ART 25A - Beginning Acrylic Painting

    Recent Professors
    Yehsiming S. Jue
    Recent Semesters
    27/SP
    Class Size
    25 students
    Difficulty
    6.1Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None
    27/SP Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSUUCTCA Area UCTCA
    Description
    This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of acrylic painting. Through hands-on assignments, painting techniques covered include traditional approaches of opaque, transparent, under and over painting, palette knife and wet-on-wet painting. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the use of basic visual elements, organizational principles of compositional structure, color theory and concept development. These techniques enable the student to communicate visual images as creative statements. Historical applications of acrylic techniques and different conceptual approaches to painting are studied. Basic drawing skills are recommended. Lecture Grading: Letter None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS COD GE: None CalGETC: None
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 5:30pm–6:20pm, Tue Thu 6:30pm–7:50pm