I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Introduction to Digital Imaging

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ARTS 2411

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course focuses on the foundations of digital imaging, integration of principles, and processes of contemporary image capture and output. A variety of studies in visual projects engage students in solving aesthetic and technical problems incorporating analysis, interpretation, expression, and presentation. Students will identify and demonstrate basic visual elements, principles of design, and technical aptitude common to all works of art. This is a studio art course. MnTC Goal 6

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Minnesota State University, Mankato, ART 231: Mixed Media, 3 cr.
Minnesota State University, Mankato, ART 202: Introduction to Digital Media, 3 cr.
Minnesota State University, Moorhead, Art 305D Printmaking: Planographic & Digital Applications 4 cr

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Critique visual images and interpret compositional value.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Create imagery with an artistic design according to a visual standard.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Predict and discuss the evolution of the photographic medium as an art form.
Utilize appropriate technology	Determine and integrate technology into visual art methodology and predict standards.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate the basic visual elements and principles of design common to all works of art and use these elements and principles digitally to create images and designs (Goal 6);
• Demonstrate basic computer operation using visual software programs;
• Identify terminology, advantages, and limitations of a variety of digital imaging software, computer operations and digital imaging devices (Goal 6);
• Demonstrate technical abilities through successfully completing a variety of imaging assignments to include scanning, camera technology, and digital art (Goal 6);
• Explain and discuss knowledge of the progress and capabilities found within the realm of digital imaging technology and art applications (Goal 6);
• Demonstrate an increased appreciation and role of imagery within the humanities, fine arts, and cultures of the modern world (Goal 6);
• Explain and evaluate the effectiveness of personal artwork and the work of others through critique;
• Discuss, contrast, and problem solve black and white image qualities in comparison to images exposed in color  (Goal 6); and
• Respond critically to artworks in the arts and humanities (Goal 6).
• Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety issues within the discipline.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Introduction
• What is digital imaging?
• Define its scope
• Equipment and trades
• Digital imaging and use in art
2. Color and Color Vision
• The nature and spectrum of light
• Color theory
• Qualities of color
• Color correction
• Color controls in devices
• Pigments and the artist pallet
3. Computers, color, reproduction, correction, software, and management
• Imaging
• File type/size
• Image compression
• Color measurement
• Graphics
• Photographic technology
• Monitors and calibration
4. Devices, Industry, Technology
• Historical perspectives
• Sony
• Creation of art
• Image capture
• Charged couple devices (CCD)
• Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)
• Cameras
• Mirrorless cameras
• Scanners
• Printers and relate output devices
• Image sizing
• Image resolution (PPI and DPI)
• Image processing: categories and tools
• Multimedia applications
5. Input and output
• File management
• Dye sublimation printing
• Inkjet printing
• Laser printing
• Silver halide printing
• Giclee printing
• Mixed digital media
• Murals
• Printing press and type
• Paper finishes
• Interpolation
6. Principles of design and visual elements
• The language of design
• Elements of design
• Truth and illusion
• Realism
• Perception and the cultural eye
• Original imagery and generations
• Reality
• Appropriation, stock images, and copyright
7. Art applications past and present
• The digital revolution
• Printmaking
• Print finishing
• Lamination
• Uses of camera phone
• Post-internet art
• Relational Aesthetics
8. Capstone project
• Virtual gallery
• Hybrid darkrooms
• Presentation software
• Academic art
• Portfolio, judging, and art presentation
• Art criticism (formal, contextual, and expressive theories)

 

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Computers, color, reproduction, correction, software, and management
• Demonstrate color applications and controls through imaging exercises
• Perform image specification controls in establishment of file type/size, compression, color measurement
• Exhibit understanding of typography though use of principles of design
• Perform image capture in outdoor and studio controlled environments
• Perform monitor, scanner, or related calibrations using technical methods and devices
2. Devices, Industry, Technology
• Capture, edit and create works of art using charged couple devices (CCD) and /or complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)
• Evaluate printing capabilities through product capabilities, output source, and material type
• Perform image sizing techniques using common aspect ratio practices with proper image resolution (PPI & DPI).
• Perform multimedia applications
3. Input and output: Use and/or research applications of
• File management software
• Dye sublimation printing
• Inkjet printing
• Laser printing
• Silver halide printing
• Giclee printing
• Mixed digital media
• Murals
• Printing press
• Paper finishes
4. Principles of design and visual elements
• Practice and produce images
• The language of design
• Elements of design
• Truth and illusion
• Realism
• Perception and the cultural eye
• Original imagery and generations
• Reality
• Appropriation, stock images, and copyright
5. Capstone project
• Produce a capstone project or virtual gallery
• Hybrid darkrooms
• Presentation software
• Academic art
• Portfolio, judging, and art presentation
• Art criticism (formal, contextual, and expressive theories)