Foundation Art Explore the fundamental concepts of composition in art and design, such as color, shape, line, and movement for application to drawing, painting, and three-dimensional work. Expand your aesthetic awareness and visual language, develop your conceptual and technical skills, and learn to use various media through hands-on projects and critiques. Produce at least four finished works toward your portfolio. Modeled after Pratt’s first-year Foundation program, this course provides a basis for further study. Class work may be supplemented with field trips to museums and galleries. Please Note: Nude figure drawing is included. SU 1:30–5 PM; SESSIONS BETWEEN JAN 31–MAY 1 FDN 100S-01 2 CREDITS Graphic Design Explore what makes a design successful, and investigate the role of design and the designer in meeting the demands of an ever-changing society. Learn design tools, principles, and methods to produce unique and memorable graphic work. Create professional logo, website, poster, and packaging designs that culminate in successful branding. Typography, photography, and illustration are incorporated in visualizing your ideas along with the introduction and application of state-of-the-art computer graphics. SA 9:30 AM–1 PM; 12 SESSIONS BETWEEN JAN 30–APR 30 COMD 105S-01 2 CREDITS Industrial Design Create objects that meet the everyday needs of society. This elective examines how embracing today’s social, physical, and ecological needs presents opportunities for creative design. Through drawing and model-making, students explore, challenge, and redefine the forms and inventions with which we live. SU 1:30–5 PM; 12 SESSIONS BETWEEN JAN 31–MAY 1 IND 101S-01 2 CREDITS Interior Design Optimize the space in which we live. This course centers on the impact of the interior space on the individual, as well as various groups, by working with the classic elements of light, color, form, and space. Projects include drafting, rendering, and model making. SA 9:30 AM–1 PM; 12 SESSIONS BETWEEN JAN 30–APR 30 INT 101S-01 2 CREDITS
Materials fee: $20 SA 1:30–4:30 PM; 9 SESSIONS BETWEEN JAN 30–APRIL 30 PMPC 107-01 NON-CREDIT 2.7 C.E.U.'S
Fine Arts Studio Practice This course builds on the teachings from the two-credit fine arts course. Expand your conceptualization and technical skills of drawing and painting through in-depth studio practice and critique. The skills gained from this course are applicable to other art and design fields. Complete works to strengthen your portfolio. This course must be taken in conjunction with or after the two-credit course Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing. SA 9:30 AM–12:30 PM; 9 SESSIONS BETWEEN FEB 13–APR 30 PMPC 116-01 NON-CREDIT 2.7 C.E.U.´S Portfolio Development Your portfolio is the key to success in being admitted to leading accredited art and design schools. Prepare the best presentation and portfolio for getting into the college of your choice. Develop the necessary skills toward building and presenting a personal, thoughtful, and technically proficient portfolio. Please bring examples of work, an 18" x 24" all-purpose drawing pad, and soft vine charcoal to the first class. Please Note: Nude figure drawing is included. SECTION 1: SUNDAY 9:30 AM–12:30 PM SECTION 2: SUNDAY 1:30–4:30 PM 10 SESSIONS BETWEEN JAN 31-MAY 1 PMPC 114 NON-CREDIT: 3.0 C.E.U.´S
PRATT PREVIEW If you are unable to commit to a full course of study this semester through PreCollege, Pratt Preview is a shorter workshop program for high school students beginning to explore art and design. Pratt Preview is non-credit and runs for six weeks, once a week. Courses are listed below: Fashion Sketching An essential part of becoming a fashion designer is learning how to first construct your designs on paper before bringing them to life in fabrication. Students will learn the intriguing art and style of the fashion croquis, including design, color choice, and how fabric appears on the page. At the end of this course, students will have three portfolio pieces. TH 6–8 PM; 6 SESSIONS BETWEEN FEB 11–MAR 17 XAFA 201-01 NON-CREDIT
NON-CREDIT COURSES Architectural Design Studio This course builds on the teachings from the two-credit architecture course. Explore a major design problem to develop different solutions, working closely with your instructor. Incorporate basic notions on defining space, form, and how architecture communicates, while developing solutions through drawings and models. Produce work toward building a portfolio. This course must be taken in conjunction with or after the two-credit architecture course. 60
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Evolving Photography Part of any photographer’s profession is the retouching and manipulating of their taken images, reconstructing them into something more. Going beyond the realm of the film lens and into the world of digital, students will learn how to create new and innovative pieces by manipulating their photographs. This course will allow students to have three to five pieces ready for their portfolios. W 6–8 PM; 6 SESSIONS BETWEEN FEB 10–MAR 16 XAP 201-01 NON-CREDIT