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  • ART 2207: Seeing

    2.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This Foundations course, required of all BFA majors in Studio Art, introduces students to the concept of seeing through the use of fundamentals of 2-D design and the camera. Seeing formal and conceptual relationships is one of the foundations of the visual arts. This course introduces camera use and techniques as a way to codify and utilize basic design theories to make effective images. Assignments will explore shape/form, texture, value, unity/variety, perspective, figure/ground, color, and time translated into two-dimensions, while helping students begin to understand the conceptual possibilities of photography. Prerequisites: Intermediate or Full Major status in Art BFA OR Full Major status in Graphic Design OR Full Major or Minor status in Art History
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  • ART 2208: Touch

    2.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This Foundations course, required of all BFA majors in Studio Art, introduces students to fundamental 3-D design through the use of clay. Assignments will explore visual organization using scale, multiples/repetition, pattern, actual and visual texture, and spatial perception. The practical and conceptual aspects of the sense of touch will be explored. Emphasis will also be placed on understanding how materials and process affect the development of visual art. Prerequisites: Intermediate or Full Major status in Art BFA OR Full Major status in Graphic Design OR Full Major or Minor status in Art History
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  • ART 2250: Drawing, Value, & Color

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course builds on the foundation and knowledge gained from ART 2200. The second semester of drawing continues the two-dimensional description with form and space using the visual element of value. The final two-thirds of the semester concentrate on color. Students begin with basic color mixing and work through a series of color-theory problems dealing with relativity of color, color illusions, psychological effects, and ideas pertinent to basic color harmony. Problems are both design-oriented and representational in nature. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (ART 2200 OR (ART 2204 AND ART 2205)).
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  • ART 2300: First Year Studio 3-D

    2.00 - 4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course introduces students to fundamental 3-D design issues and begins explorations into materials and process, as well as tools and construction methods. Projects focus on 3-D formal applications of line, plane, form, and space, with investigations of positive/negative, interior/exterior, volume/mass, multiple/repetition, scale, color/surface, texture, etc. Pre-art major class. Offered Fall semester. Prerequisites: Pre-Major status OR Intermediate Status OR Full Major Status in Art.
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  • ART 2350: First Year Studio 3-D

    2.00 - 4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course builds on the foundation and knowledge gained from ART 2300. Designed to extend and broaden formal applications of materials and processes, involving a variety of approaches. Students are familiarized with basic wood-shop techniques. Students are expected to engage in topical discussions, group critiques, and begin to establish a personal vocabulary. Pre-art major class. Offered Spring semester. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ART 2300.
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  • ART 2400: 1st Year Stu Vis Lang

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is designed to introduce 1st Year Studio pre-art majors to basic terms, methods, and concepts in the visual arts. Slide lectures will feature contemporary art -- primarily work of the past three decades. the hundreds of images to be discussed during the semester will represent a wide variety of experiments in the disciplines students will investigate as they move through the studio art program. Prerequisites: Pre-Major status OR Intermediate Status OR Full Major Status in Art.
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  • ART 2450: Illustration:Intro

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students will be introduced to the various paths they can take within illustration, including editorial, publishing, advertising, & visual development. The wide breadth of content in this course will reinforce critical aspects of the Illustration process, to include: conceptual thinking, expansive iteration, storytelling, & working within set project parameters. Students will learn that Illustration is not a specific medium or a way of making images, but rather a purpose, which can be approached from countless directions. Students will be encouraged to experiment with both analog & digital. Throughout this course, sketchbooks will be used as a problem-solving tool, as well as a means of visual exploration. Students will be introduced to the work of a range of contemporary & historic illustrators practicing in the paths covered by the course. Prerequisites: ARTBFA Emphasis in Illustration
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  • ART 2520: Drawing I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An in-depth investigation of drawing process, to include an emphasis in design, color, and exploration of a wide range of wet and dry media. Prerequisites: Declared Emphasis in BFA Studio Art OR Major status in Art Teaching OR completion of Graphic Design 1st year review
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  • ART 2535: Digital Drawing

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course enhances the studio fine arts experience by introducing students to experimental mark making and digital drawing. Through a combination of studio-based and lab-based class sessions, students explore the possibilities of mark making through traditional drawing and digital drawing. Within the traditional drawing lab, students learn a variety of drawing approaches using both dry and wet media. Within the digital lab, students learn how to utilize their traditional drawings in a digital application, as well as how to create digital drawings. This combined traditional and digital studio course opens new, creative directions, facilitating the integration of dynamically evolving new media platforms for application in fine arts practice. It is recommended to complete ART1020, ART 2200, ART2250, or ART2205, before taking this course. Prerequisites: Declared Emphasis in BFA Studio Art OR Major status in Art Teaching OR completion of Graphic Design 1st year review
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  • ART 2540: Painting I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course introduces materials, techniques and the processes of painting. Prerequisites: Full Major status in BFA Studio Art OR Full Major status in Art Teaching OR complete Graphic Design 1st year Review
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