Barry is able to take simple grayscale photos and turn them into digital
engravings -very similar to the actual intaglio process found in classical
engraving.  He has been collaborating with Wall Street Journal artists to
achieve exact computerized versions of the portrait work seen in the
Journal.
If you have ever wondered what CLU President, Chris Kimball, would look like
in the Wall Street Journal, look no further. In this version, we see
President Kimball as he might appear on CLU currency. Don¹t worry, the Art
Department has no plans to create a CLU monetary system!

Recently, Computer Graphics students were challenged to create a portrait of themselves as they might appear as eighty-five year olds. Demonstrating their compositing skills in Photoshop and their knowledge of the aging process, they created a series of amazing, aged portraits. Our special guest judge for this challenge was CLU’s Dr. Robert Meadows E.D., Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice. Our thanks to Dr, Meadows, who after years of service in law enforcement, brought a trained and experienced eye in determining which student did the most visually convincing portrait of themselves as a senior citizen.

The winning portrait was created by Sophia Naranjo. You can visit the Aged To Perfection Show in the Spies Borman Building right next to Media Services. Try to identify participating students before checking their names on the tags below their pictures. It’s fun!

Last Fall, 19 students from the Art 380-01 Computer Graphics  Class took the city –wide challenge to create a poster for the upcoming Earth Arbor Day Event.

The winner was Hayley Joy Woldseth, a CLU junior from Parkland, Washington. Haley will graduate this Spring with a Bachelors degree in Communication (Media Production Emphasis) and Music (Vocal).

The 11th Annual Arbor/Earth Day is a  free community event presented by the City of Thousand Oaks and Conejo Recreation and Park District. The purpose of the event is to promote a healthy, prosperous and sustainable environment by highlighting planet-friendly activities, services and products.

Haley is working toward a career in design, animation, or film production. She says that she absolutely loves to create things.  As a youngster, she would design and assemble furniture and clothing for her play dolls with anything she could find laying around the house. “That’s the mark of a creative personality –one who can find the extraordinary in the ordinary things around them” according to Art Professor Barry Burns. “This is not the first time one of our students has won this annual contest, but I’m especially proud of her effort this year.”

Hayley enjoys challenging her creativity with music, interior décor, graphics, and clothing design. She has an older sister, Katrina, who is a web designer in Syracuse, NY and they hope to own their own design firm. Most of her friends are working toward one career while she is working toward five or six.“That is typically what sets me apart from the people around me.  I want to be, do and experience everything…and have some fun during the process.”

Barry Burns