ART 241 - Painting I at Mountain Empire Community College
Course Description
Effective: 2016-08-01
Introduces abstract and representational painting in acrylic and/or oil with emphasis on color composition and value.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic materials of painting and their proper use preparation and preservation.
- Develop working habits that eliminate waste of time and materials
- Establish a painter's vocabulary
- Demonstrate knowledge of composition, color and unity
- Master presentation of finished work, including framing and displaying
Major Topics to be Included
- Introduction to materials and tools
- Stretching and priming at least one canvas
- Fundamentals such as color, shape, texture, balance, value, rhythm, etc., in regard to composition
- Color theory (color wheel, shade/tint, warm/cool, monochromatic, limited palette, etc.)
- Pre-painting prep; compositional thumbnail sketching with pencil and paper
- Laying in the paint including such methods/techniques as impasto, scumbling, glazing, collage, canvas tinting, layering, mixed media, etc.
- Still life, landscape, model, portraits, non-objective, etc.
- Research into realism, abstraction, surrealism, fantasy, etc.
- Presentation of finished work; frame and displaying
- Outside assignments, one being the final presentation on exam day