ARTT-149 Digital Imaging, Raster Program II
This course is an in-depth exploration of the concepts and techniques introduced in ARTT- 148. Students will further their mastery of digital image creation with Photoshop. Students will create and design images that take advantage of the unique power of the emerging digital technology medium.
Hours Weekly
4 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Apply and modify the general principles and techniques of conventional photography and traditional art
mediums to digital image creation. - 2. Identify and manipulate the basic tools and techniques of image creation, compositing and editing
programs. - 3. Define and apply the specialized vocabulary used in the computer graphic industry and user
environment. - 4. Operate scanning hardware and software for image capture.
- 5. Apply the elements of lighting, composition, and design to transform existing images and to create new
ones. - 6. Synthesize images that take advantage of the unique technical, conceptual and expressive possibilities of
digital imagery. - 7. Analyze, orally and in writing, the effectiveness of digital images in terms of composition, originality,
artistic vision, craftsmanship, and emotional/intellectual interest. - 8. Analyze the extent to which important ethical issues inherent in digital image making, including
questions of copyright and appropriation, will impact his or her artistic production. - 9. Demonstrate a knowledge of prepress skills and techniques, such as print options, color correction and
format selection. - 10. Demonstrate mastery of digital image creation techniques through a printed and/or digital final portfolio
of works.
Course Objectives
- 1. Apply and modify the general principles and techniques of conventional photography and traditional art
mediums to digital image creation. - 2. Identify and manipulate the basic tools and techniques of image creation, compositing and editing
programs. - 3. Define and apply the specialized vocabulary used in the computer graphic industry and user
environment. - 4. Operate scanning hardware and software for image capture.
- 5. Apply the elements of lighting, composition, and design to transform existing images and to create new
ones. - 6. Synthesize images that take advantage of the unique technical, conceptual and expressive possibilities of
digital imagery. - 7. Analyze, orally and in writing, the effectiveness of digital images in terms of composition, originality,
artistic vision, craftsmanship, and emotional/intellectual interest. - 8. Analyze the extent to which important ethical issues inherent in digital image making, including
questions of copyright and appropriation, will impact his or her artistic production. - 9. Demonstrate a knowledge of prepress skills and techniques, such as print options, color correction and
format selection. - 10. Demonstrate mastery of digital image creation techniques through a printed and/or digital final portfolio
of works.