Various media are explored such as pencil, charcoal, colored pencil and pastel. 1 One Semester Students in this drawing course will have the opportunity to develop a personal direction that encourages individual styles. They will explore new visual design concepts and techniques as well as materials such as colored pencil, pastel, oil crayon, charcoal, etc. Emphasis will be on personal expression regarding thoughts, feelings, the inner world of the imagination, style, and the skillful representation of images. This course provides students with advanced drawing and printmaking experiences.
Personal expression is emphasized along with the technical aspects of printing.
Various techniques will be explored to create aesthetic qualities within each print. This course will introduce students to the principles of design as applied to jewelry and metalwork. The students will be required to purchase needle files, cabochon stones, and miscellaneous supplies used in their jewelry pieces. Jewelry 1, One Semester Jewelry and Metal Design 2 will introduce students to additional methods and processes in jewelry and metalwork. Design and production skills learned in the first semester course wuill be reinforced.