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Art
2015-2016 Catalog
17
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, (Pass/No
Pass)
PREREQUISITES: Art 7. ADVISORIES:
Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course is an exploration of the creative act of
drawing using representational, abstract, non-objective and
conceptual forms. Students will build upon skills learned
in beginning drawing and create a cohesive body of work.
Historical and contemporary drawing techniques as well as
drawing as a form of creative personal expression are integrated
into course content. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 205)
19
INTERMEDIATE PAINTING:
OIL/ACRYLIC
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, (Pass/No
Pass)
ADVISORIES : Art 9 or demonstration of
comparable skill level to be determined by testing and/or
portfolio of past oil/acrylic painting works. Eligibility for
English 125, 126, and Mathematics 201.
This course is an exploration of the creative act of
painting using representational, abstract, and non-objective
forms. Students will build upon skills learned in beginning
painting and create a cohesive body of work. Historical
and contemporary approaches to oil and acrylic media are
integrated into course content. (A, CSU, UC)
20
INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, (Pass/No
Pass)
PREREQUISITES: Art 10. ADVISORIES:
Eligibility for English 125, 126, and Mathematics 201.
This class will focus on strengthening and extending
the basic skills of pottery making with wheel throwing and
hand building techniques. Through lecture, demonstration,
and guided practice, students will be introduced to creating
larger and more complex forms in clay as well as refinement
of pottery forms, decorative treatments and glaze techniques.
Aesthetics and individual creativity will be encouraged in the
assignments and explored through historical and cultural
settings. (A, CSU, UC)
23
INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR
PAINTING
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, (Pass/No
Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
Emphasis is on developing intermediate level
painting skills in watercolor. Through guided studio practice,
lecture, research and critique, students learn to use the
elements and principles of design (in composing paintings)
with more complexity than the novice. Specific instruction
in planning/executing paintings with color schemes; various
types of balance; rendering techniques; using mixed-media;
and creating paintings with representational, abstract, non-
objective, and conceptual approaches. (A, CSU, UC)
30A
ILLUSTRATOR
®
: BEGINNING
COMPUTER DRAWING AND DESIGN
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, (Pass/
No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and
126.
This course will allow students to build skills in
beginning computer drawing. Projects will emphasize topics
of content and form in a digital drawing workflow. Students
will be challenged to carry out design projects in a fine art,
as well as, commercial environment. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID
ARTS 250: ART 30A & ART 37A)
30B ILLUSTRATOR
®
: INTERMEDIATE
COMPUTER DRAWING AND DESIGN
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours (Pass/
No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: Art 30A. ADVISORIES:
Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course will allow students to build upon
the skills learned in beginning computer drawing. Projects
will continue to emphasize issues of content and form in a
digital drawing workflow. Students will be challenged to
carry out design projects in a fine art, as well as, commercial
environment. (A, CSU, UC)
36A INTERMEDIATE WHEEL THROWING
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours (Pass/
No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: Art 10. ADVISORIES:
Eligibility for English 126 and Mathematics 201.
This course will focus on intermediate-level
throwing on the potter’s wheel. This course will explore use
of the potter’s wheel as a tool for self-expression and will
include the study of clays, glaze formulation and history of
the potter’s wheel. (A, CSU, UC)