2D Traditional Art Materials
Many careers in and out of the arts benefit from a solid foundation of basic drawing skills and good hand-eye coordination. The classes listed below are an introduction to a variety of classic art materials including drawing, painting and printmaking. Please view the images next to the courses to see first hand examples of classroom projects and atmosphere.
When students complete the 2D Traditional Art Material path they will have a comprehensive portfolio of personal artwork that can be used for school application, scholarship and job placement.
LEVEL: 1,2,3,4
One year One unit
PREREQUISITE: None
Are you creative? Would you like to learn how to be? Are your notebooks covered in drawings? In this course, students develop creativity, design, and technical skills basic to the visual arts and numerous creative careers. A wide variety of engaging art techniques and materials are introduced in the study of painting, drawing, and printmaking. You will learn to draw more realistically, mix and apply paint and print images like posters or t-shirts. This full-year course is a great art foundations course and the introduction to the Painting, Drawing and Printmaking curricular path. No experience necessary!
LEVEL: 2,3,4
One-half year One-half unit
PREREQUISITE: A152 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 1 (A,B,C) or Department Approval
In Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2, students will continue to increase their technical and creative skills. Students will explore advanced techniques through the use of various processes and media. Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2 students will increase their art making confidence by developing essential rendering and quality composition skills to include landscapes, imaginative subjects, portrait, and figure studies. The student’s confidence increases as their hand/eye coordination improves. This semester course is suggested as a pairing with the semester course A254 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2.
LEVEL: 2,3,4
One-half year One-half unit
PREREQUISITE: A152 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 1 (A,B,C) or Department Approval
This course is the second half of the level 2 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking sequence. Students will continue to build upon their technical and creative skills. This class uses printmaking, drawing and painting media as a way of exploring how to combine those various media and techniques to allow the student to develop imagery with a personal thematic approach. Course work increases a student’s ability to effectively use composition to create the illusion of reality on a two-dimensional surface. This semester course is suggested as a pairing with the semester course A253 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2.
LEVEL: 3,4
One-half year One-half unit
PREREQUISITE A253 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2, and/or A254 Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2; (A,B,C), or Department Approval
Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 3 will prepare students for the rigor of the AP art courses in the 400 and 500 levels. Students will begin to master various technical skills while integrating observational life drawing, personal context and issues in contemporary society. Students begin to build a portfolio that showcases their art making abilities in a variety of drawing, painting and printmaking media. This portfolio can be used for scholarship, college application or career oppotunity. Students will synthesize techniques, processes, and concepts in an increasingly mature manner. Developing an awareness of content, symbolism, and theme in traditional and contemporary artworks, students evaluate and critique their work and the work of others. Students formulate original ideas, personal expressive style, and direction for future art work.
LEVEL: 4
One year each One unit each
PREREQUISITE: Portfolio review by the Art Department
These independent study courses give advanced art students the opportunity to develop an Advanced Placement Art Portfolio. The focus of these courses is on the three sections graded by the College Boards: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth. Students will select works which excel in concept, composition, and execution from their “body of work” or portfolio. Students also will organize a series of work around a compelling visual concept. Finally, students will demonstrate, through their work, broad experience and accomplishment.