Studio course in the technical and conceptual basics of painting in oils or acrylics. Lectures, hands-on studio practice, and critiques cover historical and contemporary methods, techniques, concepts, and perceptual skills of painting.
Studio course in the technical and conceptual basics of painting in oils or acrylics. Lectures, hands-on studio practice, and critiques cover historical and contemporary methods, techniques, concepts, and perceptual skills of painting.
Intermediate-level examination of watercolor painting characteristics. Students will explore methods and techniques in order to develop a deeper sensitivity to the medium. Focus on extending one's knowledge of color and texture. Emphasis on combining traditional and experimental approaches and the development of a personal style and subject matter.
Introduction to the basic characteristics of watercolor, its physicality, tools, techniques, and history. Students will explore methods and techniques in order to develop an understanding of the medium. Emphasis will be placed on aptitude, artistic growth, and technical, perceptual, and conceptual skills to produce and analyze watercolor paintings.
Studio course in the technical and conceptual basics of painting in oils or acrylics. Lectures, hands-on studio practice, and critiques cover historical and contemporary methods, techniques, concepts, and perceptual skills of painting.
Introduction to the basic concepts of drawing the nude figure from life. Students develop a practical understanding of surface anatomy and proportions using a variety of media and techniques, acquire perceptual and critical thinking skills, and are introduced to the expressive potential of figurative drawing.
Awareness of architectural structural concepts; fundamental aspects and principles of basic structural forms, loads and materials. Reveal and discuss the multi-discipline nature of structural systems in the built environment (including sustainability and the environment) within the architectural and construction fields.
Basic drawing techniques in graphic communication. Two and three-dimensional representations with various media expressing architectural ideas and concepts.
A second design studio course in a sequence that expands upon fundamental architectural principles and concepts within Architecture and Design. Students explore topics related to design process, site, program, place, order, space within simple architectural problems.
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles related to the design of physical environments. Students will be introduced to an overview of the architecture and interior design fields, along with fundamental concepts and considerations inherent within them.