LCAD-Catalog-2016-2018

ILLUSTRATION IN ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN
FOUNDATION PROGRAM
FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING
(FD110)
2 units
This is an introduction to drawing, covering the basic
technical skills and materials necessary to create
convincing representations of simple or complex stilllife
forms. Students are introduced to composition and
the concepts of creating volume and space utilizing
lines as measurement, construction drawing, and value
systems.
Course materials: graphite and charcoal.
Course prerequisites: None
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIGURE DRAWING 1
(FD111)
2 units
This course is an introduction to drawing the human
form. Students work from the draped and undraped
model. Emphasis is on accurate representation of the
figure utilizing observation with the elements of gesture,
measurement, construction line, volume, proportion,
and surface anatomy.
Course materials: graphite and charcoal.
Course prerequisites: Fundamentals of Drawing or
concurrent enrollment in Fundamentals of Drawing
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPOSITION & COLOR -
TRADITIONAL
(FD115)
2 units
This course analyzes basic compositional structures
and presentation approaches from master paintings.
Students will investigate how artists use color to
achieve order, balance, and unity. Students will also
learn practical application of formal pictorial elements,
such as line, value, hue, temperature, edge relationship,
emphasis, and eye path to create visual equilibrium.
Course materials: graphite, charcoal, and oil paint.
course prerequisite: None
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL IMAGING: PIXELS
(PHOTOSHOP)
(FD127)
2 units
Lecture and studio course introducing principles of
creative visualization with the use of the computer and
pixel based imaging software. Comprehension of key
terms and concepts are taught, with projects designed
to develop practical software skills and aesthetic
development. Emphasis is placed upon working
with imagery from digital cameras, scanners, and
generating original computer graphics. Topics include
photo-retouching, digital drawing and painting, digital
montage, color modes, and preparing files for printing
and web based display.
Primary software: Adobe Photoshop.
Course prerequisites: None
PICTORIAL DESIGN FOR ILLUSTRATION
(FD131)
2 units
This course introduces 2-D design principles in
constructing pictorial imagery. The relationship
between the principles of design and formal elements
of art are addressed, and how these components
apply to composition and illustrative applications.
Appropriate and effective fusions of form and function
and illustrative styles and strategies are also explored.
FUNDAMENTALS OF PERSPECTIVE
(FD120)
2 units
This is an introduction to linear perspective systems.
Students explore a variety of basic and complex laws
to convey the illusion of three-dimensional forms in
space on a two-dimensional surface. The course stresses
volume, scale, placement, and direction of forms in a
spatial field.
Course prerequisites: Drawing Fundamentals or taken
concurrently
FUNDAMENTALS OF ILLUSTRATION
(FD124)
2 units
In this course students are introduced to the role of
the illustrator and how the illustrator works. Through
directed class assignments, students are exposed to
fundamental principles and practices of illustration.
Methods, processes, and techniques of visually
communicating ideas are explored. Students learn how
to acquire and properly use reference material, develop
the sketch, visually express imagery, and formulate a
finished illustration.
Course prerequisites: Fundamentals of Drawing,
Fundamentals of Figure Drawing I, and Fundamentals
of Composition and Color
FUNDAMENTALS OF 3-D MAYA
(FD126)
2 units
This course introduces the student to the complex
interface of 3-D Studio Max, one of the leading software
programs in the animation and graphic design industries.
Students will learn how to navigate Maya??s interface
exploring basic modeling, rigging, lighting, texture, and
camera set-up. This course is required for every student
majoring in visual communication.
Course prerequisites: Fundamentals of Drawing,
Fundamentals of Figure Drawing I, Fundamentals of
Composition and Color, and Fundamentals of Digital
Imaging - Photoshop
FUNDAMENTALS OF PAINTING
(FD122)
2 units
This course is an introduction to the basic skills, tools,
materials, and techniques used in painting with oils. The
student paints from direct observation, primarily using
the still life as subject matter. Emphasis is on solving
the problems of representing form in space by applying
the elements of composition, perspective, value, and
color. Topics include preparing supports for painting
and various painting techniques.
Course prerequisite: Fundamentals of Drawing,
Fundamentals of Figure Drawing I, and Fundamentals
of Composition and Color
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL PAINTING
(FD132)
2 units.
This course introduces the student to various digital
painting techniques using current digital painting
software Technical aspects including brush building,
image manipulation are used in the process of image
making.
Course prerequisite: Fundamentals of Drawing,
Fundamentals of Figure Drawing I, and Fundamentals
of Composition and Color
REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR
ART OF COSTUME
(GA320)
3 units
In this course, students explore the art of costume. The
course is, essentially, a short journey through period
history as it applies to costume. Students examine the
rendering of draped, multi-textured fabric; pattern
repeats in textile art; structural fit and accessories as
they apply to the character and to the cultural impact
on the world of which the character is a part.
Course prerequisite: Fundamentals of Maya
FA201 INTERMEDIATE FIGURE DRAWING
(FA201)
3 units
Figure drawing from the draped and undraped model,
emphasizing accurate representation of surface
anatomy, proportion, gesture, weight, balance and
structure in a variety of drawing media. Drawing from
the head with an introduction to the general rules of
proportion as they relate to portraiture and to the
investigation of individual features: eyes, nose, mouth,
ears, hair and skeletal structure as they relate to the
entire human head.
Course prerequisite: Foundation courses
INTRODUCTION TO FIGURE PAINTING
(FA202)
3 units
An introduction to painting the draped and undraped
life model with emphasis on direct observation and
accurate representation. Students learn to convincingly
depict the life model through the study of light sources,
color palettes and compositional devices using various
painting techniques. An Introduction to portrait painting
with an emphasis on accurate representation of the
head and upper torso.
Course prerequisite: Foundation courses
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