to apply the technical skills learned toward the production of fine art. Photos of friends hanging out in your room, bottles piled on tables, squirrels on the Mall and Spring Break are usually very dull. Little emphasis will be placed on the simplistic use of Photoshop’s massive “wow” filters, especially as a means of salvaging an unsuccessful original. Your technique should not overpower the ideas you are addressing, not should you concepts get lost within sloppy technical ideas. Keep these in mind;
-Look for a unique perspective
-Create independent solutions to ideas
-Strive for the highest quality possible in craft and execution of idea
Materials List.
Required Textbooks:
Photoshop 7 for Windows & Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide ($21.99)
by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas
ISBN 0-201-71309-8 copyright 2001
http://www.peachpit.com 1-800-283-9444
GoLive 6 for Windows & Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide ($19.99)
by Shelly Brisbin
ISBN: 0-201-70841-8 copyright 2001
http://www.peachpit.com 1-800-283-9444
2 zip MAC formatted 100MB or 250MB disks (Fujifilm or Iomega brand)
optional texts: Tutorial Based Texts;
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 classroom in a book
Copyright 2001. www.adobe.com/adobepress
Adobe Illustrator 9 classroom in a book
Copyright 2001. www.adobe.com/adobepress
Adobe GoLive 6 classroom in a book
Copyright 2001. www.adobe.com/adobepress
Intro. to Digital Art (Art 160)
Professor Brady Robinson
Spring 2004 Course Outline
January
Tuesday 13: Intro. to Mac basics. Intro. to course objectives/requirements.
Tour of Photoshop 6, Layer Basics. Outline for first assignment.
Thursday 15: Intro. to Photoshop. Opening PS and creating files, selecting/using tools, palettes, and viewing options. Using Photoshop to draw and paint.
Tuesday 20: Working with filters, different modes, using masks and channels. Scanning/Importing images. Retouching/Optimizing Images for output.
Thursday 22: Field Trip.
Curator Lecture + Artist Preview of Select 2004 wpa/c auction
Tuesday 27: Creating Special Affects in Photoshop. Color balance
Thursday 29: Photoshop Workshop.
February
Tuesday 03: Photoshop Workshop.
Thursday 05: First Critique. First assignment due at this time.
Outline for 2nd project given at this time.
Tuesday 10: Intro. to GoLive. Creating a site, creating and linking new pages. Preparing and bring in photoshop files.
Thursday 12: GoLive Workshop. Fine-tuning sites.
Tuesday 17: GoLive Workshop.
Thursday 19: GoLive Workshop
Tuesday 24: GoLive Critique with Instructor on 3-page site.
Thursday 26: Intro. to Painter
March
Tuesday 02: Painter Workshop.
Thursday 04: Painter Workshop
Tuesday 09: No Class. Spring Break
Thursday 11: No Class. Spring Break
Tuesday 16: Painter Workshop. GoLive Review. Adding Painter files to Website.
Thursday 18: Painter Workshop. GoLive Review. Adding Painter files to Website.
Tuesday 23: Painter Critiques.
Thursday 25: Painter Workshop
Tuesday 30: Intro. to Illustrator.
April
Thursday 01:. Illustrator
Tuesday 06: Illustrator Workshop
Thursday 08: No Class. Easter Break.
Tuesday 13: Illustrator Workshop
Thursday 15: Illustrator Critique
Tuesday 20: Lab Time.
Thursday 22: Lab Time.
Tuesday 27: Lab Time.
Thursday 29: Upload final image to website.
May
Tuesday 04: All Work Due at this time. No exceptions.
May 5-6: Study Days
May 7: Exams Begin
May15 : Exams End.
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