I. General Information

1. Course Title:
2-D Design & Color

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ARTS 1459

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course is an introduction to the elements and principles of two-dimensional design presented through study of significant master works by artists from various cultures. Projects will emphasize creative decision-making and development of the language of visual composition. This class is recommended for students going into visually oriented fields of study such as visual arts, graphic design, architecture, etc. Art majors and minors should schedule it early in their first year of study. It also fulfills the liberal arts requirements for non-art majors. MnTC Goal 6

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Next Gen Reading

Score:

237

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Must have the ability to physically manipulate basic art tools such as pencils, erasers, charcoal, brushes paint and so on.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Name of Institution	Course Number and Title	Credits
St. Cloud State University	2-D Design and Color	3
Inver Hills Community College	Design: 2 Dimensional & Color	3

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Create compositions involving multiple steps to arrive at a completed work
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Create a visual solution to a problem

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

Expected Outcome	MnTC Goal Area
Respond critically to works in the critique process	6
Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context	6
Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance	6

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Approaches to art

a) Realism
b) Abstraction
c) Non Objective
d) Conceptual

2. Elements of art

a) Line and its qualities
b) Shape, Form, Mass
c) Surface: Value, Texture, Color
d) Design Principles

3. Balance

a) Symmetrical
b) Asymmetrical
c) Radial

4. Space

a. Positive/Negative Spatial Relationships
b. Deep and Shallow Space

5. Unity/Variety

6. Repetition/Rhythm/Pattern

7. Scale and Proportion

8. Movement

9. Basic Opaque Color Theory – to include at least but not limited to:

a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Values
e) Complimentary
f) Analogous
g) Tints
h) Shades

All major projects will be introduced through examples of contemporary and or historical works

All major projects will conclude with either individual or full class critiques addressing effectiveness of the work relative to the parameters of the project.

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. A series of projects exploring the elements of art

a) line and its various qualities
b) shape and its various qualities
c) surface, including texture and tonal gradation

2. Surface development

a) mark making
b) texture
c) pattern (both random and sequential)

3. Basic opaque color theory

a) terminology

4. Color projects such as value studies of

a) compliments
b) analogous colors
c) shades
d) tints
e) black and white

5. Projects exploring the principles of art such as

a) Positive/Negative also known as figure/ground
b) Balance
c) Space
d) Unity and Variety
e) Emphasis and Focal Point
f) Scale and Proportion

6. Color problems applied to the above compositions