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  • PR 301-302/401-402: Printmaking Majors Studio

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    The Print Major Studio course focuses on making and process. Students produce a large body of independent and consistent work using any print media. Student work is refined through a rigorous critique process and individual studio meetings with faculty. Visiting artist lectures, response papers, and class discussions of lectures, will complement the class. Students are required to attend all visiting artist lectures. Major requirement: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week. Prerequisite - Students take 2 - 100 or200 level classes in their first 2 years.
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  • PR 305: Pixels to Ink:Sampled Imagery in Printmaking

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course explores techniques for bringing photographic and digital imagery into traditional printmaking media. It first focuses on technical demonstrations and understanding the mechanics of Photoshop as it relates to printmaking media such as silkscreen and photointaglio. Through directed readings and projects on contemporary print, students assess the relative advantages and disadvantages of hand printing vs. digital output as applied to specific projects and ideas. Elective: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week. Prerequisites: NM 101 or equivalent digital imaging experience, PR 100, or any 200 level print elective, Required course for Junior print majors
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  • PR 351: Printmaking Junior Seminar-Introduction to the Discipline

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    Students work independently to refine and develop their personal imagery and content, identify and establish studio practices, and research strategies. Students develop the skills and acquire the knowledge to critically position their work within the larger historical and conceptual framework that defines print. These course objectives are covered through readings, topical seminars, and thematic studio assignments, including writing assignments and presentations. Individual studio meetings, and field trips to Boston, New York, and other locations, assist students in defining their interests and goals. Visiting artist workshops and collaborative projects allow students to broaden their range of technical skills and expand their definition of printed art forms. Major requirement: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/ week. Prerequisite - Students take 2 - 100or 200 level classes in their first 2 years.
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  • PT 100: Foundations in Painting

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    The focus of this class is on perception and color, students learn to see the empirical world and respond to it by inventing a two-dimensional equivalent with oil paint. Exercises and assignments focus on color use, composition and content, tactile paint surfaces, and basic material instruction. This course is designed to prepare student for more advanced painting experiences by introducing the fundamental elements of the discipline of painting. No pre-requisites, open to all students. Required to major in painting Elective: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week.
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  • PT 120: Painting from Perception and Imagination

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course explores historical and contemporary approaches to traditional genres of painting. Exercises and assignments reinforce and expand upon the principles investigated in PT100. Emphasis is placed on formal issues, color use and facility with the material. Students will work from direct observation, memory and imagination. Art historical topics including the manipulation of 2D space, abstraction and representation, "the narrative", and the development of content through the use of signs and symbols will be discussed. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 6 hours/week. Pre-requisites: PT100, or any 2D studio elective.
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  • PT 221: Independent Projects in Painting

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course is designed to create structured parameters in which artists working in any discipline can investigate their ideas via the process of painting. Student/instructor discussions will establish subjects for independent study at the beginning of the semester. Emphasis will be placed on process and content. Specific painting materials will be determined by the nature of the independent project. Students will investigate their subject through collective formal assignments proposed by the instructor. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 6 hours/week. Pre-requisites: PT100, or any 2D studio elective.
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  • PT 225: Water Media

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course examines the relationship of specific water-based painting media and techniques, to the content and activity of painting. Students explore and combine a variety of types of paint, and discover new approaches to creating images and developing visual ideas. The specific properties and use of watercolor, gouache and acrylic paint are covered. Students are encouraged to combine media to acquire a more thorough understanding of the properties and possibilities of the material for creative use. Assignments emphasize the importance of creating material accidents and effects to deliberately reinforce and convey content. This course affords students a broader range of possibilities as they pursue their creative work. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 6 hours/week. Pre-requisites: PT100, or any 2D studio elective.
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  • PT 321-421: Painting Major Studio-Fall semester PT 322-422 Painting Major Studio-Spring semester

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course will be organized to accommodate Junior and Senior painting students. Juniors will focus on developing productive studio habits and exploring subject and content through an increasingly self-directed practice. They will be encouraged to explore visual relationships via historical constructs and applying this to their own visual language. For Seniors, this course provides an uninterrupted opportunity to develop independently. Emphasis is placed on developing a personal painting process, while building and sustaining an extended body of work. Students will concentrate on how their work relates to contemporary culture and how their ideas fit in with a broader contemporary dialogue. Trips to private art collections, major museums and galleries supplement the educational experience. Critiques, group discussions, lectures and demonstrations are held weekly. Major requirement: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/ week. Pre-requisites: Major standing
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  • PT 351: Painting Junior Seminar-Introduction to the Discipline

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course focuses on the evolution of Modern and Post-modern concerns as evidenced in the history of painting and its corresponding conceptual demands. It establishes a foundation of critical ideas, vocabulary, models and strategies for students to familiarize themselves with issues pertinent to the study and practice of painting. Major requirement: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/ week. Pre-requisites: Major standing
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  • SC 111: Sculpture:The Classic Figure

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This three-dimensional study of the head and figure uses molding materials of clay and plaster built up on armatures or cast. Students gain knowledge of the human figure's balance, proportions, weight, gesture and surface anatomy. Formal sculpture concerns of physical balance, spatial tension, mass and volume, surfaces and texture are discussed, and mold making with plaster and rubber is taught. Slide talks illustrate the vitality of the figure in sculpture. Formal critiques or discussions follow exercises and assignments. Elective: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week. No prerequisite. A lab fee is charged; see rate schedule.
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