First Class

Class started a little late due to the building being on a late timer for opening and letting us in. UAS has promised me that my swipe card has been fixed and I should have full access this weekend. It took about 20 minutes for setup and the class was underway.

Most of the class was about orientation - me getting to know the students and the students getting to know me. I was also getting oriented with being over at the Egan wing where the setup is different than last semester. This is a regular classroom with no real tech support, like floor plug-ins, for the computers. We have a bank of charged-up batteries that are on hand to replace any dead ones during the class use.

I like the make-up of the class - some people with experience from last semester's class and some folks that are brand new to the world of digital art.It's about 50/50 mix. People asked good questions and were enthusiastic about the material that will be covered. I can see it'll be another Bobby Fisher semester, where teaching will be like playing chess with a dozen different people. I like that kind of challenge. I even like it when I don't know something - happens allot - especially when it gives me a chance to learn something I did not know or consider until the challenge was placed before me by a student That;s why I subtitled the class - "The MacGyver approach to creating art on the computer.

We went over the syllabus (see link at sidebar) and covered the expectations for the class. I'll add the schedule this week once I get a feel of how fast people will absorbe the base material around the software - Photoshop and Painter.