Artists have been producing designs, patterns, and many forms of decoration for millennia. This class focuses on image making that is oriented primarily to the areas of the decorative arts, i.e. product design, packaging design, apparel, the home decor industry, and other decorative and design-driven uses.Class projects will be structured around the types of assignments you might be tasked with in your future career. With this in mind, I am delighted to see students who push the boundaries in terms of concept and execution and produce work that is far outside the commercial norm. I relish your ingenuity and ability to surprise me. So please explore and have fun. I encourage you to take risks and learn from the happy accidents!Unlike other illustration courses, we will be making products that detour from traditional 2-dimensional artwork. However, given the constraints of remote-learning, you’ll be fulfilling assignments that will require you to first design, then use photoshop or some other digital means, to simulate three dimensional products. This requires the student to consider scale. The work produced in this class will be created with an eye towards creating a professionally oriented portfolio.Please email trose2@cca.edu if you have any questions about this course!

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