Description
In this introduction to painting course, students will learn about color and composition through observation and imagination; exploring value, intensity, hue, temperature, vectors, edges, shapes; translating volume to a 2D surface; and more. Projects will focus on direct observation from still life, collage, the live model, and imagination. Students will learn the basics of painting by using acrylic paint and other water soluble painting materials, mixing and desaturating paint colors on a palette, and using a variety of brushes and mediums. Demos and dynamic in-class exercises will be the pillar of this experience. Students will develop basic knowledge of art history and contemporary painting through thematic slide lectures and assignments.