Course Descriptions

ART 101 Introduction to Studio Art

• Describe historical artistic styles and schools
• Compare how art impacts diverse cultures
• Discern how art has contributed to societal, cultural, and personal expression
• Explore contemporary applications for the visual arts
• Practice the beginning fundamentals of drawing, painting, photography, and printmaking
• Analyze and interpret visual images

ART 102 Design I

• Incorporate and identify the principles of 2D design (balance, unity, emphasis, rhythm, etc.,) and examine how they are used in various design solutions
• Incorporate and identify the elements of 2D design (line, shape, value, color, texture, etc.,) and examine how they apply to design solutions
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of value, color schemes, and color attributes through class assignments and projects
• Differentiate between subtractive and additive color systems and understand how they are used in the design field
• Identify Gestalt principles and how they apply to the design
• Effectively present and defend individual design project during critique sessions
• Explain the design process including problem identification, the creative brief, creating iterations and identifying multiple solutions, presenting concepts, layouts, and providing deliverables.
• Describe how historical design movements continue to impact contemporary design work
• Demonstrate an understanding of positive/negative space and the brain’s ability to interpret and complete shapes

ART 104 Color for Creatives

• Use color intentionally to achieve a visual goal, such as creating a focal point, creating the illusion of depth, and communicating mood
• Describe which types of projects and media formats utilize the RGB and CMYK color spaces
• Differentiate the color attributes of hue, value, and saturation; apply knowledge of these attributes within digital software environments
• Explain why color psychology is an essential consideration when designing global media projects
• Identify anatomy and terminology of the human eye as it relates to seeing color and value
• Create and refer to a color wheel as a means to strategically blend colors and intentionally select schemes or harmonies for a given project
• Apply color theory resources and tools from software programs and tutorials 
• Explain how color can affect the outcome of a project in a given creative industry, from technical and psychological perspectives

ART 111 Beginning Painting for Non Art Majors

• Duplicate a master-painter’s landscape
• Compose a landscape with atmospheric perspective
• Transfer drawn images onto canvas
• Blend unique hues through the mixture of primary, secondary and neutral colors/tones
• Construct tonal under-painting with glazed/scumbled hues to create a still life painting
• Explore painted composition through rapid sketches
• Assess a variety of painting styles and schools
• Complete a proposed final project in a chosen artistic style

ART 121 Introduction to Drawing

• Discuss the elements of shape, line, texture, form, and light during class critiques and presentations
• Apply terminology, tools, and techniques used in representational drawing
• Demonstrate proportion, scale, and perspective
• Transfer three dimensional objects onto two dimensional surface using black and white media
• Use a sketchbook for drawing practice, recording ideas, and sketching
• Draw compositions with a variety of line qualities
• Render drawings using tonal contrast
• Communicate ideas through drawing
• Research historical and theoretical applications of drawings as planning,  process, and communication

ART 124 Introduction to Printmaking

• Transfer images to a matrix
• Produce printing matrices for relief, intaglio, and stencil printing
• Execute printed editions in a variety of printmaking media
• Paint and print monotype prints
• Properly operate an etching printing press
• Print images using hand-printing methods

ART 140 Photography Appreciation

• Describe the historical timeline and significant impacts of the photographic medium
• Identify, compare and contrast major photographic genres and particular works from history
• Describe the importance of photography as an intercultural language and art making tool
• Develop a foundational understanding of the terminology and tools involved in a contemporary digital photography workflow
• Produce well-exposed single images, and series of multiple images, using a digital camera
• Articulate visual literacy by critiquing a photograph or series of photographs
• Research and compile a personal synthesis of photo viewing and photo creation experience based on a specific topic, genre, or theme

ART 201 Survey of Western Art - Ancient

• Recognize works of art from major world art traditions from pre-history through the Middle Ages, including the title, culture, period, and artist (if known)
• Appreciate the social, cultural, historical, political, and economic factors which impact artists’ choices in subject, symbolism, and style across time and space
• Investigate issues of gender, race, patronage, etc. as they relate to the role of the artist and the art works
• Evaluate and analyze works of art, both in terms of visual analysis (line, color, composition, etc.) and in their expressive content, their subject matter

ART 202 Survey of Western Art - Medieval & Renaissance

• Recognize works of art from major world art traditions during the Early Christian, Medieval and Renaissance periods, including the title, culture, period, and artist (if known)
• Demonstrate knowledge of the three factors that affect period work: tradition, current style, and local style
• Recognize works of art from major world art traditions during the Early Christian, Medieval and Renaissance periods, including the title, culture, period, and artist (if known)
• Appreciate the social, cultural, historical, political, and economic factors which impact artists’ choices in subject, symbolism, and style across time and space
• Investigate issues of gender, race, patronage, etc. as they relate to the role of the artist and the art works
• Evaluate and analyze works of art, both in terms of visual analysis (line, color, composition, etc.) and in their expressive content, their subject matter

