Minor in Art

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
Explores the fundamentals of printmaking, incorporating drawing, painting, and collage; processes may include lithography, etching, relief, and monotype.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 101 or ART 213 or sophomore standing.
Introduction to observational, expressive, and formal modes of drawing. Emphasis on strategies, methods, and techniques for translating three-dimensional form and space onto a two-dimensional surface using the language of line and value, and the illusion of depth and texture. Mark making and its expressive and descriptive qualities is examined through the exploration of a variety of drawing materials.

Pre-requisites: ART 103 or ART 105 or ART 201 or ART 203 or DESN 216, or permission of instructor.
Explores the use of digital media in the creation of studio art. Methods of vector and raster imagery is the focus along with an introduction to 2D animation techniques. Topics within the field of digital art are introduced and discussed. Skills from this course can be applied to a number of artistic interests—both creative and practical.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing. Corequisite: ART 308L.
Serves as an introduction to the rich tradition of analog photography. Using film cameras and the black-and-white darkroom students learn the skills necessary to photograph, develop, and print their own images. Instruction includes technique, but also a primer, the history, and theory of the photographic image. Emphasis is put on creative expression and the artistic application of black-and-white photography. Companion course to ART 308L.