This introduction course serves as a fundamental and comprehensive introduction to the world of digital media. The projects are concept based allowing students a great degree of individuality and personal choice that provides students with the essential skills, knowledge, and creative perspectives necessary for success in graphic design, photo manipulation and digital illustration. Precision, craftsmanship and creativity are emphasized. Abstract and Realistic art are explored through imagination, observation and design. Personal responsibility, self-motivation, and good problem-solving skills are essential for success in this class.

In this course, students will learn basic design and digital editing skills while working with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. The areas of study include problem solving to create appropriate design solutions, layout and publications design. Students will be encouraged to meet professional criteria regarding quality design and deadlines. Personal responsibility, self-motivation, communication/critique and time management skills are essential for success in this class. (This course is also required course for the Creative Academy)

Building on skills from GRAPHIC DESIGN 1, students will learn more sophisticated techniques and will be expected to work at a higher level of achievement. By exploring design, photographic, and digital media students will be able to develop a body of work that reflects a range of problem solving, ideation, and versatility with techniques to demonstrate their Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator abilities. Colleges often call this class Visual Communications, Design Communication, or Marketing Design. Personal responsibility, self-motivation, communication/critique and time management skills are essential for success in this class. (This course is also required course for the Creative Academy)

By exploring digital illustration and painting with the Wacom stylus and tablet, students will be able to develop a body of work that reflects a range of problem solving, ideation, and versatility with techniques to demonstrate their Adobe Illustrator abilities. Abstract and Realistic art are explored through imagination, observation and design. Personal responsibility, self-motivation, and good problem-solving skills are essential for success in this class.

Building on the skills from Digital Illustration and Painting 1, students will be learning more sophisticated techniques and will be expected to work at a higher level of achievement. The projects are concept based allowing students a great degree of individuality and personal choice. Precision, craftsmanship and creativity are emphasized. Abstract and Realistic art are explored through imagination, observation and design. Personal responsibility, self-motivation, and good problem solving skills are essential for success in this class.