Digital Arts (BDA-403) 3(1-2)

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

Digital technology has become an essential part of the creative process in this modern world. It has transformed the disciplines of painting, drawing, sculpture, miniature and sound art. The objective of this course is to introduce digital devices and programs to studio practice students and educate them how they convert their traditional art skills into digital art and meet the requirements of digital world in their professional career.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Use Photoshop tools and Graphic tablet effectively
Identify the steps required to create a concept art
Produce art work in different techniques of digital art
Able to identify the difference between vector graphics and raster graphics

READINGS

Charlie Gere Art, Time and Technology: Histories of the Disappearing Body(Berg, 2005)

Christiane Paul (2006). Digital Art, pp 7-8. Thames and Hudson.

COURSE CONTENTS

Pencil Sketching and Coloring
Cartoons
Posters
Mouse Practice for Drawing
Advance Application of Adobe tools
Advance Tracing and Drawing Techniques
Advance Rendering of 3D objects
Texture Making
Blending and Shadow Making
Drawing on Photoshop
Presentations on Power Point

WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE

Week

Topics

Date/Time

Lecture on Introduction of Digital Arts

Lecture will be delivered through PowerPoint slides and by showing videos about digital art to the students.

A detail discussion on comparison between traditional Art and Digital Art. Though there is obvious difference but what creative skills required for both traditional art and digital arts, will be discussed in detail.

15-10-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Concept Art (Pencil Drawing)

Lecture on Concept Art through Power Point Presentation. What is Concept Art and What is the purpose of Concept art in digital Arts?

Art Work: Students will create a conceptual drawing with pencil on any of the sea creature after researching about it. At the time of presentation each student will explain verbally about his or her concept in class. This concept art will be convert into digital art later when students have much information about photoshop tools and graphic tablet.

22-10-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Introduction of Adobe Photoshop(difference between Raster Graphics and Vector Graphics) and Graphic Tablet.

How to prepare canvas and image to start work in Photoshop. Detail lecture on interface of Photoshop (Menu Bar, Status Bar, Property Bar/Panels, Standard Tool Bar and create and save document options).

Art Work: Self Potrait with Pen tool in Photoshop

After demonstration on Vector Art of style, Students will draw their portrait in Photoshop through pen tool.

29-10-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

5-11-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Introduction on Collage and Digital Collage. Demonstration on selection of images through different tools and techniques in photoshop. Also explain how to manage layers and transform to scale images.

Art Work: Digital Collage

Two topics will be given to the students My Dream Land and My Wirdest Nightmare. Ask them to choose one of them and make a digital collage in photoshop by simple cutting and pasting.

12-11-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Digital Abstract Art

Introduction of Abstract Art . Student will choose any work of abstract art from history and convert into digital art in photoshop.

19-11-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Demonstration on blending in photoshop through layer masks and gradients.

Art Work: Create Hybrid Character through Blending with Layer Masks and Gradient techniques

Ask to the students create a hybrid character through blending with Layer masking and gradient technique.

26-11-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Cartoon Character in Photoshop

Lecture on history of cartoons. Student will choose any animal of their choice and convert it into cartoon character. For practice they will trace any cartoon character of their choice like Tom and Jerry, Pink Panther etc.

3-12-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

10.

Mid Term Examination

Educate the students about basic prInciples and elements of Design. Introduction about Logo Design as corporate identity.

Art Work:

Being trditional art students, they will design a logo, a poster and broucher for an art gallery or for Solo Exhibition.

10-12-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

17-12-2020

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Winter Break

25-12-2020

10-01-2021

Demonstration on stamp tool, spot healing tool, blur tool and smudge tool of photoshop.

Art Work: Photo Manipulation

Ask students to play with these tools of Photoshop, do friendship with them, it will be helpful for student to creative manipulation in photoshop.

14-01-2021

10:30AM - 4:30PM

21-01-2021

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Digital Inking in Adobe Photoshop (Line Art)

Demonstration by sharing screen on Zoom about digital inking in Photoshop through pen tool or Graphic Tablet.

Art Work:

Students will do digital inking in their Concept art which they sketched in first class with pencil.

28-01-2021

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Digital Painting in Adobe Photoshop

Demonstration on Tips and Techniques of digital painting and blending techniques. How to adjust brush stokes and dynamics in Photoshop. How to create custom brushes and custom swatches and palette.

Art Work: Students will paint of their pencil drawing concept art. They will finalize it through creating a proper scene (matte Painting) by painting background too.

Final Examination

04-02-2021

10:30AM - 4:30PM

11-02-2021

10:30AM - 4:30PM

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Total Marks: 100