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.

This course is a study of the history of American painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts from colonial times to the present. Recommended Prep: ENGL V01A or concurrent enrollment. Field trips may be required. Formerly: ART 5. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

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 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.

Introduction to principles, elements, and practices of painting in oil that explores the nature of structural and expressive values in traditional and contemporary painting. Focus is placed on exploring painting materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint mixing and technique, as well as creative responses to materials and subject matter. Practice in the building of form using oil paints, control of pictorial order in oil-based compositions, exploring color and light using oils, technical competence in the oil medium, and experience in varied painting concepts will receive particular emphasis. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART V11A or ART V12A. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ART 16A.