Arts 250 Introduction to Digital Media

Instructor : Nanette Wylde
Location : Ayres 214
Time : TTH 11a - 1:50p

Foundation computer course for studio artists. Basic instruction using the computer for painting, drawing, image processing, photographic composites, words as art, animation, research and presentation. Emphasis is on conceptual and creative processes. Art and design principles, aesthetic decision-making, and visual effectiveness are addressed.

Prerequisites : Drawing and Composition skills are highly recommended

Text : Digital Design Basics by Amy Arntson, Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (July 8, 2005)
ISBN: 0155059580

Galleries

Digital Painting
Digitia Photography/Digital Collage
Animations
Collaborative Images
Assignments & Lecture Notes :

Research Project

The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Search Engines
Artists Using Technology appropriate for your research projects
Content, Context, Form, Technique (pdf)
Writing about Art

Digital Painting

Art Concepts (pdf)
Idea Development (pdf)
Signs & Symbols (pdf)

Digital Photo Collage

Scanning and Halftones (pdf)
Color Issues (pdf)
Copyright (pdf)

Object-Oriented Drawing

Words as Art

Desktop Typography (pdf)
Font Management (pdf)
Typography (pdf)
Alphabet Game

Animation

Website Portfolio

HTML (pdf)
Image Processing for the WWW (pdf)
Internet Publishing (pdf)

Digital Media and Electronic Arts | Department of Art and Art History | CSU Chico