Students will learn effective design of web pages and the web as an art form, as well as image capture and manipulation via digital cameras and scanners. Art Basic Art is a foundation course dealing with the fundamental concepts, principles, and history of art. If offers students a wide range of experience and prepares them for further work in concentrated areas of study. Students are encouraged to use the tools that they acquire through the study of the elements, principles of art, and themes in the history of art to express themselves visually in unique and creative ways. Studio experiences can include two and three dimensional works of art.
Students learn to talk about and evaluate art using the four stages of the critique process.
This semester course is an in-depth investigation of two dimensional art forms, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Works emphasize personal expression, mastery of techniques, and an understanding of the appropriate use of two dimensional design concepts as well as continued use of an art vocabulary and critiquing skills. Presentations of art history and contemporary works of art provide inspiration to explore a broad range of media and ideas along with cultural and historical connections. This class is an in depth exploration of drawing materials, techniques, and skills. This course concentrates on developing drawing skills acquired in Introduction to Two-Dimensional Art through a more intense study of line, perspective and value.