DIGITAL ART I (ARTS - 160)
Professor: Roberto Bocci
Prerequisites: Beginning Drawing and/or basic design.
Monday-Wednesday
section 01 1:15 - 3:05 pm. and
section 03 3:15 - 5:05 pm.
Office hours (Walsh 203): Monday-Wednesday 12:00-1:00 pm.

Course Description
This course is designed to develop both technical and artistic skills using Apple Macintosh computers as a creative tool to generate still images that you will compile as electronic slide shows, web pages and hard copy prints. To take this class you don’t need to be familiar with the Macintosh operating system or with Macintosh based applications. The programs that you will learn to use are Photoshop , Painter , Illustrator and Dreamweaver. In every class you will be introduced to new ideas and technical issues. These ideas will be developed in assignments and class critiques. Every week you should spend at least four to six hours working on your projects and assignments. Periodical slide presentations will be given to introduce new subject matter and ideas.

Objectives
The objectives of this class are to achieve proficient skills using Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator to
generate a broad range of two dimensional images. The work you will produce should demonstrate a good
understanding of both the technical and artistic/aesthetic implication of the medium utilized. The final objective of the class is to generate a portfolio of images that you will present as both electronic and hard copy media.

Attendance policy
Three late arrivals equal one absence. No unexcused absences will be allowed. Excessive absences (more than three per semester) will result in a lowered grade (A to B, B to C etc..). If you miss six classes you will fail the class.

Portfolios
Portfolios should include all the projects you have done during the semester. These projects should be
saved on a designated folder on the teacher’s computer in the Napolitano lab. After completing the first
assignment I will tell you where to save copies of your projects.

Grading
Grading will be based on the development of your work, attendance, class participation in critiques and home assignments. Work hard in class and on your home assignments. Try to understand and apply the technical and artistic ideas presented in the classroom and you will do well.

Lab policy
Drinking and eating in the Napolitano lab are severely prohibited. Spilling fluids and/or food over a monitor, a computer or a keyboard could destroy it and jeopardise your work and the work of other students. By damaging the lab equipment you could loose your rights to acces the facilities and equipment.

See also the Napolitano Classroom User Guidelines in regards to lab policy.•Lab hours and lab monitors
See posted lab hours out side of the lab.