ART 256 Intermediate Painting for Art Majors

5 credits

This course meets the Humanities  general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ART 111  or ART 255  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• 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

• Discuss and explain methods of creative expression, social interaction, and aesthetic considerations employed by individuals and societies
• Employ methods of intellectual and creative inquiry central to the selected Humanities course of study, using the vocabulary, concepts, historical perspectives and materials common to the chosen area
• Dependent on the Humanities area selected, interpret specific artifacts from art, film, history, language, literature, philosophy, religious thought, or narrative form and develop one’s own viewpoint or artifact using the techniques common to that area