ART 129 - Traditional Materials & Techniques of Drawing & Painting

    Recent Professors
    Craig Coss
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    20 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    (No prerequisite. Advisory: Art 130.) Through lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, this course familiarizes students with historical methods and materials of drawing and painting, which may include Paleolithic painting, painting on carved plaster, traditional ink making and quill cutting, silverpoint, egg tempera, gilding with metal leaf, encaustic, true fresco, and oil painting techniques of the Renaissance. Assignments involve making the paint required to create examples of each medium, and personalizing and adapting the traditional methods to a contemporary context. (CSU/UC)
    Usually Held
    Fri 10:10am–5:00pm