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Course Outline for Art 13A, Page 1

Fall 2005

ChabotCollegeFall 2005

Replaced Fall 2011

Course Outline for Art 13A

ACRYLIC PAINTING - BEGINNING I

Catalog Description:

Art 13A – Acrylic Painting – Beginning I3 units

Projects in acrylic painting with an emphasis on fundamental painting techniques and approaches. Strongly recommended: Art 2A or equivalent. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]

Prerequisite Skills:

None.

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completing the course, the student should be able to:

  1. prepare support and ground surfaces;
  2. use correct painting terminology;
  3. control the fundamentals of both direct and indirect painting techniques, including glazing;
  4. use tools such as brushes and painting knives;
  5. use the elements of composition;
  6. mix and use paints of various values;
  7. apply the principles of color theory and practical color mixing;
  8. experiment with effects such as spatial recession, complementaries, imprimatura, transparency, etc.;
  9. create surface treatments such as scumbling, undertone and impasto;
  10. paint a still life, landscape, figural and non-representational painting;
  11. verbalize the value of artistic assumptions in deciding the ultimate character of a painting;
  12. begin to interpret the various ways art has been used as a vehicle of expression.

Course Content:

  1. Acrylic supports and grounds and their preparation
  2. Painting terminology
  3. Direct and indirect painting, including glazing
  4. Uses of brushes and painting knives
  5. Elements of composition
  6. Value
  7. Color theory and its application to practical color mixing, color schemes
  8. Color effects such as spatial recession, complementaries, imprimatura, transparency, etc.
  9. Surface treatment such as scumbling, undertone, impasto
  10. Still life, landscape, figural and non-representational painting
  11. Artistic assumptions
  12. Art as a vehicle of expression

Methods of Presentation:

  1. Studio lectures, discussion and demonstrations
  2. Examples of student and professional work
  3. Slides and videos
  4. Museum and/or gallery visit with an appropriate exhibition

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

  1. Typical Assignments

a.Make a small chart to keep with you each week that shows each of your hue lines mixed with medium and then mixed with white pigment to create tints. Label as you go.

b.Pick a subject – still life, landscape, figure, etc. Make 6 small, alla prima paintings of the same subject.

c.Define the following terms:

MonochromePicture PlaneContent

Visual BalancePatternSource of Light

2.Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

  1. Assigned projects, comprehension and application of the terms and concepts of each project
  2. Class work
  3. Student output
  4. Development of craftsmanship
  5. Overall presentation and professionalism in presenting completed painting projects
  6. Final portfolio

Textbook(s) (Typical):

New Artist’s Handbook, Ray Smith, DK Publishing, Inc., 2003.

Special Student Materials:

1.acrylics

2.canvases and stretcher bars

3.brushes and mediums

4.various applicable materials

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