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Advanced Digital Imaging
ARTS-4971-01 and ARTS-6971-01
Tiltshift Gasholder c.2011 Matt Bacon, ADI Spring
Advanced Digital Imaging An upper level studio exploring individual visual arts projects contributing to thesis or
dissertation development. Topics in creative personal expression in imaging, installation, and digital/physical mixed
media practices will be studied drawing from issues raised in class projects. Advanced studies in high resolution digital
photography, gesture drawing, painting, illustration, montage/collage, assemblage, processing, archival digital printing,
stencil art, and set design/projection lead to an independent final project and web portfolio.
Prereq: a related 4000 level arts course, or permission of instructor.
Credits 4
Course Location:
West Hall 214 Digital Imaging Studio (home studio)
West Hall 415 Advanced Graphics Production Studio (for high end printing)
Instructor:
Kathleen Ruiz
Associate Professor of Integrated Arts
email: ruiz@rpi.edu
phone: 518-276-2539
office: West Hall 314c
office hours: Thursdays 2:00 to 4:00 by appointment
please use sign up board on office door WH 314c
* Projects & Readings
* Required Materials
* Required Events
* Resources and Tools
* Details
* Learning Outcomes
* Grading Criteria & Policy, Attendance Policy, Academic Integrity Statement
* Drop Box Information
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Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, design, produce, and express ideas through advanced gesture drawing, digital painting, montage/collage, digital photography, assemblage, high end archival digital printing, mid-range digital printing, processing, stencil art, and projection projects through short study projects, final project and web portfolio documentation of all works.
2. develop art making strategies which merge concept, process and form - encouraging approaches that are at once inquisitive, analytical, creative, experimental and articulate.
3. examine the work of several artists, theoreticians, and institutions who engage in digital and physical art creation.
4. design and plan a detailed artist statement document which expounds upon individual concepts, processes, creative exploration, technical experimentation and references for the final project.
5. compare, contrast, describe and critique the strengths and weaknesses of their own artwork and that of their fellow classmates relating to formal, aesthetic, and content attributes.
6. successfully articulate informed, philosophically and socially aware ideas relating to art, technology, and culture as demonstrated in class discussions and critiques and in short written reaction papers to the relevant readings and events.
Requirements and Suggestions
Evaluation
Students must demonstrate satisfactory achievement of course objectives through fulfillment of
course projects and by contributing to class discussions and critiques.
Grading
35% short studies (5% each x 7): emotion sketches, gesture drawings, mid-range digital prints, high
end archival digital prints, assemblage, stencil art, projection
45% Final Project
10% Participation in class
10% Event& Reading reaction papers
Letter grade equivalents for the course are as follows:
A=4.0, A-=3.67, B+=3.33 B=3.0, B-= 2.67, C+= 2.33, C=2.0 C-= 1.67, D+=1.33, D=1.0,
F=0.0
If you are concerned about your creative trajectory or your grade at any point during the semester,
please do not hesitate to contact your Instructor and schedule an appointment during office hours.
Participation: you are invited, encouraged, and expected to engage actively in discussion, reflection
and activities.
Class Attendance Policy
As an enrolled student, you have made a commitment to this class and your attendance is a
significant part of that commitment. Attendance will be taken at every class. An absence is
considered excused if the student has informed the course instructor by phone, email or in person
before the beginning of the class and the excuse is considered reasonable by the instructor. All
students are required to be on time and in attendance for each and every class. Students arriving to
class more than 10 minutes late may be counted as absent. Two (2) unexcused absences will result in
a reduction of one entire letter grade.
Adherence to deadlines is expected. It is the individual student's responsibility to keep track of
deadlines and to present the work to the class and instructor on the specified dates. 15% per day will
be subtracted from late assignments.
If a student needs an official excuse, please go to the Student Experience office – 4th floor of
Academy Hall, x8022, se@rpi.edu
Academic Honesty
Statement On Academic Integrity
Class Specific
Collaboration and discussion about class projects is actively encouraged, and is in no way considered
cheating. This is a studio course, and personal ownership of information is not deemed to be
appropriate. Original drawings, images, montage, collage, assemblage, stencil art, projections, final
project art are required except where indicated otherwise. Projects are expected to reflect personal
endeavor.
