I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Introduction to Painting

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ARTS 1468

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course is an introduction to painting with an emphasis on technical and conceptual development. Students explore the fundamental methods and techniques of painting, using color, form, and space. This course will challenge students to generate ideas, experiment with meaning and metaphor, develop aesthetic sensitivity, and participate in critique and self-evaluation. This is a studio art course. MnTC Goal 6

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

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

Minnesota State University, Mankato, ART 240 Painting, 3 credits
St. Cloud State, ART 340 Painting, 3 credits
Inver Hills Community College, Art 2251 Painting, 3 credits

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Art Transfer Pathway A.F.A. Degree

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	Start, develop and finalize a painting.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Develop a personal response to a specific painting project.

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

• Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Engage in the creative process (MnTC Goal 6);
• Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context (MnTC Goal 6);
• Demonstrate basic visual elements of art and principles of design that are common to all works of art;
• Demonstrate the use of the language of painting to make an effective personal and expressive statement;
• Apply the fundamental methods and techniques of painting, using color, form, and space;
• Create original paintings that explore a variety of formal and conceptual problems, demonstrate a visual vocabulary, and the ability to make effective aesthetic judgments;
• Demonstrate an increased appreciation of the vital role and value the fine arts and humanities have on the development of culture;
• Explain and evaluate the effectiveness of personal artwork and the work of others through critique; and
• Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety issues within the discipline.

V. Topical Outline

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

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Materials and Manipulation of Paint
• Setting up and cleaning up
• Health and safety
• Cleaners, mediums, and paint
• Supports and surfaces
• Types of brushes
• Painting palette and mixing paint
• Basic brushstrokes
2. Color
• Color wheel
• Primary, secondary, and tertiary
• Warm and cool colors
• Color and meaning
• Tints and shades
• Color harmonies
• Mixing color
3. Making a Painting
• Planning a composition
• Generating ideas
• Drawing on canvas
• Application techniques
• Underpainting
• Background, middle ground, foreground
4. Visual Communication
• Aesthetics and expression
• Descriptive and interpretive
• Content and form
• Elements and principles of design
• Art criticism
5. Major Approaches
• Representational
• Abstract
• Nonrepresentational
• Conceptual

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Demonstrate Painting Process
• Set up and clean up
• Safe use of materials
• Manipulation of materials
2. Expanding Color Palette
• Exploring various ways to make color
• Tints and shades exercises
• Demonstrate use of color harmonies
• Make conscious color choices
3. Planning and Making
• Choosing a subject
• Creating a narrative
• Sketchbook studies
• Research
• Demonstrate understanding of composition
4. Visual Communication
• Using form and content
• Using elements and principles of design
• Critique and self evaluation
• Applying aesthetic language
5. Make Paintings Based off of a Theme Using the Major Approaches