ARTS 202 Painting Studio: Watercolor

Previously ARTT 227. Watercolor students are encouraged to further develop their aesthetic approach, technique, and overall direction within their work through experimentation and research into methodologies, concepts, and skill sets as they apply to advanced topics in: color theory, wet and dry effect, texture, pigment properties, composition, advanced color design. A significant feature of this course is the opportunity for individual student advisement, helping the student to gain insight into his/her personal process and direction as an artist. Faculty may modify the major topics of the course each semester in order to present students with new approaches deemed pertinent to the practice of Watercolor technique.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ARTS 101 or ARTT 101

Hours Weekly

4

Course Objectives

1. Recognize and describe the different characteristics of transparent and semi-transparent watercolors.
2. Demonstrate the capability to apply such watercolor painting methods as washes, dry brush, splattering, spraying, and painting on dry and wet surfaces.
3. Demonstrate the capability to achieve different textural qualities by using salt, Friskit, wax, etc.
4. Demonstrate the capability to perform mechanical color mixtures.
5. Demonstrate the capability to use color in a subjective manner, to modify color intensity by the concept of simultaneous contrast, and to create illusion of form and space by warm and cool color modulations.
6. Demonstrate the capability to apply the above concepts and methods in still life, landscape, figure, and non-objective watercolor painting in a manner that implies personal creative originality.
7. Demonstrate the ability to originate and maintain a portfolio of watercolor paintings.

Course Objectives

1. Recognize and describe the different characteristics of transparent and semi-transparent watercolors.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

2. Demonstrate the capability to apply such watercolor painting methods as washes, dry brush, splattering, spraying, and painting on dry and wet surfaces.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

3. Demonstrate the capability to achieve different textural qualities by using salt, Friskit, wax, etc.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

4. Demonstrate the capability to perform mechanical color mixtures.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

5. Demonstrate the capability to use color in a subjective manner, to modify color intensity by the concept of simultaneous contrast, and to create illusion of form and space by warm and cool color modulations.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Demonstrate the capability to apply the above concepts and methods in still life, landscape, figure, and non-objective watercolor painting in a manner that implies personal creative originality.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

7. Demonstrate the ability to originate and maintain a portfolio of watercolor paintings.

   This objective is a course Goal Only