P102—Commercial Layout and Design - 2 credits
Prerequisite: None.
Total lecture/studio 72 hours. Course for those interested in how design layouts are produced in advertising art, magazines and television, etc. Basic design concepts and technologies in the construction of layouts. Details the organization and functions of advertising agencies. Introduces commercial printing processes. Required for major in Applied Design and Commercial Art and for a certificate in Applied Design. Not open to students with credit in Art-Commercial 2. (A/CSU)
P103—Illustration - 2 credits
Prerequisite: None.
Total lecture/studio 72 hours. An introduction into the commercialization of imagery. Students will learn skills, techniques and concepts necessary in the production of illustrations. Instruction in technical rendering, ink, design and layout, lettering, transfer, perspective, scale in reproduction, and air brush. Required for majors in Commercial Art. Recommended for majors and certificates in Applied Design. Not open to students with credit in Art 30 or Art-Commercial 3. (A/CSU)
P104—Advanced Illustration - 2 credits
Prerequisite: Commercial Art P103 (3).
Total lecture 18 hours, studio 54 hours. A continuation of Commercial Art P103 with emphasis on perfecting basic technologies and exploring new tools and media. Instruction in “cost effective” imagery, tools, and techniques. Discussion of the organization and promotion of skills and versatility. Required for Commercial Art majors. Not open to students with credit in Art-Commercial 4. (A/CSU)
P105 — Air Brush - 2 credits
Prerequisite: None.
Total lecture 18 hour, total studio 54 hours. A concentrated study of this unique tool with instruction on its potential and best suited uses. Examples of successful techniques of airbrush technicians. Projects include rigorous exercise seeking mastery of the tool along with individual uniquely personal applications. Recommended for Commercial and Fine Arts Studio majors. Not open to students with credit in Art-Commercial 5. (A/CSU)
P110 — Photo-Realism - 2 credits
Prerequisite: None.
Total lecture/studio 72 hours. A course addressing the concept of the “photo” and “super” real in imagery, both in Fine Arts and Commercial Art. Photography’s uses as an accurate reference and a step by step transfer of photo images into other media. Discussion of individual interpretation and originality. Relationship of “product” to “copyright” and instruction in photography and the specialized tools, equipment and techniques used. Recommended for majors in Fine Arts Studio. Not open to students with credit in Art-Commercial 10. (A/CSU)
