PAINTING II







Credit hours: 3--Contact hours: 90

Course Number: ART 310
Dept: Painting and Drawing

Prerequisite: Beginning Painting, Color Strategies
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Course description:

This intermediate painting course builds upon the formal skills learned in Beginning Painting and cultivates further conceptual understanding. Through a series of studio projects based upon a variety of historical approaches to painting, students will strengthen their mastery of materials and techniques while developing an increased understanding of the relationship between form, subject and content. Museum visits, illustrated lectures, critical readings and critiques will supplement studio projects. Prerequisites: Drawing I, Beginning Painting.

Supplies List.
1. Acrylic paint set:
Sap Green, Phtalo Green,Burnt Umber,Burnt Siena,Ultramarine Blue,Primary Blue,Dark Cadmium Red,Cadmium, Yellow Deep, Titanium White,Mars Black
2. Supports:
Prepared cotton canvas mounted on stretcher bars in different sizes (30x40; 35x40)
3. Media and Solvents:
Retarder
4. Other Supplies:
Sketchbook, pencils, eraser
Acrylic gesso
Gesso brush (a wide flat utility brush)
Palette (we will discuss where to buy this and what material in class)
Palette knife
Brushes
- A range of brushes including: Round, Flat, and Filbert in small and medium sizes (list of exact sizes will be discussed in class)
- 1 large round brush
- 1 large filbert
- 4 or 5 jars with lids (for your medium, solvents and your brushes)
- Soap (to clean your brushes)
- Paper towels
- Rags
You may need to purchase more supplies as the semester proceeds
Aprox.cost: 80-90 Euro
* Students will also be required to buy a sketchbook. The sketchbook will be a key to aiding students better understand elements of composition. Students will thus be required to do homework on a regular basis, that they will then put into practice in their painting. Watercolor, ink, soft pencil, and charcoal are excellent ways in which students can develop a dynamic sketchbook.

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