Fall 2026

Digital Imaging Studio

ART 428 explores digital fine arts practices, teaching students to generate and communicate ideas through static and moving imagery.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Robyn Das-Romain

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Historical reviews of Stephen Hilyard: Reviewers report high workload involving six hours of weekly video tutorials and complex projects, noting that success requires starting early and understanding the taught software rather than cramming.

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Prerequisites

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(ART 107, 176, 318, 429, or 529) or declared in an Art graduate program

ART 428

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Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

No reviews exist for current instructor Robyn Das-Romain. Historical reviews for Stephen Hilyard describe a course with intense critiques and high workload. Students note he provides feedback but requires significant time investment and early project starts to succeed.

STEPHEN HILYARD is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction13 / 163
LAB 002Classroom Instruction16 / 161

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Stephen Hilyard describe a demanding course requiring significant time investment and software proficiency, with mixed experiences regarding the professor's demeanor and feedback availability.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.82 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Stephen Hilyard: Reviewers report high workload involving six hours of weekly video tutorials and complex projects, noting that success requires starting early and understanding the taught software rather than cramming.

Historical reviews of Stephen Hilyard: Experiences vary: one reviewer found the professor unfriendly with excessive lectures, while another appreciated Hilyard's availability for feedback and found the course fun with ample effort.

Topics

  • Current and historical digital fine arts practices
  • Digital drawing, painting, print-making, video editing, and 2D animation
  • Fine art context for digital media

Skills

  • Creation and manipulation of static and moving imagery
  • Digital drawing, painting, print-making, video editing, and 2D animation
  • Conceptual and technical understanding of digital art forms

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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ART 428 · Fall 2026

Digital Imaging Studio

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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