ART 101 Understanding Art 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Provides students with the tools to look at, think about, and communicate ideas about the visual arts. Focuses on purposes of art; subject/form/content; media and techniques; approaches to art (critical, historical, analytical, interpretive); and artists’ intentions. Prerequisite: College level writing skills. ART 115, 116, 117 Basic Design 2 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. each Introduces basic principles of design, visual perception, and organization of visual elements in works of art. ART 115: Explores black and white two-dimensional design. ART116: Focuses on color and two-dimensional design. ART 117: A study of three-dimensional design. ART 131 Introduction to Drawing 1 2 class hrs and 4 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr. Provides individualized instruction in practical drawing skills designed for the beginner. Introduces fundamental gesture, contour, and value approaches to drawing, utilizing a variety of monochromatic media. Covers lectures, demonstrations, and training in traditional methods of representing shape and space on a two-dimensional surface. ART 132 Introduction to Drawing 2 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Covers basic drawing skills of observation, selection, representation, perception and hand-eye-mind coordination. Emphasizes composition and the understanding of visual form, and introduces style as a means to personal expression. Prerequisite: ART 131 or consent of instructor (based on portfolio review). ART 133 Introduction to Drawing 3 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Continues training in skills of observation, selection, representation, perception, and hand-eye-mind coordination. Emphasizes composition and understanding drawing as a visual form of communication and expression. Prerequisite: ART 131 and ART 132, or consent of instructor (based on portfolio review). ART 204 Introduction to Art History 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Examines art in the Western tradition from the Prehistoric era through the Early Christian/Byzantine period. ART 205 Introduction to Art History 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Examines art in the Western tradition from the Middle Ages to CE 1500. ART 206 Introduction to Art History 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Examines art in the Western tradition from CE 1500 to the present. ART 234 Figure Drawing 1 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Uses the human figure as a constant subject matter. Offers intensive study of the problems the figure presents to the artist. Emphasizes proportion, composition, and dynamic representation. Prerequisite: ART 131 or consent of instructor. ART 281 Painting 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr Introduces traditional approaches to and techniques of painting. Includes introduction to materials, color theory, and historical perspectives. For beginning painters who have strong fundamental drawing skills. Course may be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Prerequisite: ART 131 or consent of instructor based upon demonstration in drawing. ART 115 and ART 116 recommended. ART 282 Landscape Painting 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Introduces fundamental approaches and techniques of painting, focusing on elements affiliated with landscape painting. Includes introduction to materials, color theory, illusory depth devices, and historical and contemporary approaches. Engages both beginning and intermediate painters who have strong fundamental drawing skills. Prerequisite: ART 131 or consent of instructor. ART 115 and ART 116 recommended. ART 284 Watercolor 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Learn the technique and use of watercolor. Includes characteristics of watercolor as a medium, compositional problems, observation of detail, potential for personal expression, and color theory and design elements. Prerequisite: ART 131, or consent of instructor based upon demonstrated skill in drawing. ART 115 and ART 116 recommended. ART 285 Intermediate Watercolor 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Emphasizes skill building and technical control of the medium. Prerequisite: ART 284 or consent of instructor. ART 286 Advanced Watercolor 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Continues projects and explorations begun in ART 284 and ART 285. A self-motivated contract class. Prerequisite: ART 284 and ART 285, or consent of instructor. ART 291 Beginning Sculpture 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr. Introduces the use of materials, tools, and methods of sculpture, and an exploration of the three-dimensional form.