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ARTT 255 Landscape Oil Painting II

This is a continuation of Landscape Oil Painting I. This course will review the basic theories, practices, and techniques of painting outdoors and will introduce alla prima painting, a variation in surfaces, and the development of a personal approach. Composition and color for expression and personal directions in contemporary painting will also be covered.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ARTT 254

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Use the tools, materials, and vocabulary commonly used in oil painting
  2. 2. Visually respond to color and space with a direct all prima approach to painting
  3. 3. Demonstrate the use of different surfaces for different results
  4. 4. Demonstrate the development of the palette for expressive purposes
  5. 5. Describe form and space with color, edges, and paint application
  6. 6. Apply the principles of composition as a means of expression
  7. 7. Demonstrate fundamental drawing conventions of perspective and proportion
  8. 8. Discuss contemporary and historical approaches to landscape painting.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Use the tools, materials, and vocabulary commonly used in oil painting
  2. 2. Visually respond to color and space with a direct all prima approach to painting
  3. 3. Demonstrate the use of different surfaces for different results
  4. 4. Demonstrate the development of the palette for expressive purposes
  5. 5. Describe form and space with color, edges, and paint application
  6. 6. Apply the principles of composition as a means of expression
  7. 7. Demonstrate fundamental drawing conventions of perspective and proportion
  8. 8. Discuss contemporary and historical approaches to landscape painting.