Norco Game Art Program, RCC
A short feature on Norco’s program on Game Art.
You may contact NorcoGameArt@rcc.edu to get more information about the Game Art program and the enrollment process in RCC.
Also, you may visit http://www.rcc.edu/NorcoGameArt to view the program’s classes and view some of the students’ artwork.
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Design and Visual Arts MA Degree Show 09 – On/Off
A selection of the work from the exhibitions, installations, prototypes and performances from the department of Design and Visual Arts at Coventry University.
The work is being exhibited around Coventry at the Lanchester Gallery, Herbert Art Gallery, Blink and includes work in the ‘A Thing About Machines’ Art Festival.
Including work by students from Fine Art, Contemporary Crafts, Graphic Design, Illustration and Animation, Media Arts and Design and Digital Media courses.
To find out more about A Thing About Machines visit http://www.athingaboutmachines.co.uk/
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Rick Tew’s NinjaGym – Obstacle Course at Martial Art and Ninjitsu Training Camp Thailand
NinjaGym Obstacle Course is designed to help students at Rick Tew’s NinjaGym and Martial Art Camp in Thailand develop motor fitness including speed, agility, coordination, and related skills and abilities.
Many of these activities also give students the chance to plan strategy, make split-second decisions, learn teamwork, and demonstrate leadership.
Physical performance and success in combat may depend on a student’s ability to perform skills like those required on the obstacle course. For this reason, and because they help develop and test basic motor skills, obstacle courses are valuable for physical training.
Students are encouraged, but not forced, to go through it. Getting students excited about exercise and working around each student’s strengths and weaknesses are our main focus.
Check out http://www.TheNinjaCamp.com/programs/programs.html for more info
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Duration : 0:1:17
Portfolio Review of Artist Seeking Admission to Art School
National Portfolio Day offers budding artists an opportunity to show off their artwork to admissions representatives from dozens of the nation’s best art schools. This is an actual portfolio review to give you an idea of what you might expect at National Portfolio Day.
Duration : 0:6:57
Are there any Good Quality Art Programs that I can download for free?
I want to start making art on my computer and uploading it, but I’m not sure where to find these free programs. Can anyone help me?
GIMP is a free graphics program. It contains basically all the things more expensive programs have.
What is good for an Art Degree/Certificate?
I took a career test and I got a high percent for Art and Sales. What is useful for an art degree/certicate for common daily life? In everyday life?
I am struggling on that decision. GRR!
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook — a brief list of careers involving art:
1. Artists and related workers
2. Graphic designers
3. Acknowledgments
4. Acknowledgements
5. Commercial and industrial designers
6. Fashion designers
7. Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
8. Professional and related occupations
9. Interior designers
10. Photographers
11. Advertising and Public Relations
12. Recreation workers
13. Desktop publishers
14. Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
15. Teachers-preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
16. Child care workers
17. Teachers-self-enrichment education
18. Floral designers
19. Recreational therapists
20. Veterinary technologists and technicians
There are 2 more pages of careers on this site. You can click on the career to get more information.
Good Luck!!
How many photography courses art there to take?
I want to study photohraphy in University but I’m not really sure which area to go into within photography.
How many photography courses are there and what do they contain if you know what i mean?
HELP 
Oh by the way if it helps I live in the UK
Wow. That’s a large topic!
You have the full photography field wide open.
You can get technical about the equipment, the composition or the deveolping and printing.
Computers now feature in most professional workflows, so these are necessary. Darkroom skills have been reduced significantly, but have not been surpassed by digital yet.
the Royal Photographic Society amy give you the best source of information – all details on their website.
http://www.rps.org/
http://www.rpsforum.org/
Their forum answers more specfic questions relating to where abouts you live in the UK.
Enjoy whatever you choose.
How do cartoonists get the experience they need to draw in a cartoon style when art schools only want realism?
I hear all over that the harsh truth of art schools is that the art teachers only want people to draw from life and don’t really appreciate cartoon/anime-ish style drawings.
So how do cartoonists that work for companies like Disney or video game companies get the experience to draw in a cartoonish style?
if you are in a life-drawing class, yes, the teacher expects you to draw from life. If you are in an cartoon drawing class/animation class, the teacher will not expect this. There are classes for both and if you want to go to art school you will select one which teaches the direction you want to go.
Generally it is a good idea to be able to draw from life, even if your aim is to draw cartoons. You have to know what the real thing looks like before you successfully can abstract it. So I would recommend to practice all manner of visual art before specializing. It will enrich your final style.
Art and Budget Cuts: Provide the Kids With Art
I’ve been harping on the benefits of art and I thought I was tooting my own horn. So when I bumped into an article the other day written beautifully by Lisa L., a teenager from Wisconsin, I thought it was absolutely great. The article was entitled “Benefits of the Arts.” While her article also discusses the benefits of music and dance, it speaks of all the arts and her words were more than perfect.
