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  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory This course addresses the process of communication through typographic animation and visual effects. Emphasis is placed on creating emotional expression and identity through composites of video and text. Topics include the combination of on-screen text and imagery in feature films, broadcast applications, video poetry, and fine art videos. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 112 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. In this course students continue the process of learning to draw the live model. Students practice exploring the rhythm and design inherent in the human figure, seeing and understanding the space a form occupies, understanding the kinesthetics of anatomy, and learning the economy of good drawing technique. The history and evolution of drawing as an art form and contemporary purposes in figure drawing are discussed in lectures. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 213 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. This course offers advanced work in figure drawing. Emphasis is placed on the student's development of personal style. The pictorial space of the drawing is given the same importance as in a painting, and the student seeks to elevate the classroom sketch to a well designed and effective work of art. The course considers the relationship between the student's intentions in drawing to his or her work in other media, such as painting or sculpture. Focus is placed on the personal and creative aspects of drawing, how and what a drawing communicates, developing an advanced technique, and using professional materials. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
  • 1.00 Credits

    Class hours: 3.0 Laboratory Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of ART 218 or ART 219 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. This is a lab course intended to complement advanced courses in the Printmaking curriculum. It is designed to give practical experience in working with the techniques of relief printing, intaglio (etching, aquatint, drypoint, softground, viscosity, and photoetching), screenprinting and photoscreenprinting, collagraphy, embossing, monotype and digital imagemaking in conjunction with the traditional printmaking techniques. The course will increase the skill and creative output of the student in areas of his/her choice. This course may be taken for a maximum of 4 times. Transfer Credit: CSU
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 117 or equivalent with a grade of Pass of "C" or higher. This course emphasizes advanced practice, technique, and historical knowledge of screenprinting as a fine art medium. An important feature of the course will be the study of the materials, stencils, films, blockouts, photomechanical processes, and inks of the screenprinting process Photographic and digital image-making techniques related to photoscreenprinting will be studied and applied further, including use of the enlarger, stat camera, digital camera, flatbed scanner, and slide scanner. Instruction will cover serigraphic flatbed printing as well as use of the rotary press for textile printing. Students will be required to complete particular aesthetic and technical assignments through their prints. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 117 or equivalent with a grade of Pass of "C" or higher. This course is designed to explore the artistic possibilities and various techniques of advanced etching, including grounds, aquatints, photoetching, multiple plate color etching, viscosity printing, collagraphy, and embossing. Related digital imaging and photographic techniques will be presented for integration into the etching process. Students will be required to deal with particular aesthetic issues and techniques. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 130B or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. This course is designed for students who want a deeper understanding of painting: its history, theories, creative purposes, and technical skills. Through lectures, discussions, and studio work, students discover, articulate, and bring into being their own artistic identity and style. Practical assistance is given on an individual basis. Emphasis is placed on the student's progression from idea to technical means and visual accomplishment. Students may initiate their own painting projects, or use what subject matter is presented to the class. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
  • 3.00 Credits

    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
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 112 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. Student must be at least 18 years of age or have parental consent in order to take this course. This is a painting and lecture course which focuses on the live model as subject matter. The history and philosophy of the figure in art are discussed. Symbolic, expressionistic, allegorical, fantastic, narrative, and abstract styles are surveyed. Drawing and painting techniques and materials are explained. Individual and group critiques are utilized. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 136 or ART 237 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. This is an advanced course designed for individualized study by the experienced painter. The student is expected to research the historical and contemporary trends in art and the criticism which relate to his or her work. Discussion centers on how the student's work communicates specific meaning and functions within the art world. Projects may be in traditional, transitional, or new forms of painting. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit determined after admission
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