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Digital Art For students entering grades 10 – 12 in the fall of 2024. High School credit will only be awarded to students who take this course when they are in rising grade 10 or higher. This course will be offered in-person at the BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Upper Campus. (1290 Parkmoor Ave, San Jose, CA 95126) Description Students will investigate and develop their 2D and 3D art-making skills using Digital Software. The course will focus heavily on foundational art skills and how it applies to a digital platform. Students will explore the pros and cons of doing art digitally and have an understanding of how it applies to the current trends of art. Students must have at least one drawing software (Photoshop, Procreate, Sketchbook, etc.) installed and hardware for means of drawing digitally (Graphics/Drawing Tablets, iPads with stylus/Apple Pencil, etc.). Students can work on Laptops and/or iPads. The course projects will involve realism as well as more stylized and abstract forms of expression. This course is approved to meet the UC A-G criteria for a Visual and Fine Arts credit. Required materials There are many options for software and hardware, and any combination will work for the class. Some software will be subscription based (For example, for Photoshop, you could subscribe to Adobe's single app price which would be about $15/month for a year). There are also free software and free trials out there as well. As for hardware, the lowest graphics/drawing tablet to connect via USB, runs about $20, but that is well below the average. IPads and various tablets will also have a stylus and apps that will work for the class. Please check for compatibility with your devices before purchasing. Students may miss up to 5 days of the summer course. If students miss more than 5 days they will not receive credit for the course Course Session June 24 – July 26 (Class will not be held on July 4 & 5) 8:30 AM–1:00 PM (PST) for-credit students only Fee $3160
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