Version: 3/20/2019 2
Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
Each offering of this course must include the following topics:
A) Design & Composition
B) Color Mixing
C) Underpainting
D) Step-by-step instruction to still life, landscape, abstract, figure painting.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1.Generate words that demonstrate descriptive, expressive, and conceptual approaches.
2. Apply the elements of art and principles of design.
3. Use varied materials and techniques with informed aesthetic strategies.
4. Analyze and critique works verbally and/or in writing.
5. relate painting to art history and contemporary artistic production.
6. Demonstrate an appropriate level of professional practice, including safety, craft, and presentation.
Methods of Assessment:
Papers
Exams
Group Assignments
Projects
Quizzes
Class Participation
Projects (rubric)
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
No text. Oil or acrylic paints,: Titanium White (large tube), Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson Permanent or Rose
Madder, Venetian Red, Indigo, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium
Yellow Light, Raw Umber, Viridian. If using oil paint: Turpentine (large), Linseed Oil, Damar Varnish. Brushes: Flat Bristle
#12, #8, #4. Stretched Canvas, Rags, Palette (wood or enamel), Palette Knife (3 inches), Sketchbook.
Suggested Course Maximum:
10
List any specific or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the
course.
Studio space, supplies and storage space
Course Requirements/Grading System: Describe any course specific requirements such as research papers or
reading assignments and the generalized grading format for the course.
Grade Weights –
Quizzes 10 points
Participation 10 points
Projects 80 points
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100 total Instructor’s Grading System –