ART 203 Intermediate Drawing

• Produce drawings that demonstrate a solid understanding of value and color in drawing through use of both black-and-white and color drawing media
• Produce drawings that utilize the two-dimensional space of the picture plane effectively and creatively by use of proportion, scale, perspective and compositional structure
• Draw confidently from life, from 2D images, from memory, or imagination
• Record ideas in a sketchbook to explore subject matter and new techniques
• Apply representational and non-representational drawing approaches to projects and exercises
• Describe the significance of drawing as a medium of creative expression and visual communication
• Demonstrate creativity and problem solving abilities through individual projects

ART 205 Human Life Drawing

• Identify bone structures and surface muscle in the human form
• Use important anatomical reference points to establish proportion
• Execute gesture drawings
• Sketch schematic and planar-analysis drawings
• Apply form and cast shadows with differentiation of soft/hard edges
• Draw the human form through a range of motion
• Contextualize Figure Formalist and Figure Humanist artworks in their respective traditions

ART 235 Figure Drawing Research

• Identify bone structures and surface muscle in the human form
• Use important anatomical reference points to establish proportion
• Research internal musculature and skeletal structures, movement, and dynamics
• Draw complex human figures in foreshortened poses
• Identify current trends in the expressive nature of the human figure
• Experiment with non-traditional materials and techniques

ART 252 Design II

• Explain the process and decision-making involved in designing for a target audience
• Combine design iteration with feedback to facilitate effective messaging
• Demonstrate a mastery of design elements and principles by thoughtful integration into projects
• Identify and implement best practices relevant to their course of study
• Create portfolio content that showcases strong technical skill and concept development
• Respectfully present, defend, and critique design decisions to an audience of peers

ART 255 Beginning Painting for Art Majors

• Duplicate a master-painter’s landscape
• Compose a landscape with atmospheric perspective
• Transfer drawn images onto canvas with emphasis on preliminary drawing
• Blend unique hues through the mixture of primary, secondary, and neutral colors/tones.
• Construct tonal under-painting with glazed/scumbled hues to create a still life painting
• Layout compositions with an emphasis on drawing and design fundamentals
• Explore painted composition through rapid sketches
• Expand drawing skills through paint media
• Assess a variety of painting styles and schools
• Finish a proposed final project in a chosen artistic style

ART 256 Intermediate Painting for Art Majors

• Execute a series of paintings around a theme
• Compose an image with atmospheric perspective
• Transfer drawn images onto canvas with emphasis on preliminary drawing
• Blend unique hues through the mixture of primary, secondary, and neutral colors/tones
• Explore painted composition through rapid sketches
• Layout compositions with an emphasis on drawing and design fundamentals
• Assess a variety of painting styles and schools
• Demonstrate an applied knowledge of painting and craftsmanship techniques
• Paint on a variety of materials with mixed methods

ART 257 Advanced Painting for Art Majors

• Execute a series of paintings around a theme
• Transfer drawn images onto canvas with emphasis on preliminary drawing
• Blend unique hues through the mixture of primary, secondary, and neutral colors/tones
• Layout compositions with an emphasis on drawing and design fundamentals
• Explore painted composition through rapid sketches
• Distinguish between a diversity of painting styles and schools
• Demonstrate an applied knowledge of painting and craftsmanship techniques
• Paint on a variety of materials with mixed methods
• Present and defend completed work publically

ART 305 Figural Form-making and Hand Drawn Technique

5 credits

• Identify bone structures and surface muscle in the human form
• Use important anatomical reference points to establish proportion
• Execute gesture drawings
• Render complex three-dimensional form on the two-dimensional surface
• Sketch schematic and planar-analysis drawings
• Apply form and cast shadows with differentiation of soft/hard edges
• Draw the human form through a range of motion
• Emphasize iteration through developmental sketchbook drawings
• Express abstract concepts through the human figure
• Research a topic related to anatomy or figure drawing and present/teach the material to the class

 
Total Hours: 60 Lecture Hours: 40 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20

ART 324 Printmaking for Designers

• Transfer images to a matrix
• Execute highly consistent printed editions in a variety of printmaking media
• Paint and print monotype prints
• Use the elements and principles of design to produce relief, intaglio, and stencil prints
• Properly operate an etching printing press
• Translate a student-designed font into relief printmaking
• Print images using hand-printing methods
• Describe historical connections between contemporary print/web technology and traditional printmaking technologies

ART& 100 Art Appreciation

• Identify major art movements and styles, from around the world
• Recognize significant works of art, from antiquity to contemporary creations
• Write personal synthesis of reading, lecture, class participation, and viewing experiences
• Research and take an educated subjective position on a specific work of art
• Discuss major works of art from traditional through contemporary
• Develop a visual vocabulary to enrich a foundation of art appreciation, other cultures, and other time periods
• Articulate the link between art, visual literacy, and contemporary visual approaches, i.e. advertising, propaganda, and self-expression
• Compare artistic developments across different continents and cultures, during diverse timelines