Animation, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0503 Section A; CRN 4961
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Design your own characters and learn how to animate them in this hands-on live session online digital studio. In this course, you will create original characters, develop your visual storytelling skills, and learn the principles of traditional animation to make them move. Working with an expert in the field of animation, students will experiment with both hands-on and digital animation approaches, view some of the history of animation, and learn about animation as a career. This course requires access to an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (not included).
Architecture, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0502 Section A; CRN 4960
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Learn the fundamentals of three-dimensional architectural design in this hands-on live session online design studio. Develop professional skills in field research, schematic drawing, and model making by completing studio projects involving conceptual and concrete architectural problems. Develop an awareness of scale, form, and spatial relationships, essential for interpreting the built environment. Virtual field trips to design firms and architecturally significant buildings help you understand what it means to be an architect. Drawing is incorporated into the studio projects.
Digital Photography, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0505 Section A; CRN 4963
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
This hands-on live session online studio is an introductory exploration of digital photography to document the unique spaces, objects, and people that inspire your creativity. Students are introduced to digital apps to build portfolio and presentation skills. Students use still photography to capture the world around them to inspire themes as they create visual narratives. Students view current exhibits through virtual field trips and are visited online by professionals working in the field. This course requires a DSLR camera and access to an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (not included).
Fashion Design, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0507 Section A1; CRN 4964
PCAC 0507 Section A2; CRN 4965
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Design and visually communicate your original ideas for fashion in this hands-on live session online design studio. An expert in the field of fashion guides you in developing and interpreting your research and concepts to the creation of drawings and presentations at an introductory level. You’ll explore a variety of making skills to interpret original ideas for fashion from 2D to 3D using traditional and non-traditional techniques and materials such as paper draping, material handcraft manipulations, and basic hand or machine sewn mockups. A sewing machine is not required. The creative process, trends, and careers are further explored in virtual field trips and online visits by industry professionals.
Fine Arts I, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0508 Section A; CRN 4966
PCAC 0508 Section B; CRN 4967
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Develop your ability to draw from observation, a cornerstone of visual expression, in this hands-on live session online fine arts studio. You’ll explore unique locations, spaces, objects, and people that inspire to complete portraits, landscapes, and imaginative projects. Develop your skill in using the language of mark making, including line, value, texture, and composition. Students view current exhibits through virtual field trips and are visited online by working artists.
Fine Arts II: Drawing and Painting, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0701 Section A; CRN 4968
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Expand your drawing proficiency and learn new painting techniques as you develop a thematic sequence of images in this hands-on live session online fine arts studio. Strengthen your technical and visual problem-solving skills through structured projects in which you investigate form, color, and composition. Research, virtual field trips, and online visits from working artists deepen your understanding of the ways artists solve problems. Prerequisite: Fine Arts I or an equivalent drawing class.
Graphic Design, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0504 Section A; CRN 4962
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Learn the fundamentals of graphic design in this hands-on live session online design studio. Graphic design is all around you—on subway posters, websites, T-shirts, candy wrappers. It is the medium in which words and images combine to communicate messages effectively. In this online studio, students focus on learning analog and digital creative problem-solving techniques and the basics of graphic form and expressive typography. This course requires access to an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (not included).
Illustration, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0501 Section A; CRN 4959
Online Synchronous Live Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. EST
Learn the fundamentals of Illustration in this hands-on live session online design studio. Illustrators are visual thinkers who create comics, computer and film animation, video games, children’s books, graphics for skateboards, images for magazines and newspapers, and many other kinds of visuals. Students are introduced to the types of projects contemporary illustrators work on and helps them develop their skills and style. This course requires access to Adobe Creative Cloud or equivalent free/affordable digital drawing apps.
Portfolio Development Strategies, Grades 9-12
PCAC 0802 Section X2; CRN 5257
Online, October 5-November 8, 2020
Online Asynchronous Sessions
This
5 week online asynchronous course focuses on portfolio development
strategies for students who are in the process of applying to colleges
of art and design. We will explore what a portfolio is, share examples,
and discuss how it can be a powerful tool to share your creative voice.
Students will gain access to video tutorials and online resources to
explore techniques for shooting quality images of work samples and how
to layout visually striking final images using digital imaging software.
We will explore how to leverage a sketchbook as an integral part of the
portfolio as well as tips for including and writing a compelling
personal artist statement. This course will help boost your confidence
as you gear up for clicking submit on your college application and we’ll
have a lot of fun crafting your unique portfolio along the way.