Computer Art

SUNY Oneonta
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Instructor: Kenneth Crosby
Office Hours: TBA

Starry Night

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

Artist Resources

 

Art Blogs

Gurney Journey - The art blog of James Gurney, creator of Dinotopia. Updated regularly.
Muddy Colors - Regularly updated by a collective of artists
Lines and Colors - "If it has lines and/or colors, it's fair game." Find a new artist, get some art history, learn a technique.
Colossal - Cool, new art and ideas.

 

Copyright

Some Basics About Copyright - Muddy Colors

 

Contests

A Singular Creation - Calls to Artists
Gnomon Workshop Forums - 2D and 3D contests each month asking artist to interpret a specific topic/subject.

 

Communities

CGMeetup - Tutorials, demo reels
CGSociety -
SIGGRAPH - Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques.
ConceptArt.org -
Polycount -

 

Learning

Cambridge in Color - Learning community for photographers.
Wiki Paintings - Discover the Masters and learn about art.
Google Art Project - Nice collection of works and interactive learning experience.
Lynda - Up to date learning videos on a wide variety of software, techniques, business practices, etc.
Adobe TV - Free tutorials on Adobe software.
Ctrl+Paint - Learn digital painting techniques.

 

Tools For Artists

Alchemy - An open source drawing tool.
Hexels - A free/paid pixel based drawing tool. See Hexray Studios for examples.
SketchUp Make - Free 3D modeling tool from Google. (Select Personal or Educational use for the free version.)
Movies in Color - Directors (good directors) put a lot of thought into color. Movie scenes sampled as color pallets.
Gamut Mask Tool - A color harmony tool for painters and visual artists.
Adobe Kuler - A tool for creating color themes.
Painters Wheel - A free color wheel plugin for Photoshop.
Magic Picker - A paid color wheel plugin for Photoshop and Illustrator.
Coolorus - A paid color wheel plugin for Photoshop and Flash.
Figure Drawing Reference - Timed figure drawing tool.
Artsy Poses - A figure drawing reference / tool.

 

Course Supply List

You will need a pen for the tablets if you wish to use them. Look for the best deal. You will want it for Project 02!
For Cintiq 21UX (DTZ2100) Tablet Displays (room 321): Grip Pen ZP501ESE
For Intuos Tablets (room 164): Grip Pen KP501E2

I recommend having a portable hard drive or thumb drive for keeping backups and transporting your projects. Below are a few options. I recommend Seagate hard drives and Sandisk thumbdrives. Do shop around for the best deals.
Check Amazon or, Newegg

I also recomend you have a sketchbook for working out ideas and taking notes. My preferred "on the go" drawing tools: (These can also be found at Artware on Main St.)
Strathmore 400 Series sketch books
Staedtler Lumograph drawing pencils
Pentel Clic Eraser