| ART 120 |
TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: None
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
2-D Design develops an understanding of how humans communicate with the visual
language. It provides the concepts and vocabulary necessary to analyze and build designs
that emphasize unity or diversity and teaches how to make and use patterns, gradients,
balance, proportions, focal points, eye movements, major divisions, formats, subtractive
color mixing and color harmony. Art 120 is important for anyone who designs with an
aesthetic component, i.e. drawing, painting, photography, film, video, theater,
illustration, graphic design, cartooning, animation, architecture, sculpture, ceramics,
jewelry design, craft, engineering, interior design, landscape design, flower arranging,
etc.
| ART 121 |
PAINTING I |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 120
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Painting I emphasizes painting tools, materials, techniques and color principles.
Students will develop skill in handling form, space and the plastic aspects of acrylic and/or oil paints.
| ART 124 |
DRAWING I |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: None
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Drawing I forms the physical and intellectual skills necessary to think visually. It
develops an understanding of the fundamental drawing tools and techniques used by old and new master artists alike. Line
and shape making strategies will be emphasis on line quality and
modeling using washes, hatching and stippling. Colored pencil and pastel mediums are
explored using a variety of linear and tonal explored through a variety of right and left
brain techniques. The use of scientific perspective, modeling and texture will be
integrated into the drawing process.
Art 124 is important for anyone who must think and organize visually, i.e. drawing,
painting, photography, film, video, theater, illustration, graphic design, cartooning,
animation, architecture, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry design, craft, interior design,
landscape design etc.
| ART 125 |
DRAWING II |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 124
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Drawing II is built on the drawing techniques and composition concepts covered in Art
124. It introduces brush, pen and ink into the drawing process with an
emphasis on line quality and modeling, using washes, hatching and stippling techniques.
Scientific perspective is extended from Art 124 to include measuring, inclining planes,
circles, shadows and reflections.
Art 125 is important for anyone wanting to learn new mediums to address creative problem
solving and to refine drawing skills.
| ART 129 |
THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
|
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: None
2 hour lecture, 4 hour laboratory
An introduction to the basic formal principles of
relief and round sculpture. The student will learn to control form, space, line,
texture, light and color in a variety of techniques and mediums.
| ART 135 |
WATERCOLOR I |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 124
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
An introduction to basic watercolor tools, materials and techniques. Emphasizes color
principles and skill development in handling form, space and the plastic aspect
paint.
| ART 140 |
HISTORY OF WESTERN ART I – PREHISTORIC TO 1000 A.D. |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: None
3 hours lecture
Beginning with the Old Stone Age, humans have made art and embellished their
surroundings. This course follows this impulse in art and architecture from these earliest
beginnings through the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Europe and the
Middle Ages up to the year 1000 A.D.
| ART 141 |
HISTORY OF WESTERN ART II – 1000 A.D. TO MODERN TIMES
|
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: None
3 hours lecture
About 1000 A.D., Europe left the "Dark Ages" and began the era of modern
civilization. Nowhere has the story of this civilization been so faithfully recorded as it
has in the visual arts. Art 141 systematically follows the unfolding story of European art
from 1000 A.D. to 20th Century.
| ART 144 |
ARCHITECTURE OF THE 20th CENTURY |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: None
3 hours lecture
Meet the 20th Century masters of the giant movements in architecture and environment.
Global politics and social-economics as the influential factors for the concepts and
styles, their philosophy and artistic expressions. Experience the landmark sites around
the world via film and slide projections, independent studies, and field trips.
| ART 220 |
PAINTING II |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 121
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Continuation of Painting I, with an emphasis on creative problem solving skills.
Student will develop a personal style of expression.
| ART 221 |
PAINTING III |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 220
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Painting III offers a wider selection of painting mediums to include acrylic, oil, egg
tempera, casein and encaustic. Student will continue developing a personal style of
expression.
| ART 224 |
DRAWING III |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 125
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
The drawing mediums, skills, techniques and composition concepts used in Art 124 and
Art 125 will be applied to a variety of subjects. Art 224 gives the student the
opportunity to draw different subject matters including but not limited to animals,
plants, still lifes, landscapes, seascapes, etc. Emphasis will be placed on making
effective compositions with good craft.
| ART 230 |
FIGURE DRAWING I |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 124
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Figure Drawing I utilizes the skills and concepts developed in Art 124 to address the
drawing of the human figure. Students will learn how articulation, standard proportions,
bones and muscles influence the rendering of the human form. Drawing will be done from
live models with studio lighting. Emphasis will be placed on representational drawing
with line and value. Figure Drawing I is important for anyone dealing with the human
figure, i.e. drawing, painting, sculpture, illustration, cartooning, animation, graphics
design, theater, fashion design, etc.
| ART 231 |
FIGURE DRAWING II |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 230
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Figure Drawing II builds on the concepts and skills developed in Art 230. Students will
study proportions and surface anatomy related to bone and muscle structures of the
human body. Students will work with both wet and dry color
drawing mediums to render the human form.
| ART 232 |
FIGURE DRAWING III |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 231
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Figure Drawing III concentrates on integrating the figure into
expressive and aesthetic compositions. Figure drawing techniques from Art 230 and Art 231
will be integrated into the design process. Students will learn
how the use of lighting,
props and backgrounds can enhance compositions.
| ART 235 |
WATERCOLOR II |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 135
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Continuation of Watercolor I techniques with emphasis on creative problem solving and
aesthetic compositions.
| ART 236 |
WATERCOLOR III |
3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Art 235
2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory
Continuation of Watercolor II skill and composition techniques. Students will develop a
personal style of expression.
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