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Art Course Descriptions
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ART 101
Fundamentals of Design
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Covers the elements of line, value, shape, texture, and color used according
to the principles of design in two-dimensional composition.
2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 102
Color and Design
2 to 3 credits
Offered every spring semester
Principles of color theory as related to the visual arts.
2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 111
Drawing
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Study and practice of various representational drawing techniques in various
media.
2 Credit
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3 Credit Course
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ART 111A
Drawing/Pastels
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Introduction to pastel materials and techniques.
ART 111B
Drawing/The Creative Process
2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
In this beginning course, students will sketch 3-dimensional forms in chiaroscuro
and create one-and two-point perspective drawings.
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ART 114
Figure Drawing
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Drawing from draped models, supplementary study of anatomy.
ART 122
Beginning Stained Glass I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Precision glass cutting, copper foil and lead came techniques are developed
in the creation of stained glass for interior and architectural art objects.
1 Credit
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3 Credit Course
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ART 123
Beginning Stained Glass II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Precision glass cutting, copper foil and lead came techniques are developed
in the creation of stained glass for interior and architectural art objects.
1 Credit
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2 Credit Course
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3 Credit Course
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ART 126
Glass Design
2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Provides the student with an opportunity to understand and relate the media
of liquid glass in its basic element in nature and for its practical as well
as aesthetic use.
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ART 128
Beginning Photography
3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Studies the operation of the camera with emphasis on its use as a creative tool,
basic darkroom techniques, and controls.
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ART 133
World Art I
3 credits
GE category: Humanities
Offered every fall semester
Survey of the history of art from the Paleolithic period to the Renaissance,
including non-Western art.
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ART 134
World Art II
3 credits
GE category: Humanities
Offered every spring semester
Survey of the history of art from the Renaissance to the present time.
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ART 145
Beginning Watercolor I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Introducing a variety of techniques using water-soluble media with emphasis
on composition and color.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 146
Beginning Watercolor II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
To introduce students to the methods and materials of watercolor paintings
with the expectation of the development of some technical skills.
1 Credit
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2 Credit Course
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3 Credit Course
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ART 147
Beginning Oil Painting I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Oil painting materials and techniques including composition, structure,
and expression are studied.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 148
Beginning Oil Painting II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 147.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 151
Beginning Sculpture I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Develops basic techniques and skills in modeling, the creation of sculpture,
and casting basic to composition.
ART 152
Beginning Sculpture II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 151.
ART 153
Beginning Scrapbooking I
1 to 2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
The student is introduced to the methods and techniques of modern scrapbooking.
The student will learn how to develop quality page layouts through paper selection,
cropping photos, journaling, use of stamps, embossing, incorporation of computer
generated images and text, and templates, along with many other scrapbooking
techniques currently being used in the scrapbooking industry.
1 Credit
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2 Credit Course
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ART 154
Beginning Scrapbooking II
1 to 2 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 153.
1 Credit
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2 Credit Course
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ART 157
Beginning Woodcarving I
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Develops methods of carving and composition. Studies in types of woods and
how to use their natural qualities; how to use a variety of finishes for the
woods.
ART 158
Beginning Woodcarving II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 157.
ART 159
China Painting
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
This class will cover the act of painting overglazes on the surface of china
or tile blanks.
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ART 161
Beginning Ceramics I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Problems in hand-forming, wheel work, design, glazes, decorative processes,
clays, and firing are covered.
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 162
Beginning Ceramics II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 161.
3 Credit
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ART 168
Beginning Ceramic Crafts I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Painting techniques are developed in the use of stains and glazes for the
decoration of mold-made ceramic objects. Small kiln firing skills are developed.
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ART 169
Beginning Ceramic Crafts II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Painting techniques are developed in the use of stains and glazes for the
decoration of mold-made ceramic objects. Small kiln firing skills are developed.
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3 Credit Course Outline in Adobe Acrobat Format
ART 171
Beginning Crafts I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of various crafts.
ART 171A
Beginning Crafts I - Tole Painting
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of various crafts utilizing the artistic technique
of tole painting.
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ART 172
Beginning Crafts II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 171.
ART 172A
Beginning Crafts II - Tole Painting
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 171A.
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3 Credit Course Outline in Adobe Acrobat Format
ART 173
Beginning Jewelry I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Fundamentals of jewelry making; covers basic fabrication of jewelry from
sheet and wire; covers forming and soldering.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 174
Beginning Jewelry II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Fundamentals of jewelry making; covers basic fabrication of jewelry from
sheet and wire; covers forming and soldering.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 176
Beginning Gem Faceting I
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Faceting machine is used to develop skills in gem stone faceting. A variety
of cuts and styles are used depending on the natural qualities and shape of
the stone.
ART 177
Beginning Gem Faceting II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 176.
ART 178
Beginning Lapidary I
2 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
An introductory course in the study and application of classifying, selecting,
cutting, shaping, and polishing minerals and gem stones.
ART 179
Beginning Lapidary II
2 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 178.
ART 180
Lettering
2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Letter forms, spacing, and layout; provides basis for advanced study in
lettering and commercial design.
ART 181 
Graphic Design I
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Principles, tools, techniques, and media in graphic design layout. Includes
layout, presentation, and concept development.
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ART 182
Graphic Design II
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
A continuation of principles, tools, techniques, and media in graphic design
layout. Includes layout, presentation, and concept development.
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ART 184
Basic Computer Graphics
3 credits
Offered upon request
Emphasizes the fundamental concepts and features of Photoshop. Uses industry-standard
image-editing tools for designers who want to produce sophisticated graphics
for the Web and for print. This course cannot be used as a curriculum requirement
for the Advertising Design AAS program.
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ART 185
Advanced Computer Graphics
3 credits
Offered upon request
Emphasizes the advanced concepts and features of Photoshop. Uses industry-standard
image-editing tools for designers who want to produce sophisticated graphics
for the Web and for print. This course cannot be used as a curriculum requirement
for the Advertising Design AAS program.
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ART 186
Digital Illustration
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Introduction to industry standard software for creating computer generated
artwork and documents, with emphasis on creation of a variety of readable, professionally
laid-out documents, which meet design and printing industry standards. Students
will be introduced to the basic use of Adobe Illustrator tools, illustrating
of graphics, typography and layout design.
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ART 187A
Basic Photoshop I
2 credits
Offered upon request
Maximizing the quality of graphic images by adjusting color or image in
parts of that picture. Improving the ability to print the picture after it
has been modified. Instruction utilizes Adobe Photoshop software.
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ART 187B
Basic Photoshop II
2 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent enrollment in ART 187A required
Using a variety of tools and commands for improving the quality of a photographic
image. Transforming ordinary images into extraordinary digital artwork. Creating
graphics by modifying image data using Adobe Photoshop software.
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ART 187C
Basic Photoshop III
2 credits
Offered upon request
Prerequisite: ART 187A and ART 187B or concurrent enrollment in ART 187B
Using the pen tool to draw precise straight or curved paths and create intricate
selections. Creating advanced vector shapes which can be filled, stroked and
used as clipping paths. Creating complex effects using layers masks, clipping
groups and style layers with Adobe Photoshop software.
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ART 188
Digital Publishing
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
An introduction to electronic or "desktop" publishing on the Macintosh
computer. Topics will include the development of text and graphics and the use
of the page layout program Adobe In Design, to create a variety of documents
for publication.
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ART 189
Typography
2 credits
Offered every spring semester
A study of type, including the history and development of type; terminology;
fonts and their uses; type in design; composition, and typesetting on the computer.
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ART 190
Beginning Fibers I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Use of fibers through a variety of techniques. Includes introduction to
off-loom weaving, on-loom weaving, machine knitting, basketry and paper making.
ART 191
Beginning Fibers II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Further development of techniques developed in ART 190.
ART 192 
Yearbook Production I
2 credits
Offered every fall semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Students in this class are responsible for preparing the first two-thirds
of Eastern Arizona College's annual, "The Oasis," via desktop publishing
and digital imaging to prepress requirements for printing. Curriculum covers
the rules of journalism, techniques of layout, design, and photography. Class
members are expected to work outside of the class covering school activities
and meeting production deadlines.
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ART 193
Yearbook Production II
1 credit
Offered every spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Students in this class are responsible for preparing the final third of
Eastern Arizona College's annual, "The Oasis," via desktop publishing
and digital imaging to prepress requirements for printing. Curriculum covers
the rules of journalism, techniques of layout, design, and photography. Class
members are expected to work outside of the class covering school activities
and meeting production deadlines.
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ART 216
Illustration I
3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Exploration of varied techniques, styles, and media for illustration. Development of skills; emphasis on highly finished work.
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ART 217
Illustration II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Prerequisite: ART 216
Continuation of ART 216.
ART 222
Intermediate Stained
Glass I
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 122-123. Precision glass cutting, copper foil and lead
came techniques are developed in the creation of stained glass for interior
and architectural art objects.
ART 223
Intermediate Stained
Glass II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 222.
ART 228
Intermediate Photography
2 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
More advanced camera techniques applied to outdoor and studio photography.
Use of various lenses and filters to enhance the image.
2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 245
Intermediate Watercolor I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 145-146. A variety of techniques using water-soluble
media with emphasis on composition and color.
ART 246
Intermediate Watercolor II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 245.
ART 247
Intermediate Oil Painting I
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Introduction to oil painting materials and techniques.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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3 Credit
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ART 248
Intermediate Oil Painting II
1 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 247.
ART 251
Intermediate Sculpture I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 151-152. Develops techniques and skills in modeling,
the creation of sculpture, and casting basic to composition.
ART 252
Intermediate Sculpture II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 251.
ART 253
Intermediate Scrapbooking I
1 to 2 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 154.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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ART 254
Intermediate Scrapbooking II
1 to 2 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 253.
1 Credit
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2 Credit
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ART 257
Intermediate Woodcarving I
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 157-158. Develops methods of carving and composition.
Studies in types of woods and how to use their natural qualities; how to use
a variety of finishes for the woods.
ART 258
Intermediate
Woodcarving II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 257.
ART 261
Intermediate Ceramics I
2 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 161-162. Problems in hand-forming, wheel work, design,
glazes, decorative processes, clays, and firing are covered.
ART 262
Intermediate Ceramics II
2 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 261.
ART 263
Firing Techniques I
2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Methods of firing ranging from pit fire, sigillata, raku, and majolica,
using low-fire clay bodies such as terra cotta and low-fire electric kiln cone
06 firing range. This hands-on course will consist of making ware, preparation
of kiln, firing, unloading and cleaning up.
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ART 264
Firing Techniques II
2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Methods of firing-salt fire. The use of fifteenth-century German firing
techniques in which salt is thrown into the kiln upon maturing temperature.
The salt rapidly vaporizes and combines with the silica in the clay to form
an "orange peel" effect on its surface. This hands-on course will
consist of making of ware, preparation of kiln, firing, unloading and cleaning
up.
ART 268
Intermediate Ceramic Crafts I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 168-169. Painting techniques are developed in the use
of stains and glazes for the decoration of mold-made ceramic objects. Small
kiln firing skills are developed.
ART 269
Intermediate Ceramic Crafts II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 268.
ART 271
Intermediate Crafts I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of various crafts.
ART 271A
Intermediate Crafts I - Tole Painting
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 172A.
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ART 272
Intermediate Crafts II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 271.
ART 272A
Intermediate Crafts II - