Art Class (Online)

Course Description:

The primary focus of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of
drawing and painting, including the visual vocabulary used in creating artwork.
Students will be given instruction in design and drawing tools, and techniques.

Students explore art through project-based activities. This course incorporates

hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. This course offers beginning
experiences in the concepts of composition, line, value, form, perspective and
texture, introduced the use of still life, nature, and the model.

This course is also fundamental for the Graphic Design program and for transfer
programs in fine arts and architecture. The concepts covered in this course will
help students develop a visual vocabulary as well as a heightened ability to "see"
and respond creatively.

The Art course will divide in three :

Art One
Prerequisite: none
This course will include perspectives, typography, and themed drawings. This
course is focused to induce students' interest on art along with giving them the
basic technic and experiences ondrawing.

Art Two :
Prerequisite: Art One
This course will introduce the student in the concepts of line, value, form and
texture. Along with that this course will introduce to still life and model
drawing. This course will give student more involved in drawing and giving
experience as artist.

Art Three:
Prerequisite: Art One and Art Two
This course will elevate student's technic in the area they interest in. This
course goals is forstudent make their portfolio of their work. This course will
need further discussion between student and teacher to ensure the effectiveness and
productivity and improved student's skill.

Drawing I

Course Description:

Students explore art from around the world through project-based activities. Based
on directed investigation, students reinterpret selected forms to promote
understanding of themes, purposes, symbolism, and traditional formal
characteristics. Students compare various cultural responses in art to universal
themes, gaining respect for diverse perspectives and the rich heritage shared by
cultures from around the world. This course incorporates hands-on activities and
consumption of art materials.

This course offers beginning experiences in the concepts of composition, line,

value, form, perspective and texture, introduced through the use of still life,
nature, and the model. The media used include charcoal, conte, pencil, and dry
pastels. This course is also fundamental for the Graphic Design program and for
transfer programs in fine arts and architecture. The concepts covered in this
course will help students develop a visual vocabulary as well as a heightened
ability to "see" and respond creatively.
ART-112
Drawing II
Credit(s): 2

This course is a continuation of ART-111 with an emphasis on personal artistic

expression and imagery. Students will be exposed to a variety of drawing mediums
and approaches to the picture plane. Traditional, as well as contemporary trends in
drawing, will be explored.

Beginning Art / Drawing & Painting � with History (One Semester, One Credit)

Course Description: The primary focus of this course is to introduce students to

the basic concepts of drawing and painting, including the visual vocabulary used in
creating and critiquing artwork. Students will explore the elements and principles
of art through drawing and painting. A variety of media and methods will be
examined (i.e. charcoal, colored pencil, oil pastel, pen and ink, scratch art,
watercolor, acrylic paint, and mixed media.) Students will be given instruction in
design and painting tools, techniques, and colour theory. In this course students
will also study the historical and cultural aspects of drawing and painting.

Intermediate Art / Drawing & Painting � with History (One Semester, One Credit)

Prerequisite: Beginning Art / Drawing & Painting � with History

Course Description: This course provides students with the opportunity to further
explore the concepts of drawing and painting as well as build upon the foundation
they have already established. They will develop a deeper understanding of the
elements and principles of art through continued research and examination of new
and interesting trends in drawing and painting. Students will be encouraged to
develop their own individual style in the drawings and paintings as they experiment
with various media. Students will evaluate and critique their own, as well as
their classmate�s and other artist�s work. Students will research various cultures
and time periods in art history and create drawings or paintings pertaining to
these cultures and time periods.

Advanced Art / Drawing & Painting � with History (One Semester, One Credit)

Prerequisites: Beginning and Intermediate Art / Drawing & Painting � with History

Course Description: Advanced Drawing and Painting is a course designed for the
serious art student who is considering studying drawing and painting after high
school, and advanced students who are interested in acquiring new skills and
further developing their talents. Students are encouraged to pursue new venues in
the field of drawing and painting and study in depth the areas of art and design
that are of greatest interest to them. Advanced students will create a series of
related artwork using the medium or media of their choice. They will incorporate a
chosen culture into their works. At the end of the semester, they will put
together an art display of all their related works. Students will further their
knowledge in the history of drawing and painting through research and study.