ART-118: Watercolor I

School
Liberal Arts
Division
Fine & Performing Arts
Department
Art (Art History)
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Art
Course Number
118
Course Title
Watercolor I
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
92.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
92.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
ART-101, ART-102
Catalog Course Description

Presents a broad range of techniques in watercolor including both transparent and opaque approaches.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Goal Statement

This course is designed to provide the students with the opportunity to begin to integrate the skills gained in basic drawing and design through experiencing and controlling the media of watercolor.

Core Course Topics
  1. Materials.
  2. Brush styles/types and their specific uses.
  3. Graded black or sepia wash applications.
  4. Color through transparent wash overlays.
  5. Block outs with masking device or friskit.
  6. Wet into wet, and wet into dry methods.
  7. Salt effects.
  8. Scratch and scraping techniques.
  9. Aspirator or brush flicking.
  10. Presentation and conservation of watercolors (framing and matting).
  11. Historic perspectives of watercolors produced through the history of art.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Demonstrate basic skills of watercolor technique.
  2. Identify relationships that exist between the various types of papers and their affect on a finished work.
  3. Identify relationships that exist between the various types of brushes and their effect on a finished work.
  4. Apply use of wet-on-wet techniques.
  5. Employ ability to use over-painting and dry brush.
  6. Demonstrate wash applications.
  7. Illustrate the use of resist and salt applications.
  8. Interpret the use of opaque approaches.
  9. Demonstrate proper paper stretching and mounting procedures.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement
  1. A pre-instruction water color painting will be done on the second full day of class.  The students will be asked to spend three hours painting a composition of their own creation using objects from the studio still life collection as subject matter.  No instruction will be provided; this painting is designed to provide a baseline indicator. 
  2. A post instruction painting will be done on the last full day of class.  The student will be asked to again spend three hours drawing a composition of their own creation using objects from the studio still life collection as subject matter.  This drawing and the pre-instruction drawing will be included in the final portfolio review.
  3. Paintings (at least 5 in number) will be submitted for review as part of a portfolio.  Each of these paintings will demonstrate competence in the issues and skills presented in the specific assignments. 
  4. Regular class critiques of student work will be conducted.  All students are expected to contribute to critical discussion.
  5. Student work will be reviewed by the instructor and relative strengths and weaknesses shall be conveyed to the students on an individual basis.  A mid term review of student progress is required.

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details

Determined by department.

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Summer 2014
ILT Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date
Review Semester
Summer 2014