This course provides advanced instruction in drawing the human figure from the live model. Emphasis will be on demonstrating the figure’s allegorical and symbolic potential, as well as the most advanced level of human anatomy and proportion. Course exercises will cover advanced surface musculature and skeletal anatomy, but will also develop students’ repertoire of non-traditional and mixed medias. Students will produce large-scale drawings, sequential drawings, and colored drawings. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART V13C. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ART 13D.

This course provides advanced instruction in drawing the human figure from the live model. Emphasis will be on theory and practice in the uses of linear and tonal form. Exercises will include structure; proportion; foreshortening; composition; introduction to exaggeration and alteration of form, with emphasis on compositional arrangement; and exploration of complex media. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART V13B. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ART 13C.

This course provides advanced instruction in drawing the human figure from the live model. Emphasis will be on theory and practice in the uses of linear and tonal form. Exercises will include structure; proportion; foreshortening; composition; introduction to exaggeration and alteration of form, with emphasis on compositional arrangement; and exploration of complex media. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART V13B. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ART 13C.

This course introduces major periods and styles of art across time and diverse cultures. Painting, sculpture, and architecture from prehistoric times to Post-Modernism will be explored with particular emphasis on the art object as a form of cultural and social expression. Works of art will be considered through the study of theory, concepts and terminology, themes, design principles, media, and techniques. Field trips may be required. Recommended Prep: ENGL V01A or concurrent enrollment. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

This course introduces students to concepts, theories, and applications of two-dimensional composition in the visual arts using the elements of line, shape, texture, value, color, and spatial illusion. It considers historic as well as contemporary examples and provides an essential background in design theory and applications including the elements and principles of design. Students will develop a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations, studio projects, problem solving, and written assignments. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ART 11A.

This is an introductory drawing experience stressing graphic representation of objects through a variety of media and techniques. The fundamentals of pictorial composition, including principles, elements, and practices of drawing, are particularly emphasized in the exploration of a wide range of subject matter. Perceptually based drawing, observational skills, technical abilities, and creative responses to material and subject matter will also be developed. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ART 12A.