Academic Integrity
Student-teacher relationships are built on trust. For example, students must trust that teachers have
made appropriate decisions about the structure and content of the courses they teach, and teachers
must trust that the assignments that students turn in are their own. Acts, which violate this trust,
undermine the educational process. The Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities
defines various forms of Academic Dishonesty and you should make yourself familiar with these. In
this class, all assignments that are turned in for a grade must represent the student’s own work. In
cases where help was received, or teamwork was allowed, a notation on the assignment should
indicate your collaboration. Submission of any assignment that is in violation of this policy will result
in a penalty of a grade of F given for failure in the course and also further disciplinary action as
outlined in the Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Addressing Academic Dishonesty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Intellectual integrity is critical to the foundation of all academic work. Academic dishonesty,
therefore, is considered a serious matter and will be addressed as such. As defined in the current
Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities, examples of academic dishonesty
include, but are not limited to: academic fraud, collaboration, copying, cribbing, fabrication,
plagiarism, sabotage, and substitution. Additionally, attempts to commit academic dishonesty, or to
assist in the commission or attempt of such an act, are also violations of the academic dishonesty
policy. If found in violation of the academic dishonesty policy, students may be subject to two types
of penalties. The instructor administers an academic (grade) penalty of F, and the student may also
enter the Institute judicial process and be subject to such additional sanctions as: warning, probation,
suspension, expulsion, and alternative actions as defined in the current Handbook of Student Rights
and Responsibilities.
How to take the course (in a nutshell):
Show up prepared with all materials and supplies needed to work in studio. Attendance is mandatory
every week. Do the work and the assignments. Do the readings and come prepared to ask questions.
Turn work in on time. Contribute to the discussions. Check the course website for the latest
information about assignments and activities.
Required Materials
• An active RCS account
• A high capacity (8 gig or more) usb drive or external hard disk
• Approximately 7 to 10 dvds
• Other materials on a project basis
• You will be making a number of manifestations of your work. The costs vary, but be prepared to
incur at least $85 in fabrication/material costs.
• Phaser laser printer high quality paper cost of $6.00 for 30 sheets
Electronic Communication
Email: All students are expected to have an active electronic mail account, and should check mail at
least four times a week for class information. Some essential class information is communicated by
email only.
Work Habits
Always back-up your work frequently; that is, every time you make something you think is worth
keeping. Systems crash when least expected and you could lose all your work. It is a good idea to
make three backups (on different media), as storage media are sometimes unstable. Always save
onto your own media or into your account as files left on hard drives will be removed.
Also, please keep in mind the highly addictive aspects of working with computers. Many people lose
track of time and later wonder why they have severe back, neck and eye problems. It is a good idea
to take a rest every 15 to 20 minutes. Look up or beyond your computer or, better still, at a long
distance to relax your eyes. Take a walk or stretch. Fatigue can lead to frustration. Stay in touch with
your body's needs.
Try not to harm or deface any equipment in any way or lose files and folders belonging to our class or
other classes.
For problems in the studio please be specific in your email and contact:
http://helpdesk.hss.rpi.edu/pl/submit-service-request-ticket-system
Please follow the guidelines for working in each studio very carefully, as you will be held personally
responsible for problems you incur. At all times please keep the lab clean after each use.
Reserve all gear beforehand at
http://www.arts.rpi.edu/pl/iear-studios-facilities/equipment-room
Project Assignments & ReadingsWork as if these were your last works in your life. What messages are you compelled to express?
outlining your reactions to the material presented. All readings require a short one page typed reaction paper
Your ideas and what the reading meant for you.
Projects: Techniques Readings Lectures
Emotion Sketches (7)
due Jan 24
Freeing up
expressive gestures
Introduction
Emotion Sketching
Gesture Drawings (7)
due Feb 7
what is the figure,
landscape or object
doing?
