Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

162 Art 2018-2019 Catalog 10 BEGINNING CERAMICS 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126 andMathematics 201. This class will be an introduction to the ceramic arts. Through lecture, demonstrations and practical application, students will explore the forms, techniques and cultural influences of ceramic art throughout history. Students will learn to create pottery from the potter’s wheel and from a variety of hand building techniques. Students will also be introduced to glazing and firing techniques. (A, CSU-GE, UC) 13 BEGINNING WATERCOLOR PAINTING 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. Emphasis is on developing basic skills in watercolor painting. Through lecture and studio practice, students learn representational, abstract, non-objective, and conceptual approaches/techniques to painting. Traditional and experimental techniques are explored. (A, CSU, UC) 17 INTERMEDIATE DRAWING 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass PREREQUISITES: Art 7. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. This course is an exploration of the creative act of drawing using representational, abstract, non-objective and conceptual forms. Students will build upon skills learned in beginning drawing and create a cohesive body of work. Historical and contemporary drawing techniques as well as drawing as a form of creative personal expression are integrated into course content. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 205) 19 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING: OIL/ACRYLIC 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Art 9 or demonstration of comparable skill level to be determined by testing and/or portfolio of past oil/acrylic painting works. Eligibility for English 125, 126, and Mathematics 201. This course is an exploration of the creative act of painting using representational, abstract, and non-objective forms. Students will build upon skills learned in beginning painting and create a cohesive body of work. Historical and contemporary approaches to oil and acrylic media are integrated into course content. (A, CSU, UC) 20 INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass PREREQUISITES: Art 10. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125, 126, and Mathematics 201. This class will focus on strengthening and extending the basic skills of pottery making with wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Through lecture, demonstration, and guided practice, students will be introduced to creating larger and more complex forms in clay as well as refinement of pottery forms, decorative treatments and glaze techniques. Aesthetics and individual creativity will be encouraged in the assignments and explored through historical and cultural settings. (A, CSU, UC) 23 INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR PAINTING 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. Emphasis is on developing intermediate level painting skills in watercolor. Through guided studio practice, lecture, research and critique, students learn to use the elements and principles of design (in composing paintings) with more complexity than the novice. Specific instruction in planning/ executing paintings with color schemes; various types of balance; rendering techniques; using mixed-media; and creating paintings with representational, abstract, non-objective, and conceptual approaches. (A, CSU, UC) 30A ILLUSTRATOR®: BEGINNING COMPUTER DRAWING AND DESIGN 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/ no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. This course will allow students to build skills in beginning computer drawing. Projects will emphasize topics of content and form in a digital drawing workflow. Students will be challenged to carry out design projects in a fine art, as well as, commercial environment. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 250: ART 30A & ART 37A)