With extra work, students may develop an Advanced Placement Art Portfolio. In this class elements of composition and color theory are combined with the study and application of typography in solving various design problems. Students explore relief, intaglio, and serigraph printing processes. Photography, layout, inking, and paste-up techniques are introduced. Students learn calligraphy as well as the manipulation of computer type as they develop an appreciation of type as an art form.
Students produce posters, cards, monograms, and signs as they learn design principles.
In this art survey course, art history provides the inspiration to explore many different forms of artistic expression. After students see examples of art ranging from cave painting to contemporary art, they produce similar art work. Charcoal, pencil and pastel drawings, watercolor and acrylic painting, sculpture, prints, ceramics, and mosaics are among the various media studied. Museum tours and art images enhance art appreciation. With extra study, students may elect to take the Advanced Placement Art History test at the completion of the course.