Teaching ➤ Digital Art @ ECC
ART 141 Digital Art - Course Description
This course provides students with a foundation in the two basic types of graphics software, vector (drawing) and raster (painting/photography). Topics include integrating traditional design, color, and compositional principles with contemporary digital tools. Students will work on a variety of digital projects involving drawing, design, typography, photographic manipulation, and animation.
Technology Covered:
Students learn the basics of Adobe CC: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Tools include storyboarding, sketching, developing ideas into digital format, and more! Students graduate from this class with a professional resume, portfolio or animation reel for their next career step.
Teaching Philosophy
Having taught beginner and intermediate digital media classes since 2015, I realized that one size doesn't fit all. Some students are interested in animation and character design, and some students want to edit photos and create digital layouts. That's why I use a project-based, personalized approach in my class. I also use differentiated learning and UDL and active learning best practices to make it meaningful and fun!
You will find a variety of final projects here, from artist portfolios to resumes and animation reels!
Final Project Examples
Process Book
Maegan Abiva, El Camino College, ART 141
James Py, El Camino College, ART 141
Barsuren Buttags, El Camino College, ART 141
Suhartini Raden, El Camino College, ART 141
James Zamora, El Camino College, ART 141
Makenzie Browning, El Camino College, ART 141
Portfolio
Lu Yi Wei, El Camino College, ART 141
Alexx Bull, El Camino College, ART 141
Katherine Gluck, El Camino College, ART 141
Jeongmin Kim, El Camino College, ART 141
Zach Gonzalez, El Camino College, ART 141
Rina Ajiro, El Camino College, ART 141
Rivka Ben-Avides, El Camino College, ART 141
Laura Akalon, El Camino College, ART 141
Synthia Iniestra, El Camino College, ART 141
Maddison Detate, El Camino College, ART 141
Jason Foster, El Camino College, ART 141
Keiko Yashiro, El Camino College, ART 141
Resume
Henry Lee, El Camino College, ART 141
Heather Baker, El Camino College, ART 141
Vanessa Williams, El Camino College, ART 141
Janas Calara, El Camino College, ART 141
Sabian Selico, El Camino College, ART 141
Andrew Sanches, El Camino College, ART 141
Gilbert Sanches, El Camino College, ART 141
Kristal Valejo, El Camino College, ART 141
Example Resume - Anya Zinoveva, Instructor, El Camino College, ART 141