ARTS1101 Two-Dimensional Foundations
Credit Hours: 3 semester hours
Course Description
This course offers the basic concepts of visual organization: pattern, emphasis, rhythm, movement, contrast, unity, and balance; along with two-dimensional visual elements: line, shape, value, texture, space, form, and color; through discussion and classroom exercises. The latter part will address the perception and use of color with exercises based on standard color theory models, as well as historical, physiological, and psychological factors. Students are encouraged to utilize these concepts and structures to understand and create art on a flat surface.
Goals and Objectives
The goals of this course are as follows:
Present basic elements of design
Establish strategies for organizing space on a flat surface
Develop basic drawing techniques
Introduce color theory and various color models
Improve abilities required to interpret and evaluate artwork
Students who complete this course will be able to:
Identify key points in a composition and create work based on this knowledge
Be more enlightened observers through a deeper understanding of two-dimensional art
Demonstrate a basic understanding of color
Employ basic strategies to create effective visual designs
Consider and employ the appropriate level of finish and craft for a particular set of materials, processes, and ideas
Materials Needed
(Note that this list is best seen as an example of what may be needed. The specific materials may change depending on the faculty teaching the course.)
Hardcover Sketchbook — Size 8” x 10” (min) and 12” x 19” (max). Consider wire bound for flat opening
11” X 14” Canson XL Recycled Bristol Board (96#) OR 11” x 14” Strathmore Bristol Vellum Pad (100#)
Small plastic palette for mixing paint
2B, 4B, and 6B drawing pencils
2B charcoal pencils
Blending stump(s)
White Prismacolor pencil
Kneaded eraser
Small bottle of black India ink
3 small (soft, watercolor/acrylic) paintbrushes (in a variety of sizes — for example: 00, 02, and 08)
Reeves gouache set (12 color)
1 tube white acrylic paint (minimum 4 oz. tube)
1 tube black acrylic paint (minimum 4 oz. tube)
18” metal ruler
Prang (cake) Watercolor Set (8 color)
Compass
Scissors
Uhu Glue stick OR Elmer’s Glue (in the bottle)
24 or 36 count pack of Crayola Colored Pencils
Fine point black Sharpie marker
Extra Fine point black Sharpie marker
Slow-dry blending fluid (for gouache and acrylic paint)