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Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign) no prerequisite required

This is a year long course focused on achieving functional competency in this foundational graphic software program. Students can expect to have a robust portfolio at the end of class. CS5 is the industry standard, and countless professional designers from around the world create and edit graphics using Adobe CS4. Solid knowledge of Adobe CS5 is a must for serious graphics professionals, and is an outright requirement in many job positions. In this course, you will receive a comprehensive working knowledge of this powerful program.

This course requires the student to have Adobe CS5 Design Standard software (available at a large student discount), and the books  Exploring Illustrator CS5 & Exploring Photoshop CS5. A basic scanner & Wacom tablet is also recommended.

Homework will consist of weekly projects  (2-4 hours) to develop a hands-on working knowledge of the program, with several comprehensive projects at the end of each semester. The result will be student projects that they may use in a portfolio for a job, or entrance to a college level program.

Tuition Cost is $466 for the year. 

Please see the Potter's School  for registration and schedule.

http://www.pottersschool.org/

 

Drawing 1   no prerequisite required

New! Drawing is the foundation of Art and Design! Do you want to learn to draw? Do you want to learn to draw correctly? This course is for beginners and also for students who draw, but want to learn to do so correctly. No experience is necessary. One doesn't take a drawing class because you know how to draw. You take one to learn how! This course starts with the basics and builds on those foundations. You will learn the best Classical and contemporary techniques.
Drawing focuses on black and white or monochromatic rendering from life, pictures, masterworks, and imagination. With an emphasis on studio production, this course is designed to develop higher-level thinking, art-related technical skill, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics.
In this class, art students will study to learn how to draw with realistic accuracy from observation with an emphasis on rendering form convincingly. The exercises will take from 1-4 hours per week. The foundation rests on an intensive study of what we see, rendering casts or plates of classical sculpture, and emulation. The goal is to make students adept at observation, theory, and craft while absorbing classical ideals of beauty. Moreover, students will learn how to draw items and images seen in their mind's eye using structural and form giving techniques from numerous sources. They will then render these images using the skills obtained while learning to draw from observation. There are two books, a basic scanner, and drawing supplies required for the course.

Tuition Cost is $466 for the year. 

Please see

http://www.pottersschool.org/

for registration and schedule.

  

3D Digital Design Course no prerequisite required

In this class we endeavor to provide a professional toolset and creative career options through a series of 3D project-based exercises and hands-on exercises. Combining the software used by industry professionals in film, games development and visual communications with hands on learning has created a dynamic curriculum that challenges students to meet higher standards and develop 21st century skills. We will use an arts-based program which provides the foundations for learning the 3D applications by incorporating industry-driven projects that engage and stimulate the imagination, foster experimentation, innovation and building critical thinking skills. Lessons are designed to help facilitate the material in the secondary classroom environment focusing on a clear and effective process for designing.

We will use 3D studio Max, Mudbox, and Sketchbook Pro as our free professional software base along with other programs.

Tuition Cost is $466 for the year. 

Please see

http://www.pottersschool.org/

for registration and schedule.

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http://creationtutorials.carbonmade.com/

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