3 credits Introduction to aqueous painting materials and techniques. The formal concepts of the foundation program are extended, with emphasis on the effect of color in representing light and space. The course is based on direct observation, using transparent and opaque media on paper. 3 credits Continuation of Art 215, with emphasis on awareness of current issues in art and development of individual directions. Human figure studies are examined compositionally, as an element in space organization.
Consideration is given to physical and conceptual relationships of media.
Further emphasis on development of rational design methodology, through consideration of function and production limitations. Emphasis on re-examination of basic principles of formal and functional relationships, as a means to alternative idiomatic solutions. Projects focus on commercial software for publication design, typography, and illustration using Macintosh computers. Use of the video digitizer, image scanner, and color copier is explored. Projects are provided to stimulate identification, exploration, and resolution of simple product designs.