A basic study of art history in the Ancient World, Middle Ages, and 15th Century Renaissance. Focus is on the development of styles and relevant cultural context of each period. Focus is on European and American Art. This course introduces the beginning drawing student to materials, techniques, and visual perception .
Emphasis is placed on form, space, composition, line quality, gesture, contour and value.
This course serves as an introduction to color theory and the basic properties of color. Emphasis is placed on recognizing color and color relationships through exercises in subtractive color mixing. Psychological and emotional effects of color are discussed. Through a series of lectures, experimental exercises, and applied problems, students cover the essential vocabulary elements and basic design principles on a 2-dimensional surface. Using a model, this course explores the rhythm and architecture of the human body through drawing.