Painting I.

Catalog description

Painting I offers basic instruction in oil and/or acrylic painting and is intended for art majors and other students with an art background. Class and home assignments allow the student to practice mixing colors and manipulating paint. Accurate translation of observed color, form, and space is emphasized. Personal expression is encouraged. Students also learn about brush selection, surface preparation, pigment composition, and the use of various mediums. Building and stretching a canvas and preparing a painting for exhibition will be presented. Lectures, discussions and critiques familiarize students with the history of painting from various cultures and what constitutes good painting. Students are responsible for supplying most of the materials needed for the course. For ART and LART majors only. Spring. Prerequisites: ART 263 or permission of Division Dean.