ART 1002: Visual Concepts 2-D Design
Credits 3Examines the basic elements of design, visual perception, and artistic form and composition as they relate to two-dimensional media.
ART - Art
Courses
ART 1005: Digital Art Foundations I
Credits 3Explores visual problem solving using digital tools for fine art. Students will learn to draw and paint in a variety of artistic modalities using color and grayscale. Two-dimensional to three-dimensional observation exercises in composition will be explored. Students will develop their skills in gesture and contour drawing, painterly expression, and artistic elements while using the computer as an art tool. Use of systematic applications for development and presentation of ideas is practiced using vector and raster software. No computer experience is necessary.
ART 1110: Art Appreciation: GT-AH1
Credits 3Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology.
ART 1111: Art History Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1
Credits 3Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. This course surveys the visual arts from the Ancient through the Medieval periods.
ART 1112: Art History: Renaissance to Modern: GT- AH1
Credits 3Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. This course surveys the visual arts from the Renaissance to 1900.
ART 1113: Art History: 1900-Present: GT-AH1
Credits 3Introduces the concepts necessary to understand modern visual art, with an emphasis on world art of the 20th century. This course surveys world art of the 20th century, including Modernism to Post-Modernism.
ART 1201: Drawing I
Credits 3Investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.
ART 1202: Drawing II
Credits 3Explores expressive drawing techniques with an emphasis on formal composition, color media and content or thematic development.
ART 1204: Landscape Drawing
Credits 3Emphasizes nature, particularly landscape. Drawing outside or in view of landscape using graphite, ink, Prismacolor, pastel, and washes. Students concentrate on various approaches, viewpoints, and styles and acquire expertise and interpretation in a variety of media.
ART 1301: Painting I
Credits 3Explores basic techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes in oil or acrylic painting to depict form and space on a two-dimensional surface.
ART 1302: Painting II
Credits 3This course further explores techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes in oil or acrylic painting, with emphasis on composition and content development.
ART 1304: Figure Painting I
Credits 3Focuses on painting the human figure, and includes a brief survey of figure painting, and instruction in the fundamental methods of composition and expressions.
ART 1307: Watercolor I
Credits 3Provides on introduction to the basic techniques and unique aspects of materials involved in the use of either transparent or opaque water media or both. Color theory is included.
ART 1308: Watercolor II
Credits 3Continues the study of watercolor techniques, emphasizing original compositions and experimentation with materials. Color theory is included.
ART 1401: Digital Photography I
Credits 3Presents the fundamentals of Fine Art digital photography, including camera equipment and software used for image capture, management and manipulation. Topics include camera settings and exposure control, composition, working with light and time, and creative image manipulation.
ART 2201: Drawing III
Credits 3Offers a continued study of expressive drawing techniques and development of individual style, with an emphasis on composition and technique variation.
ART 2202: Drawing IV
Credits 3Explores advanced drawing problems with an emphasis on conceptual development and portfolio and/or exhibition quality presentation.
ART 2301: Painting III
Credits 3Provides continued exploration of techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes in oil or acrylic painting, with emphasis on composition and content development.
ART 2302: Painting IV
Credits 3Explores advanced techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes, with emphasis on the development of themes and a cohesive body of work.
ART 2307: Watercolor III
Credits 3Provides on introduction to the basic techniques and unique aspects of materials involved in the use of either transparent or opaque water media or both. Color theory is included.
ART 2308: Watercolor IV
Credits 3Concentrates on the advanced study of techniques, individual style or expression, and consistency of compositional problem solving in watercolor.