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Fall 2020 Lecture Series

Artist / Professor

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 Covid-19 and Art and Design Activities and Events

Todd Art Gallery, 210 Gallery, and Glass Gallery are open for your viewing per in-place campus precautions. Exhibit receptions and other group events are canceled until further notice. 

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Art and Design Student Works  

More Student Works

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Saturdays at Todd (S@T) are virtual for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Watch for a variety of opportunities. Materials for each workshop will be available to you in Todd Hall, Room 212 or by curbside with appointment made through 615-898-5532.

S@T to include, Storytelling, Illustration, Poetry, and Painting

Saturdays at Todd via Zoom

S@T SIGNUPS 

Animated Illustration

Join Professor Tony Rodriguez,Assistant Professor, MTSU Art and Design for a lecture on breaking into the illustration industry and an Animated Illustration demonstration in Photoshop CC. Rodriguez will cover the following animated illustration basics in Photoshop:

- The Glow
- Rotation and Repaints
- Accessing the Timeline
- Bloat and Pucker Tools
- Liquify and Warp tools

Register:  Animated Illustration

 

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 Rodriguez Animated Illustration Video: https://vimeo.com/457075121 

 

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 Mold Making and Casting

Join Associate Professor Mark McLeod as he demonstrates by asynchronous recording an easy, one-part mold-making and casting process using readily available and inexpensive materials. This demo will walk you through the process of selecting reproducible objects, creating a silicone-based mold and then casting the object in plaster. Visit Mark at https://markmcleod.org/

YouTube Video Access:Mold Making and Casting Materials Needed

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 Fall 2020 Artist / Professor Lecture Series

Next Artist/Professor Lecture 

2–2:45 p.m.—Wednesday, November 18: Mark Mcleod & Douglas Dabbs

Meet Mark Mcleod Meet Douglas Dabbs

Artist/Professor Details

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 Now Open For Viewing – Todd Art Gallery

Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Art Exhibits are available for viewing with applicable Covid-19 precautions in place.

For additional MTSU Covid-19 information:  MTSU Coronavirus Updates  

On Exhibit

A joint exhibition, in Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A

Collective Memories/Words to Live By Details

Curated by Dr. Barbara and Leroy Hodges

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MTSU Spring 2021 Course Information

Registration Guide 

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 Beginning Illustration | Art 4290

Beginning Illustration always fills up super fast, so this Spring semester, we're offering TWO sections! Learn how to illustrate for children's books, band posters, advertisements, magazines, and more. Contact Professor Dabbs at douglas.dabbs@mtsu.edu with any questions you have about ART 4290 and register before these two sections are full! 

Detailed Class InformationCatalog Details

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 Motion-Based Illustration | ART 4001 002

Illustrators implement movement to elevate visual narratives and enrapture audiences. Through the exploration of time-based illustration techniques, students amplify their knowledge of digital tools and refine their technical skills. Students analyze the illustrator's role in a design-based production environment and employ professional best practices to develop animated illustrations for diverse venues.

Detailed Class Information Catalog Details Course Description 

Videos Left to Right: Motion-Based Illustration Student Works and Professor Tony Rodriguez's After Effects Tutorials

      

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