Courses Offered
Digital Art – Spring 2013
ARTC 2210. Digital Imaging (3). Fall, Spring. An artistic exploration of 2D paint, image manipulation, and vector based programs using various peripherals such as scanners, tablets, digital cameras, and image capture techniques. Investigation of artistic digital printing technology. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: Two of the following with concurrent registration in the third: ART 1020, ART 1030, ART 1120, or consent of instructor. Extra fee. Approved for distance education.
ARTC 3000. Contemporary Practices in Digital Arts I (3). On demand. Examination of emerging technologies and their applicability to innovative digital arts practice. Course content will require basic understanding of digital technology. Content designed to include interdisciplinary students and issues in other areas overlapping digital arts. Beginning and intermediate level studio techniques informed by historical and contemporary theory. Five studio hours. Prerequisites ARTC 2210 or permission of the instructor. May be repeated to a total of six hours under different topics. Extra Fee.
ARTC 3100. Animation Principles & Techniques (3). On Demand. Exploration of traditional and experimental animation techniques with an emphasis on the basic principles of animation. Course includes a focus on timing, staging, concept development and studio production. Five studio hours. Extra Fee. Prerequisite: ARTC 2210 or consent of instructor.
ARTC 3110. 3-D Modeling (3). Fall, Spring. Concepts and techniques of 3-D computer modeling and rendering. Course includes geometric modeling, surface properties, texturing, lighting, and rendering techniques. Focus on creative idea development using 3-D virtual space. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: ARTC 2210, ART 1020, ART 1030, ART 1120 or consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 3120. 3-D Digital Animation (3). Fall, Spring. Concepts and techniques of 3-D digital animation. Course includes keyframing, particle systems, dynamic simulation, and basic kinematic techniques as well as principles of traditional animation and concepts development. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 3110 or consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 3310. Interactive Art (3). Fall, Spring. Basic concepts of digital interactive multimedia art. Emphasis on interactive nonlinear structures and interface design. Creative idea development which integrates image, text, animation, and audio with programming. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: ARTC 2210, CS 2010 or consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 3440. Digital Video Art (3). On demand. Creative production of time-based art using digital video and effects. Emphasis on video concepts, techniques, composition, sequencing of ideas, and narrative as well as non-narrative structures. Introduction to the history of video art as an art form and experimental approaches to video art and performance. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 2210 or consent of instructor. Extra Fee.
ARTC 4000. Contemporary Practices in Digital Arts II (3). On Demand. Examination of emerging technologies and their applicability to innovative digital arts practice. Course content will require an advanced understanding of digital technology. Content designed to examine implications of new technologies and their impact on digital arts. Advanced level studio techniques informed by historical and contemporary theory. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: at least one ARTC 3000 course or permission of the instructor. May be repeated to six hours if topics differ. Extra Fee.
ARTC 4090. Professional Practices and Presentation in Digital Arts (3). Fall. Advanced exploration of artistic direction and career planning for a senior planning to graduate in the current academic year with a BFA in Digital Arts. Development of artistic portfolio, professional presentation packages, and post graduation plans. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: BFA Digital Arts major. Concurrent registration in ARTC 4180. May be repeated to six hours. Extra fee.
ARTC 4130. Digital Character Animation I (3). Fall. The course is the first of a two-course sequence. 3D animation pre-production including narrative language and storytelling, scriptwriting, storyboarding, character design, animatics, and advanced character modeling for animation. Five studio hours. May be repeated to six hours. Prerequisites: ARTC 3120 or consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 4140. Digital Character Animation II (3). Spring. The course is the second of a two-course sequence. Digital character animation production and post-production including advanced animation techniques, inverse and forward kinematics, facial animation, binding techniques, video referencing, rotoscoping, cinematography, lighting, compositing, and editing for the final production. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: ARTC 4130 or consent of instructor. May be repeated to six hours. Extra fee.
ARTC 4180. Senior Studio in Digital Arts (3). Fall. For BFA Digital Arts majors graduating in the current academic year. Supervised individual research as it applies to the final exhibition of digital artworks for the BFA degree. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: BFA Digital Arts major. Concurrent registration in ARTC 4090. May be repeated to six hours. Extra fee.
ARTC 4230. Advanced Digital Imaging Art Studio (3). Spring and/or Fall. Advanced artistic development using imaging techniques such as digital paint, image manipulation, and digital video. Investigation of artistic image output and representation through print, installation, or time based work. May be repeated to six hours. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 2210 or ARTC 3210, or consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 4240. Alternative Digital Print (3). Investigation of a variety of non-standard ways to realize artworks that start with digital images. This includes various handmade printing substrates, printing and transfer methods, pre-print alterations, and post print additions. Six studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 2210 or ARTC 3210, or consent of instructor. May be repeated to six hours. Extra Fee.
ARTC 4250. Photography for Digital Artists (3). On demand. Investigation of artistic expression using digital photographic tools, peripherals, and output. This will include study of fine art printing methods, professional level digital cameras, and where the medium is situated on the digital imaging, photographic and art continuum. Examination of the historical discipline of photography with the intention of redefining aesthetics within the digital arts and digital imaging framework. May be repeated to six hours. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 2210 or consent of instructor. Extra Fee.
ARTC 4330. Advanced Interactive Art Studio (3). Spring and/or Fall. Creative production of advanced digital interactive multimedia art. Exploration of emerging technologies as well as a more in-depth study of programming and designing artistic interactive experiences. May be repeated to six hours. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 3310 or consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 4410. Collaborative Multimedia Development (3). Spring. Focus on teamwork and creative application of multimedia and digital animation techniques to solve real-world problems. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: ARTC 2210 or ARTC 3210, or consent of instructor. May be repeated to six hours. Extra Fee.
ARTC 4420. Art and Virtual Environments (3). On Demand. Independent and group work addressing the theories, technologies, expectations, and applications of Virtual Environments and 3D Gaming. Students will work with hardware and software configurations to build interactive 3D environments. Five studio hours. Prerequisites: ARTC 3120, ARTC 3310 or consent of instructor. May be repeated to six hours. Extra fee.
ARTC 4430. Artistic Animation Effects (3). On Demand. Creative development of animation and special effects using non-geometric modeling such as particle systems and dynamics. Focus on artistic, technical and conceptual aspects of advanced animation techniques and compositing. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 3120 or consent of instructor. May be repeated to six hours. Extra fee.
ARTC 4440. Advanced Digital Video Art (3). On Demand. Creative production of time-based art using digital video and effects. Emphasis on advanced video concepts, techniques, and compositing. Production of both single and multi-channel videos and video art installation. Five studio hours. Prerequisite: ARTC 3440 or consent of instructor. May be repeated to six hours. Extra fee.
ARTC 4700. Independent Study in Digital Arts (1-3). On demand. Supervised individual problems in selected digital arts studio research for students that have shown technical and artistic proficiency and the ability to work independently in other studio courses. May be repeated to six hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Extra fee.
ARTC 4890. Computer Art Practicum (3). On demand. Placement within professional studios to provide opportunities for application of course work. Students work through the Co-op Office to set up internships with employers. May be repeated to six hours. Prerequisite: Consent of division. Graded S/U.
ARTC 4950. Workshop in Digital Arts (1-3). On Demand. Various topics chosen to meet digital arts curriculum needs. Topics will address issues related to studio techniques or historical and contemporary theory. Five studio hours. Prerequisites will be announced for each offering. May be repeated to twelve hours if the content is different.
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