ARTZ 221F - Painting I

Credit(s): 3

This elementary painting course seeks to acquaint students with the basic tools of the painter, focusing on technique and materials. Each assignment is tailored to both satisfy the need for individual expression and to present a vehicle for the practice of new techniques. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

Course Learning Outcomes

Understand the “language” of painting used to describe technique and materials and to critique.
Apply techniques to a variety of subject matter; i.e., still life, landscape.
Complete a finished painting.
Know why successful paintings are successful.
Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.