Class members learn to construct hand built projects using the coil, pinch, and slab methods. In addition, students learn how to use the potter's wheel, how to prepare and apply glazes and how to design with the specific properties of clay in mind. Students compile a notebook concerned with types of lettering, good and poor layouts, unusual illustration, and works of outstanding artists in the commercial field. Students are exposed to film and video production techniques. The relationship of this area to the art field, in general, is emphasized.
Students learn to use the computer as an art medium by creating graphic images on the screen.
Students will be expected to solve problems with an artistic approach to the medium. The primary objective of this class is to develop the drawing skills of the student. Various exercises are employed to assist the student in developing hand-eye coordination and visual memory. Students are encouraged to learn various techniques and different approaches in their usage. Time is spent on increasing the student's ability to draw accurately the human figure, landscapes, and still lifes, Design work in art fundamental as well as problem solving are also taught.