Mr. Chris Heckman
Prerequisite: Art Foundations
Recovery Fee: $30.00
Course Outline
This class is designed to develop skills in the graphic arts. Students will practice various techniques with the use of different graphical mediums that will enable them to acquire a greater understanding of the Graphic Arts.
In order to facilitate the process of graphics design the students will be required to create several images from eighteen categories, of which six will be evaluated as the portfolio grade.
In this upper level class we are striving for process experimentation and the development of : quality work, composition strength, and conceptual themes.
Fees: A thirty dollar
recovery fee will cover all required materials needed for this class, including
a journal. Students who have not paid their fees by January 12th
will be rescheduled.
Objectives
Students will show an understanding of the elements and principles of art through the processes of graphical design and the images created. They will create a greater understanding of the aesthetics of art through process development and art criticism.
Sketchbook/Journal
Each image possibility you are presented with will be supported with visual and/or written journal entries. It is the students’ responsibility to keep track of journal assignments. Assignments will be posted in class and on the Ozart web site. Each weekly assignment will require at least thirty minutes of development time to be acceptable, (a passing grade). Journals will be evaluated each Quarter.
Activities
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Alphabet |
Printmaking |
Animation/video/movie |
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Basic Forms (3
Mediums) |
Advertisement |
Tessellation |
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Perspective |
Logo |
Photography |
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Book Illustration |
CD Cover |
Pattern |
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OP Art |
Rotan |
Compilation |
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Poster/Cause and effect |
Yearbook/Magazine |
Editorial illustration |
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Mediums |
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Colored Pencil |
Pencil |
Digital, (computer) |
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Printmaking |
Airbrush |
Photography |
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Pen and Ink |
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Grading Procedures
It is important to remember that nearly 60 percent of the student’s grade comes due at the end of the semester. Grades are comprised of accumulated points from the following areas:
● Work Ethic, (20% of grade), which includes time on task, maintenance, safety,
and class contribution, will be recorded in the grade book a minimum of every
five class days.
● Journal/Practice/computer files, (40% of grade), will be graded at the end of each quarter.
● Portfolio, (40% of grade), consisting of a minimum of six images and all additional work outside of the journal will be graded at the end of the semester.
(A more detailed account can be found at the Ozart
web site.)