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Course ListingsFall 2012Studio Art - Museum Schoolsense of community and to increase dialog in the workshop, but themainstay of the course is each student's own personal journey inpainting. Please note: Students are expected to have achieved somemastery of basic painting skills, which will be built upon throughout thesemester. Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01947 FAMB006101 ARR Spatz-rabinowit 0.5 Mon 6:30-9:45P.m. At SmfaFAMB0073PORTRAIT DRWG & PTNGPortraiture is specific and general, timely and timeless. It tells us abouta specific individual while telling us something about us all. The portrait,whether a painting or drawing, involves technical, organizational,spiritual, and philosophical concerns basic to any work of art. The initialobjective is to produce a physical resemblance to the model, but it iseven more important to progress toward the elusive "other" inner life(sometimes at the expense of physical likeness). Several approacheswill be introduced to help you discover a natural and personal direction.You will use such drawing and painting materials as charcoal, graphite,acrylics, ink washes, water-based paint, and oil-based media.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01948 FAMB0073A ARR Carter, Patrick 0.5 Tue 6:30-9:45Pm At SmfaFAMB0077PRINTMAKING:MONOPRINTA monoprint is an individual, one-of-a-kind print that can be made froma variety of traditional plates (matrices) such as metal, wood,cardboard, plexiglass, or other non-traditional surfaces that are found ormanipulated. The course is designed to teach you the basics in mixinginks, hand wiping and rolling techniques, and overprinting in multiplecolors and plates. The making and printing of carborundum, plates,gum transfers, and chine collé also will be taught. This course providesan opportunity for students to develop an image through a relatedseries of unique prints perhaps putting them into a portfolio or book.Open to all levels, from beginners as well as to those who wish toinvestigate new techniques.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01949 FAMB007701 ARR Rosenberg, Rhod 0.5 Mon 6:30-9:45P.m. At SmfaFAMB0082GUITAR DESIGN & CONSTRUCIf you are interested in making your own stringed musical instrument orwant to develop fine woodworking skills, this course will give you agood foundation. You will start off by designing and building a uniquelyAmerican instrument: the Appalachian or mountain dulcimer. Thisbeautiful instrument is relatively easy to build and to play. Even if youhave little or no woodworking background, you will be able to completea dulcimer. Students who finish in time may start a travel or "back pack"guitar. This popular instrument is light and easier to make than afull-sized guitar. Both projects involve shaping, bending, and joiningwood into delicate yet amazingly strong structures-skills that can beapplied to a wide range of other fabrications and sculptures. Pleasenote: Completing both a dulcimer and a guitar will probably requireextra shop time outside of class.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01950 FAMB008201 ARR Stanul, Walter 0.5 Thur 6:30-9:45Pm At SmfaFAMB0083INTRO TO WEB DESIGNAs the Internet continues to grow in popularity and technologicalcapability, so do the creative possibilities for interactive design and artmaking. In this course, you will learn the fundamental skills necessaryto design and develop websites, including X/HTML, CSS, andincorporation of images, sound and video. Using Adobe DreamweaverCS3 (Creative Suite 3), you will acquire expertise both in hand codingand the use of a sophisticated layout program for creation of webpages. While the course focuses on Dreamweaver, we will also exploreDreamweaver's integration with other Adobe Creative Suite applicationssuch as Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks, opening up a wealth ofcreative possibilities, and examine theoretical and practical approachesto interface design, supporting the development of your individualvision. Prerequisite: Experience with electronic imaging and softwaresuch as Adobe Photoshop.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01951 FAMB008301 ARR Staff 0.5 Sat 1-4:15 PmAt SmfaFAMB0087SCREEN PRINTINGThis course enables students to explore some of the most current andinnovative technology within the world of printmaking andscreenprinting. Color separations, large-format printmaking, and theuse of computer applications in the screenprinting process will form theheart of the course, which is devoted to exploring the breadth ofscreenprinting opportunities. We also will examine traditionalscreenprinting techniques in order to provide students with anunderstanding of the full spectrum of screenprinting approaches. Noprintmaking or computer experience is required.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01952 FAMB008701 ARR Hecht, Michael 0.5 Mon 6:30-9:45P.m. At SmfaFAMB0094WATERCOLOR & WTR MIX MEDIn this course you will explore the broad range of contemporarywater-based media, which includes watercolor, gouache, acrylic,acryla/gouache, and casein. We will examine how wet media can beused effectively with collage and with drawing materials such asmarker, graphite, charcoal, and ink. Experimentation with new, different,and combinations of media will help you develop both your techniqueand personal imagery. We will work from observation (still life andmodels), photographs, and the imagination. There will be projectsinvolving photographs, journals, and maps as sources of inspiration andcontent. Class discussions, critiques, slide lectures, and visits to theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston, will be integral to the course. Weeklyout-of-class assignments will expand upon work done in class. Open toall levels and abilities.Please see departmental website for specific details:http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Studio_Art_Courses_Open_to_Tufts_Students.aspSections01953 FAMB009401 ARR Whitman, Heidi 0.5 Fridays9:00am-12:15pm At SmfaFAMB0097INTERMED WEB DESIGNThis course is for students who have experience with web design usingHyperText Markup Language (HTML), Flash, or Dreamweaver. You willbe introduced to new ways of thinking about how people use theInternet, both for business and creative expression, while learning thebasics of scripting and programming. We will examine the fundamentalsof interactive multimedia design and development by working in Flash,and create interactivity and data integration with JavaScript and XML.All of these elements will work together to help you produceTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 178