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| Design and Color | |||
| DESN/COLOR | |||
| CLASS CODE: | ART 117 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | ART | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | The art elements and principles are learned and applied to formal and conceptual visual design problems, emphasizing the application of color with paint. A basic background in color history and theory are surveyed. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall, Winter, and Summer | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Art elements and principles, working with paint, solving both formal and conceptual design problems in a 2-dimensional format, the history and theory of color, color schemes, color palettes and mixing color, conceptual and perceptual spatial conventions and strategies to work within or outside those conventions. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | -- Learn art elements and principles in theory and practice. -- Have a theoretical and applied definition of design. -- Replace preconceived aesthetic assumptions with effective and sensitive design awareness. -- Experience paint as the principle tool to explore art elements and principles. -- Gain an understanding of visual literacy, making corrections with theory and practice and having abundant exposure to diverse images. -- Acquire basic design vocabulary. -- Pursue diverse aesthetic interests, including painting, illustration, graphic design, photography, and architecture. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Enrolled as Art major | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Drawing 110 is recommended but not required |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2003 | ||