Her essay begins with “The arts are an essential part of public education.” That sounds like someone would like to do more dancing and singing in class. But, what it says to me is that Lisa understands that art benefits the students in ways few people realize. Lisa goes on to list all the ways in which art helps students develop. But, she mentions one sad fact that for some schools is already true. She is worried that the schools will cut art from the curriculum because of budget cuts.
Art helps students express themselves in ways they normally aren’t allowed. Classrooms don’t offer much discussion and when they do, discussions still have to be monitored by the teacher. But, art allows a student to say what she wants to say. After all, why do you think Lisa wrote her essay? The art of self-expression through writing allows her to put concerns into print where others can understand her and possibly change what will be cut from the school curriculum because of her influence.
In our industrialized nation, we push the maths and sciences. We constantly make those subjects seem more important than all the rest because the political figureheads are convinced that math and science will solve all of our problems. We give scholarships out left and right to college students claiming a math or a science as a major. Other majors are forced to fight for the scraps. But, math and science are process skills.
When I wrote the “Art’s Most Fun Aspects” I wrote about the left and right brain conflict. Art introduces different cognitive abilities that help us solve complex problems. It activates the part of our brain that works without words, but thoughts that can’t be expressed in words. It activates the imaginative and creative side, the spatial and intuitive side. While math and science activate logic and analysis, process skills that are basically trial and error, art activates a way of thinking that surpasses normal thinking paths. Not every gap has to be filled. Not every “t” has to be crossed nor “I” dotted.
That’s how important art is to academics. Because of how it reaches into the brain, kids get better grades. They enjoy school more. They understand concepts with greater ease. They are more helpful to others who are struggling in school. Art solves problems and Lisa was trying to tell us that.
With money issues facing our schools, parents and teachers alike often find themselves battling uphill battles. As art is pushed to the backburner, parents will see a change in their kids’ attitudes toward school. Teachers will feel more challenged to meet their demands. But, there is a solution. If art is cut from the schools because of budget issues, parents will only be doing their kids a service by making sure they still have art in their lives.
RivkyShimon
http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/art-and-budget-cuts-provide-the-kids-with-art-88632.html
Auto Tech Schools Versus Community College Programs
Naturally, when you are researching auto mechanic programs, one of your main concerns is cost. To many people, the tuition charged by auto tech schools seems exorbitant when compared with the less expensive programs offered at community colleges. However, as a school that specializes in one area of instruction, an automotive school offers many benefits over a low budget community college program.
For instance, most auto tech schools offer better equipment than community colleges. The reason for this is that community colleges depend on the government for their funding, and as a result are constantly struggling to pay their teachers, let alone stay up to date on equipment for their students. On the other hand, the tuition you pay at an automotive school ensures that the school can provide and maintain state of the art equipment for its students.
Another advantage of the degree programs offered by auto tech schools is superior teachers. Under funding at community colleges also results in underpaid teachers, which usually means that the best and most knowledgeable teachers won’t settle for a job at a community college. Also, since an automotive school specializes in their field, rather than offering classes simply as an alternative for non-traditional or non-academic students, they tend to look for teachers who are better qualified to teach their subject.
The curriculum offered by an automotive school is also generally higher quality than those offered by community colleges. Again, this has to do with the fact that auto tech schools specialize in one field. As a result, a school that focuses on automotive training will be able to offer a choice of several different degree programs, including programs for earning Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications. ASE certifications are an important part of the automotive industry, as they demonstrate to employers and customers alike that a mechanic has mastered his or her areas of certification; as such, any good automotive education program will train and test students in the areas of ASE certification.
Besides factors that are directly related to the quality of a student’s education, such as high quality equipment, teachers, and educational programs, as private institutions auto tech schools can also offer superior student services, such as job placement services. Job placement services in particular are very important, as the primary reason for pursuing an education is to become more qualified for a specific job or career. Auto tech schools tend to have an office dedicated to helping graduates find jobs, and usually have a good reputation with local employers. Additionally, many auto tech schools have long term relationships with local business, meaning that many of these businesses go directly to the school when they are in need of interns or fulltime mechanics. All of these factors help the graduates of an auto tech school find jobs more easily than those who attended a community college.
Saving yourself money by attending a community college program may seem like a wise decision, but in the long run it may have a detrimental impact on your career path. Factors such as the curriculum, teachers, and equipment dictate how much you learn and how well you learn it, while support services for students, such as job placement assistance, help you translate your education into a career. The extra money it costs to enroll in a degree program at an auto tech school may be the difference between a quality education and mediocre training, a career in the fast track or just a job.
Andy West
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/auto-tech-schools-versus-community-college-programs-66831.html