ARTS 200 Painting I
Previously ARTT 211. This course is designed to expose students to the fundamentals of painting through lecture, demonstration, and studio experience. Students will learn the materials, tools, and approaches to painting in oil or acrylic. Color mixing and theory as it applies to painting is a central focus of the course. The emphasis is on technical proficiency and direct observation from life. Subjects may include still life, interiors, landscape, portraiture, and figures.
Hours Weekly
4
Course Objectives
- Understand the use of common painting media, materials, and tools in Acrylic or Oil.
- Define and apply the specialized vocabulary used in painting.
- Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to one's own surroundings and the visual world in general.
- Develop a general knowledge of contemporary directions in painting.
- Develop positive work habits and a concern for craftsmanship.
- Effectively describe form and suggest space using color, tonal modulation, and a combination of both.
- Perceive and critically analyze the elements that make paintings successful and unsuccessful.
- Develop a personal direction, preference, or mode of expression in one's own paintings.
Course Objectives
- Understand the use of common painting media, materials, and tools in Acrylic or Oil.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Define and apply the specialized vocabulary used in painting.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to one's own surroundings and the visual world in general.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Develop a general knowledge of contemporary directions in painting.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Develop positive work habits and a concern for craftsmanship.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Effectively describe form and suggest space using color, tonal modulation, and a combination of both.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Perceive and critically analyze the elements that make paintings successful and unsuccessful.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Develop a personal direction, preference, or mode of expression in one's own paintings.
This objective is a course Goal Only