Student Learning Outcomes

• Develop paintings using dynamic compositional elements with appropriate light logic and accurate shapes.
• Develop paintings focusing on color theory in a painterly or Impressionistic style.
• Develop paintings focusing on realism with precise shapes and edges through the process of blending.
• Create well-organized visual compositions in a variety of styles and techniques.
• Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression.
• Students will develop an understanding of basic painting terminology that coordinates with the ARTSD 25A curriculum.
• Recognize and discuss historical painting styles.
• Define well-organized visual composition and other formal principles in written and oral form.