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DRAWING & PAINTING

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

ART 220 FIGURE DRAWING (3) Drawing from life. Emphasis on developing the ability to comprehend and record the human figure. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 223 DRAWING: TECHNIQUES, MATERIALS, AND TOOLS (3) Drawing with an emphasis on organization and the development of drawing skills through a variety of techniques, materials, and tools. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 250 BEGINNING OIL PAINTING (3) The materials and techniques of painting in oil and their uses in creative painting on panels and canvas. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 251 ACRYLIC PAINTING (3) Introduction to the materials and techniques of creative painting with acrylic paints. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 260 BEGINNING WATERCOLOR PAINTING (3) Transparent watercolor painting on various papers; knowledge of materials, development of skills and creativity. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 320 ADVANCED DRAWING (4 per semester, maximum of 8) Drawing for art majors; emphasis on sustained individual approaches based on figurative and nonfigurative sources. Prerequisite: ART 220

ART 350 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING (4 per semester, maximum of 8) A variable offering in painting; course conditions defined on a rotating basis according to needs of individuals and groups. Prerequisite: ART 250

ART 360 WATER-BASED MEDIA (4 per semester, maximum of 8) Practice in traditional techniques of transparent watercolor and experiment with opaque water paints in both representational and abstract expressions. Prerequisite: ART 260

ART 421 DRAWING (4 per semester, maximum of12) Drawing for advanced students, with total emphasis on sustained individual approaches. Prerequisite: ART 320

ART 422 ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING (4 per semester, maximum of 8) Concentrated work in recording and understanding the human figure. Prerequisite: ART 220 , 8 credits of 300-level art courses

ART 450 ADVANCED PAINTING (4 per semester, maximum of12) Development of the artist through a series of commitments; each semester serves as a contractual agreement along professional lines. Prerequisite: ART 350

ART 455 ADVANCED PAINTING CRITIQUE (4 per semester, maximum of 8) The painter in relation to his peers and his profession. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing

ART 460 ADVANCED WATER-BASED MEDIA (4 per semester, maximum of 8) Further practice in the use of watercolor and related media. Prerequisite: ART 360

GRAUDATE COURSES

ART 550 PAINTING I (1-7 per semester, maxium of 14) Individual problems in painting leading to the development of a collection or body of work representative of the artist.

ART 551 PAINTING II (1-7 per semester, maxium of 14) Individual problems in painting leading to the resolution of a collection or body of work representative of the artist. Prerequisite: ART 550