ARTT 227 Watercolor Painting I

This course is for students with no watercolor experience. Fundamental techniques like washes, dry-brush, controlled strokes, and wet-into-wet applications will be covered. This course will introduce pigment properties, composition, and color design. There will be an 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 109

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Run a controlled wash
2. 2. Apply paint with a variety of basic stokes for a variety of effects
3. 3. Demonstrate basic 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 beginning level compositional choices for expressive purposes

Course Objectives

1. 1. Run a controlled wash
2. 2. Apply paint with a variety of basic stokes for a variety of effects
3. 3. Demonstrate basic 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 beginning level compositional choices for expressive purposes