ART 232 - Portraiture: Drawing/ Painting The Head

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Cerritos College

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Description:

Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 112 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. This course is an introduction to portraiture: its techniques, history, and social uses. Many genres of portraiture will be surveyed to analyze how they give expression to cultural and societal values. Formal portraiture, character stereotypes, images from popular culture, African and Asian masks, the face of the nude, expressionistic psychological portraiture, commercial portrait styles, and the self-portrait, all will be discussed and explored. Live models will pose. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cerritos.edu

Phone Number:

(562) 860-2451

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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