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ARTT-228 Watercolor Painting II

This course is for students with previous watercolor experience. Fundamental techniques like washes, dry-brush, controlled strokes, and wet-into-wet applications will be reviewed. This course will introduce pigment properties, largescale composition, advanced color design, and the development of a more personal approach. In addition, there will be more emphasis on the representational conventions of form and space, covered with a variety of subject matter including still life, landscape, interiors, and figures.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ARTT-227

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Run a controlled wash
  2. 2. Apply paint with a variety of stokes for a variety of effects
  3. 3. Demonstrate controlled wet-into-wet application
  4. 4. Draw the composition using basic design principles
  5. 5. Demonstrate the use of focal points, attractions, and eye movement for a balanced
    composition
  6. 6. Demonstrate the use of color mixing to achieve the hue, value, and intensity of the color
    desired
  7. 7. Demonstrate the use of the principles of color harmony
  8. 8. Represent light and shadow with effective shapes, values, and edges
  9. 9. Represent different degrees of space and depth with effective values and edges
  10. 10. Make compositional choices for expressive purposes

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Run a controlled wash
  2. 2. Apply paint with a variety of stokes for a variety of effects
  3. 3. Demonstrate controlled wet-into-wet application
  4. 4. Draw the composition using basic design principles
  5. 5. Demonstrate the use of focal points, attractions, and eye movement for a balanced
    composition
  6. 6. Demonstrate the use of color mixing to achieve the hue, value, and intensity of the color
    desired
  7. 7. Demonstrate the use of the principles of color harmony
  8. 8. Represent light and shadow with effective shapes, values, and edges
  9. 9. Represent different degrees of space and depth with effective values and edges
  10. 10. Make compositional choices for expressive purposes