Students will learn to use Adobe Illustrator, an industry-standard for designers and illustrators. You will learn about the possibilities and limitations of Adobe Illustrator. Projects will include creating original illustrations, cartoons, logo design, typography and layout.
Students will learn the art of image manipulation and creation. They will also explore the limitless possibilities that Adobe Photoshop offers. Projects will include creating original illustrations, correcting damaged photos and developing original imagery.
Students will learn Adobe InDesign, an industry-standard tool for creating page layouts for print and digital publications. Students will design layouts for posters, flyers, brochures, as well as content suited for magazine, newspaper, and book publication.
Students who take this course beginning in 2017-2018 will have credit applied toward a fine art graduation requirement. Students who took this course prior to 2017-2018 will have their credits applied to 21st Century Life and Careers requirements. Theses students will not be permitted to retake the course to fulfill the fine art requirement. Change in credit application is driven by teacher certification.
The digital photography course is a class designed to introduce students to the basic foundation of DSLR camera operation and Adobe Photoshop enhancement. Students will learn about composition, elements of art and principles of design as they relate to photography. Students will learn about famous photographers and reflect on images that impress them. Students will use Adobe Photoshop to enhance images and create new designs from their original image. When appropriate, an awareness of the topic relevance to business and/or industrial applications is provided for each student.
This course will help students to transition from Digital Photography I to a more advanced level of photography. Students will learn advanced camera operations and digital editing techniques. Students will be introduced to trade and photography business situations in the form of cooperative group projects. This course is designed to help every student pursue their own interests in photography. Students will explore technical, artistic, and commercial aspects of photography. The course will include creative digital darkroom techniques with the use of Lightroom and Photoshop software. Class time will enable students to work on independent and cooperative explorations
This course will introduce students to the creative world of digital animation using the computer as a tool. Students will learn how to produce their own unique animation productions. Students will incorporate music and sound effects. This course will expose the students to a wide range of animation techniques. Students will explore the history and evolution of early animation. Emphasis will be on the processes involved in creation of animations. Students will learn essential animation skills including character concept and design. Study basic animation and motion concepts. Students will create their own motion capture animations. Intro to Animation is project based designed to expose students to the animation process and the principles of art behind them.
In this class, students will have the opportunity to further explore topics in graphic design through more detail oriented and time intensive projects. This class will also provide the student with portfolio building time.
In this class, students will learn the basics of fashion illustrations, creating mood boards, design research and history of fashion designers and styles.
Fashion Design II continues to explore the world of fashion in more detail. Students will identify fashion trends and silhouettes in recent history, theories and principles of fashion movement and garment analysis. Fashion illustration and design take on more dimensions when studying and applying the elements of pattern and texture. Concentration on how to illustrate specific fabrics (tafetta, satin, wool, lace). How to achieve a specific look for your illustrations. Emphasis on heavy sketching practice, basic principles of proportion of the fashion figure. Understand proportions including hands in fashion, feet and shoes, face, makeup and hair. Introduction to color mediums and techniques. The business of fashion is introduced and students are exposed to the concepts of merchandising and marketing.
Adobe After Effects allows you to create videos containing animation and special effects for graphics-related projects. You can use After Effects to animate, alter, and composite media using various tools and optional plug-ins. The program is widely used by motion-graphics professionals, website designers, and visual effect artists for post-production on digital films, DVD, video, and the web.
Digital Publishing is a full-year course. Only students who have completed Image Development are eligible for digital publishing class. In this course, students increase their understanding of all aspects involved in publishing a yearbook and other school publications. Independent work and application of learned skills are the objectives of this course, which produces the high school yearbook and other school publications.