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Illustration
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Technology Package Information
On-ground students are required to maintain a laptop that meets these degree specific minimum requirements. Online students may choose either a desktop or laptop, but a laptop is recommended.
Illustration
Illustration (On-Ground)
Software:
Minimum Hardware Requirements:
Windows
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) V22H2 or later
- Core: Intel® 6th Generation or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 1000 Series or newer CPU
- Memory: 8 GB
- GPU/ Video Card: 2 GB of GPU memory
- Display: 1920 x 1080 minimum resolution
- Hard Drive: 500 GB
Mac
- OS: macOS Monterey (version 12) or later
- Core: Intel® 6th Generation or newer CPU
- Memory: 8 GB
- GPU/ Video Card: 16 GB of unified memory
- Display: 1920 x 1080 minimum resolution
- Hard Drive: 500 GB
Recommended Hardware Requirements:
Windows
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 (or later) or Windows 11
- Core: Intel® 11th Generation or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series / Threadripper 2000 series or newer CPU
- Memory: 32 GB
- GPU/Video Card: 6 GB or more for 4K and higher
- Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution or greater
- Hard Drive: 500 GB (SSD or mm2) or greater sized drive
Mac
- OS: macOS Monterey (version 12) or later
- Core: Apple silicon M1 or newer
- Memory: 32 GB or 16GB Unified RAM for M1 CPUs
- GPU/Video Card: GPU with Metal Support and 6GB of VRAM or Higher
- Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution or greater
- Hard Drive: 500 GB (SSD or mm2) or greater sized drive
Additional Physical Equipment:
- Required Device for digital painting (iPad or Tablet)
- Recommended Options:
- iPad Pro with Pencil, 12.9″ (Recommended)
- Microsoft Surface Pro 6
- Wacom One (Pen Display)
- Wacom Intuos (Pen Tablet)
- Xencelabs Pen Tablet or Pen Display
Illustration (Online)
Software:
Minimum Hardware Requirements:
Windows
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) V22H2 or later
- Core: Intel® 6th Generation or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 1000 Series or newer CPU
- Memory: 8 GB
- GPU/ Video Card: 2 GB of GPU memory
- Display: 1920 x 1080 minimum resolution
- Hard Drive: 500 GB
Mac
- OS: macOS Monterey (version 12) or later
- Core: Intel® 6th Generation or newer CPU
- Memory: 8 GB
- GPU/ Video Card: 16 GB of unified memory
- Display: 1280×1080 minimum resolution
- Hard Drive: 500 GB
Recommended Hardware Requirements:
Windows
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 (or later) or Windows 11
- Core: Intel® 11th Generation or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series / Threadripper 2000 series or newer CPU
- Memory: 32 GB
- GPU/Video Card: 6 GB or more for 4K and higher
- Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution or greater
- Hard Drive: 500 GB (SSD or mm2) or greater sized drive
Mac
- OS: macOS Monterey (version 12) or later
- Core: Apple silicon M1 or newer
- Memory: 32 GB or 16GB Unified RAM for M1 CPUs
- GPU/Video Card: GPU with Metal Support and 6GB of VRAM or Higher
- Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution or greater
- Hard Drive: 500 GB (SSD or mm2) or greater sized drive
Additional Physical Equipment:
- Required Device for digital painting (iPad or Tablet)
- Recommended Options:
- iPad Pro with Pencil, 12.9″ (Recommended)
- Microsoft Surface Pro 6
- Wacom One (Pen Display)
- Wacom Intuos (Pen Tablet)
- Xencelabs Pen Tablet or Pen Display
