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Course ListingsFall 2012Studio Art - Museum Schoolideas, offers new ways of seeing, and promotes experimentation.Materials-including Super-8mm film and supplies-and lab expenses forfilm processing are not included in the tuition.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01936FAMB0036A ARR Mahoney, Gregor 0.5 Mon 6:30-9:45P.m. At SmfaFAMB0038REALIST PAINTINGThe issues and techniques of realist painting have been central toartistic practice for centuries. In this course we will explore thetechniques and concerns of realist painting, focusing primarily on figurepainting. We also will explore the relationship of the perception ofvalues and color to palette arrangement and technique, and therelationship of design and color harmony to the clear structuring ofspace. We will seek appropriate stylistic models, past andcontemporary, and attempt to adapt traditional types of paintings tomodern situations.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01937 FAMB003801 ARR Chippendale, Ch 0.5 Sat 9-12:15 PmAt Smfa (.5 Cr)01938 FAMB003802 ARR Chippendale, Ch 0.5 Sat 1-4:15 P.m.At Smfa (.5 Cr)01939 FAMB003803 ARR Chippendale, Ch 1.0 Sat 9-4:15 PmAt Smfa (1.0Credit)FAMB0043ILLUSTRATION AN INTROYou will explore art that exists in a special partnership with the writtenword- illustration- in this non-computer-based introductory course.Illustration serves to clarify, explain, decorate, and enhance text. Wewill work with material from books, magazines, and newspapers, andbegin with small whimsical spot illustration in black and white beforemoving on to larger pieces, color, and sequential images. The finalproject will juxtapose words and illustration in a large size poster or aproject of your own choosing. You will have the opportunity to work in avariety of traditional and non-traditional techniques. Class time willconsist of presentation of topics and techniques, samples of artfulillustration, critiques of assignments, and studio time. At the end of thecourse, we will discuss practical tips for preparing a portfolio andshowing it in the "real world." This class is for anyone with a love ofcreativity, and relating art and text. Beginners welcome.Please see departmental website for detailed information:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01940 FAMB004301 ARR Lang, Glenna 0.5 Mon 6:30-9:45P.m. At SmfaFAMB0045ADOBE PHOTOSHOPThis course will begin with basic Adobe Photoshop techniques such asselecting objects, copying and pasting, color correction, photoretouching, montage, and collage. As your skills develop, you will beginto incorporate more advanced features into your work, using layers,masks, paths, colorizing, and duotones. We will also cover the basics ofscanning reflective art, negatives, slides, and video capture. By workingwith Photoshop images, you will gain an understanding of resolutionand output options. Prerequisite: A thorough knowledge of theMacintosh computer.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01941FAMB004501 ARR Thayer, Alexa 0.5 Tues 6:30-9:45Pm At SmfaFAMB0047LITHOGRAPHYPrintmaking, as a process, allows an artist the opportunity to explore animage in depth through multiple re-workings. The artist can work andthen re-work an image almost indefinitely - all while keeping the historyof past impressions. This class will focus on the concept of theprogressive proof, allowing you to develop an image or concept overthe semester and to really examine all the variations possible. In termsof media, we will focus on lithography, both in editions and as singularmonoprints. All levels are welcome.Please see departmental website for specific details: http://http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01942 FAMB004701 ARR Muskat, Carolyn 0.5 Tue 6:30-9:45Pm At SmfaFAMB0048BEGINNING JEWELRYMetals-brass, copper, bronze, and silver- can be shaped, molded, cast,cut, and altered to produce sculptural objects, jewelry, or decorativepieces. Through demonstrations and hands-on projects, this course willexplore the fundamental skills and techniques in jewelry making. Youwill learn processes such as sawing, piercing, riveting, texturing, silversoldering, bezel setting, and simple casting. Projects will allow you tomake pieces of your own design. This course is essential for beginningjewelry artists, sculptors in metal, or anyone interested in working withmetals.Please see departmental website for detailed information:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01943 FAMB004801 ARR K.reiss 0.5 Tue 6:30-9:45P.m. At SmfaFAMB0051INTERMEDIATE JEWELRYMetals is a wonderful versatile material, you can dome it, solder it intoforms, set different materials into it, cast, and with some metalsanodized it to achieve bright colors. This semester is full of interestingways to create jewelry and small objects in non ferrous metal. We willhammer metal to make a domed bracelet and take a single piece ofmetal, cut and bend it around to fabricate a hollow constructed ring.We will add a little sparkle to a piece by setting a faceted stone in abezel setting. We will explore simple casting, fusing, simple hingemaking, plus color reactive metals. We will experiment with differentmaterial to emboss into metal and an even weave a chain. Exercisesare given out to encourage exploration of techniques. Students areencourages to be creative in projects that incorporate new information.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01945 FAMB005101 ARR Priest, Linda 0.5 Thur 6:30-9:45Pm At SmfaFAMB0061PAINTING:INTRMT TO ADVThis course is for students who are interested in furthering their paintingskills, interests and projects. Structured as a workshop, students willdiscuss their previous work and future goals with the instructor andreceive ongoing, personalized, specific feedback. This will enable themto advance their work beyond the basic painting skills they have alreadymastered in previous courses. Instruction will be offered in whateversubject is relevant and useful to a particular student on a given day,including painting techniques, archival issues, color complexities,composition, and what it means to be a painter in the twenty-firstcentury. Students will explore work by other painters and learn to thinkabout their own work in relation to these self-selected "mentors." Groupcritiques will be conducted occasionally during the semester to foster aTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 177