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  • Art 110: Introduction to Visual Art Practices

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    Staff Introduction to the basic languages supporting contemporary fine art practices. Basic visual and spatial skills will be developed through the creation and critique of various assigned problems. Basic languages of production and critique used in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media will be explored with the goal of preparing students to become complex and articulate visual thinkers. This is a lecture/demonstration course that will include slide lectures, demonstrations, and have a series of assigned problems. This course is open to first- and second-year students, or by consent of instructor. Fee $ 50
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  • Art 115: Beginning Drawing

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    Staff Introduction and exploration of the basic techniques of drawing while refining perception skills using various media such as graphite, chalk, charcoal, conté, watercolor, and ink. A creative approach will utilize the elements of line, shape, texture, value, volume, and color. Various basic compositional effects will be explored through the use of the figure, landscape, and still life as a point of departure. Daily assignments and outside projects and critiques. Two two-hour studio sessions per week. Fee: $40.
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  • Art 123: Beginning Photography Bloomquist

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    Traditional Wet Lab. Using a limited variety of film types, we will explore 35mm, medium format, and 4x5 photography. Film will be processed by hand and prints will be made on traditional silver gelatin paper. This class also will include an introduction to basic digital imaging. Assignments and classroom critiques will consider and experiment with various issues in photography such as composition, point of view, documentation, and the relationship of the subject and viewer. In addition to weekly assignments, students will participate in a group show of their works. Two two-hour sessions per week. Fee: $ 165.
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  • Art 130: Beginning Ceramics

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    Fall: Timm-Ballard ; Spring: Staff The art of working with clay. Techniques include handbuilding sculptural and functional forms, the basics of throwing on the wheel and glazing. Emphasis will be upon achieving an understanding of clay as a unique art medium. Two two-hour sessions per week. Prerequisite: none. Fee: $ 100.
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  • Art 140: Beginning Book Arts Blocker

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    A hands-on introduction to the art and history of the handmade book. An historical overview paired with an in-depth look at contemporary book art. Students will learn to set type, to print both text and images on a Vandercrook proof press, and to fabricate numerous bookbinding structures. A wide range of image-making processes, both on-press and off, will be explored. Students will embark on their own book projects, including several class collaborations. Fee: $ 90.
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  • Art 160: Beginning Sculpture Acuff

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    Three-dimensional art. Emphasis on the basics of three-dimensional design, how creative ideas are formed and why this approach to art is chosen by artists. Degrees of depth are explored ranging from drawing and relief to work in the round. Techniques and media explored include clay modeling, plaster casting, metal work and construction with mixed media. Two two-hour sessions per week. Fee: $ 125.
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  • Art 167: Beginning Painting Herzog

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    The media and methods of basic painting with emphasis on a choice of acrylic or oil paint and on watercolor. Students work on class projects from still life, the figure, and landscape to develop a painting from the sketches to the finished canvas. Group critiques involve articulation of terms and ideas. Two two-hour studio sessions per week. Fee: $ 85.
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  • Art 170: Beginning Printmaking Blocker

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    This course will explore the basic skills and techniques of printmaking as a vehicle for visual expression. Various processes will be covered and may include intaglio, relief, lithography, and /or serigraphy. Two two-hour studio sessions per week. Fee: $ 115.
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  • Art 180: Beginning New Genre Art Practices Bloch

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    This course serves as an introduction to recent and emerging new genres in the practice of fine art. Through lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice, students will gain familiarity with a range of contemporary formats including video art, installation, digital sound, the Internet, conceptual and/or performance actions. Emphasis is placed on creating meaning in art through the use of one or more new genre formats. Instruction includes the demonstration of sound, image, and archiving software, theme-based discussions in contemporary art, film screenings, and a series of assigned technical problems. Prerequisite: none. Fee: $ 150.
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  • Art 201 ,202: Special Projects

    3.00 Credits
    Whitman College

    Projects selected by studio art faculty for the intermediate student to work in a group in a specific field or topic. Fee required for book arts ($90), ceramics ($100), painting ($85), photography ($165), printmaking ($115), or sculpture ($125). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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