Fine Art in a Digital Format

Designed by Olga Workman

MiraCosta College fall 2002

Contact Information:

760-720-9088

ographics@ographics.com

September 6 --October 18

Class description

This innovative art class will show you how to bridge the gap between traditional forms of drawing or painting and modern digital art. It doesn’t matter whether you are an amateur or professional artist as long as you bring your imagination and a sprit of adventure. The class will challenge your creativity and show you how to preserve, enhance, exhibit or advertise your own unique artwork.

Goals

By the end of the class students will:

Find out how to prepare artwork for digital display and Create digital versions of traditional art forms

Use scanning techniques to preserve art Explore digital techniques to enhance art

Supply list

RW CD ROMS (provided) R CD ROMS ZIP Disks (optional) Original art or photographs

Sketch book for notes and sketches

Projects Home Projects: Art of your choice

Class Projects: Art of your choice

Class 1 Date: Sep. 6

Course Introduction:Universal Language of Art

Nonobjective painting in a Digital Format An Introduction to the PhotoShop interface Digital space exploration An introduction to digital colors Exercises

Class Projects Class 2

Date: Sep. 13

Underpainting: “Experimenting without fear” Media conversion: scanning tips Digital sketching Miracles with digital palettes

Class 3 Date: Sep. 20

Still Life Juxtaposition of images Juxtaposition of emotions, textures and other qualities Transparency and opacity exploration Imitating acrylic painting

Class Projects No Class on September 27

Class 4 Date: October 4

Landscape painting Digital perspective Painting life Imitating water color painting

Class 5 Date: October 11

Digital Portrait: “Doorway to myself” Exploration of filters and special effects Pastel, crayon and techniques

Class Projects Class 6

Date: October 18

Presentations on the Web: Selecting and combining Art Preserving Colors Working with formats

Questions and answers

The Language of Art

Art is a universal tongue Altering the visual vocabulary Using the creative powers

of Art

Creative energy deep sources:Self-knowledge (left brain)Feelings (right brain) Inner voice Personal visionArena of life

Surprises of Digital Space Difference in spatial relationships in the actual

spatial world, the two-dimensional picture plane and complex digital environment

Limitations of digital space Developing a new standard of vision, a new

sensibility that can release the nervous system to a broader scale of orientation

Measuring digital space and and relating it to a two-dimensional picture plane

Ordering digital space:Reducing and increasing a picture surface.Changing direction of visual flow (linear Vs horizontal movement, portrait Vs landscape orientation).Approximation of spatial forms such as positions, shapes, directions, and intervals

Mouse Vs Brushes:

The Western, Eastern and Computer methods: Working with Brushes (various holds, pressures and movements)

A combination of technical virtuosity and a deep understanding of the nature of the subject matter

Brush drawing as a reflection of an Artist’s character and decision

Life and appropriateness, fluency and control Speed , tightness of grip, pressure, wrist and arm

position Fine, medium and heavy-width strokes Brush character

Exercises

Corporate grid Painting wash Drawing in two-dimensional and

computer space Chinese scroll, Horizontal scroll Digital surprises Active and passive shapes