Digital 3D modeling is a versatile tool that can be used by painters and printmakers to create perspectival imagery, by sculptors to manipulate form, by architects and interior architects to mockup spatial ideas and explore materiality, and
by film and video artists to quickly create animations. This course is an introduction and an overview of 3D modeling for
artists and designers. The course will look at various 3D modeling techniques as well as different methods of outputting
or presenting 3D models, including rendering images, creating animations, or using fabrication techniques such as lasercutters and rapid prototyping machines to produce physical models. The main goal of the course is to help students develop a working methodology for integrating 3D modeling into their own practice, through a series of exercises. One of the main ideas that will be explored in the course is the versatility of 3D modeling. Students will be encouraged not only to explore 3D modeling as it relates to their own discipline, but to explore digital modeling as a bridge to other disciplines and as a new way to explore space and spatial representations. The course will not focus on a single software, but will examine the relative strengths of various 3d modeling packages, including Maya, 3Ds Max, Rhinoceros 3D, and Google Sketchup. The course is open to both beginners and students with experience in 3D modeling looking to expand and diversify their skills.

Open to senior, fifth-year, graduate; Elective
Permission of instructor required