Contemporary Practice: Portrait and Self-Portrait.

Catalog description

Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours. 3 credits. This studio course focuses on the exploration of various drawing techniques coupled with the fundamentals of animated movement through various animation techniques. Experimental techniques such as drawing directly on film, drawing on paper, drawing on extracted frames, stop-motion and the combining of drawings to create animations exploring the “self.” Focusing on portrait and self-portrait, students will combine the analog drawing processes with the digital in an examination of art historical and contemporary portraits. This course does not require prior knowledge of art and design elements and principles.