FINE 130
Introduction to Digital Imaging
Spring 2025
Course Description
Calendar Description for FINE 130
This online course is an introduction to current imaging software that students use to explore contemporary topics through digital imaging. This course is taught from a fine arts perspective.
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FINE 130: Introduction to Digital Imaging is a studio-based Fine Arts course taught asynchronously online. This online digital course is designed to introduce students to current digital imaging software, techniques, trends, and processes that historical and contemporary artists use to create original image based artworks. Students are encouraged to produce creative image-based projects throughout the term. FINE 130 is taught from a Fine Arts perspective.
This course gives students introductory instruction and experience in creating original artwork using digital imaging tools and software and helps students develop a visual language to discuss their own work through artist statements. While students will attain a degree of familiarity and comfort with the tools and techniques used to create digital artwork, there is a strong emphasis on content, conceptualization, and originality. This will be considered in the evaluation of student projects.
Through online lectures, tutorials and discussions, students will gain an understanding of the language used to discuss digital technologies and a critical context for the politics, power, and history of digital technologies and image making, and the impact of technologies on contemporary art practices.
This online course was authored and developed by Natalie Hunter, with instructional design and multimedia development support provided by the Centre for Extended Learning. Further media production was provided by Instructional Technologies and Multimedia Services.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students should be able to:
Demonstrate successful use of core digital imaging tools and techniques like image compositing, masking, retouching, text, painting and drawing tools, and various other tools through hands on experience with industry standard digital imaging software.
Complete the work that is asked of you with increasing confidence and comfort through accumulative skill building.
Assess and critique digital imaging strategies and techniques in peer assessment writing assignments. Develop a critical eye in relation to the elements and principles of design and contemporary image making techniques and practices.
Develop a critical eye in relation to the elements and principles of design and contemporary image making techniques and practices.
Develop visual language skills and a vocabulary in composition through the creation of original artwork and written statements.
Discuss the historical precedents and artistic movements that continue to influence the explosion and ubiquity of images in our digitally saturated culture.
Apply the digital processes, tools, and methodologies that contemporary artists use in their art practices to your own creative artworks with originality and critical thought.