Gesture Drawing
due Jan 29
Gesture Drawing
Lecture
Model in Studio:
Thurs Jan 31, 6:15
to 7:50pm and
Tues Feb 5, 6:15 to
7:50pm
11” x 17” Laser Prints
(7)
due Feb 21
on high quality laser
printer cardstock
montage, collage,
drawings,
photographic works
or combinations
thereof
Includes studies in
* Table Top
Photography
* Toy Techniques
* 3D Roundtable
Photography
* ECU Photography
* Portrait
Photography
* Landscape
Photography
* High speed
photography of
transient
phenomena
Barthes 15,16
Barthes 46-48
due Feb 5
Saunders, Escape from Spiderhead
due Feb 12
Solso
Context, Cog., & Art
due Feb 19
Solso
Visual Perspective
due Feb 26
General Photo
Lecture
Barthes Lecture
Toys of Today are
the Realties of
Tomorrow Lecture
Table Top
TiltShiftToy,
3d Roundtable,
ECU Lecture
Photographing
Transient
Phenomena
Montage_Collage_
InspiringArtists.htm
Landscape
Photography
Lecture
Large Format Archival
Prints (3)
due March 21
(minimum size 42” x
36”, max size 84” x
42”)
montage, collage,
drawings or
photographic works
or combinations
thereof
Includes the above
plus
Large Format
Printing on the
Epson 9800
Portrait
Photography
one on canvass *Processing
* Photographic
Sculpture
* Montage & Collage
* Printing and
Painting on Digital
Canvass
Lecture
Processing
Assemblage (1)
due March 28
using digital and/or
analog techniques,
found objects,
textures, etc. for 1
expressive 3d mixed
media approximately
17”x 11” x 10”
composing image &
object,
juxtaposition,
making meaning
MoHoly-Nagy Contributions of Arts to Social
Reconstruction
and
Make a Light Modulator
due March 26
Assemblage
Lecture
Stencil Art 1
due April 4
Portraits , graffiti,
digital to analog
personal readings and research on graffiti
and stencil art
Stencil Art Lecture
Projection 1
due April 11
imaginary places
and spaces from
light
* Chrissie Iles: Between the Still and Moving
Image
and
* Lev Manovich: The Poetics of Augmented
Space
http://www.streamingmuseum.org/articles-
and-essays/lev-manovich-the-poetics/
due April 9
Projection Lecture
FINAL PROJECT
and 5 page cited
research paper
due May 2
personal expression,
and direction
Personal research readings
web portfolio &
documentation
due May 7
summation of all
perfected works and
documentation of
works in situ
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Emotion Sketches:
Jan 24 due
Create a series of 7 digital drawings suggesting emotional states using either of the following techniques: digital drawing
with stylus or traditional drawing scanned into digital space, or any combination thereof.
Other Examples:
Mohammad J Alfarouqi
Jeffrey Sult
Jimmy Kane
kirsten Lopez-Palmer
Steve Hall
Consider basic emotions or characteristics: i.e.- Joy, Jealousy, Anger, Love, Sadness, Depression, Happy, Peace, Fear,
Sickness, Masculine, Feminine, and etc. As you work on one at a time, take the characteristic/emotion into mind, and
try to remember what that specific thing feels like.
Just let the pencil go where you feel it should as you progress. Let your feelings and intuitions guide you. The main ideas
of the exercise: to LET GO of preconceived notions! It helps to stimulate your creativity!
You cannot use literal symbols or pictures: no intentional tornadoes, hearts, clouds, fluffy bunnies, etc.
Print your best 7 drawings on the Phaser laser printer
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Gesture Drawings
Feb 7 due
Reading : Gesture Drawing and create a short reading reaction paper
Project: 7 finished gesture drawings printed on 11” x 17” phaser laser cardstock
We will work with a live model in studio for digital life drawing gesture studies. We will also work from objects and
the landscape.
“digital action” drawings in action of World-renowned dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones with Paul Kaiser and
Shelley Eshkar http://www.cooper.edu/art/ghostcatching/
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We will conduct a series of modeling sessions in studio to help develop these skills further:
8 - 30 second poses = 240 seconds (4 minutes)
8 – 60 second poses = 480 seconds (8 minutes)
4 – 3 minute poses = 720 seconds (12 minutes)
3 - 5 minute poses = 900 seconds (15 minutes)
We will have a series of 4 landscape studies = 2 at 30 seconds, 2 at 3 minutes; 60 + 360 seconds (7 minutes)
And 4 object sketches = 2 at 30 seconds, 2 at 3 minutes; 60 + 360 seconds (7 minutes)
Pick your best 7 and print them on the Phaser printer paper 11” x 17”
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Montage, collage, drawings or photographic works
processing or combinations thereof due Feb 21 (7) high quality 11” x 17” Laser Prints on cardstock
using any technique of montage, collage, drawings or photographic works or combinations thereof
Pastorino Diaz Aeroclub
Table Top Photography
Toy Techniques
3D Roundtable Photography
Portrait Photography
Landscape Photography
ECU Photography
IN STUDIO 214
Phaser 7760DX Laser Printer
Suggested printing settings for printing on high quality laser card stock semi-gloss paper 11x 17”:
Printer set up:
printer: manage colors
- tabloid
- tray 2 special paper (thick cardstock/glossy)
Image quality (automatic)
Print Settings on computer:
-use printer manger colors
-tabloid (11x17)
-tray 2 for special paper (thick glossy paper) set on computer and on printer
- image quality (automatic)
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Montage, collage, drawings or photographic works
processing or combinations thereof March 21 due
(3) Large Format Archival Prints
Epson 9800 prints
(minimum size 42” x 36”, max size 84” x 42”)
(at least one on canvass)
HÖCH, Hannah, Sans titre, 1920
You can use any of the themes from the topics list, or from your own set of concerns and work them into highly
developed, finished large scale works using any using any technique of montage, collage, drawings or photographic
works or combinations thereof
PRINTING TO OUR EPSON 98,000 High end printer:
general overview of printing to the Epson 98,000 printer
&
Print this Sheet (must be filled out for printing to the Epson 98,000 archival printer
* use high end monitors to view your image, do not rely on your laptop monitor for high end printing
Photographic Sculpture
Montage & Collage
Printing and Painting on Digital Canvass
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Processing:
see examples, experiment with programing and raster based techniques and if desired incorporate into your work
processing.org
Applets:
Interesting visualization that maps out your mouse track over time:
http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/mousepath-track-mouse-movements/
Creates a graph of the pages for a specified URL:
http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/
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Assemblage:
due March 28
using digital and/or analog techniques, found objects, textures, etc. for 1 expressive 3d mixed media
approximately 17”x 11” x 10”
Joseph Cornell
Assemblage: a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often
fragmentary or discarded objects.
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Stencil Art:
due April 4
(Please be considerate and responsible by stenciling on approved surfaces only!)
Experiment with the techniques learned in studio create and create (1) stencil artwork that dialogs in site.
You can use either hand cutting techniques or laser cutting technique.
Graffiti depicting graffiti removal by Banksy. Created in May 2008 at Leake Street in London, painted over by August
2008.
Hand Techniques
http://www.instructables.com/id/Creating-Complex-Spraypaint-Stencils-by-Hand/
Full-Color-Stencil-Art-with-Halftoning:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Full-Color-Stencil-Art-with-Halftoning/
Kyle McDonald : http://kylemcdonald.net/
http://vimeo.com/kylemcdonald
All work must be in exact and proper format before laser cutting:
Laser Cutting Technical Info
Laser Format Template
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Projection:
due April 11
create 1 projection or 1 series of works for installation, or performance, or impact
Marcel Duchamp Rotoreliefs 1935 http://www.urbanscreen.com/
Reading:
Chrissie Iles: Between the Still and Moving Image
Lev Manovich: The Poetics of Augmented Space http://www.streamingmuseum.org/articles-and-essays/lev-
manovich-the-poetics/
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Final Project due May 2
Étienne-Jules Marey
A large and challenging, well thought out, and technically perfected and installed final work.
This project should be about a topic of personal interest to you using the techniques, issues and ideas learned during
the semester.
Your inspirations, art historical referencing, philosophical influences, theoretical background, and technical
documentation will be articulated in a The Chicago Manual of Style 5 page paper properly cited and footnoted in
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Web Portfolio & Documentation
due May 7
of all works in standalone format submitted on dvd (must be in html format or a format that can be loaded onto the
RCS servers)
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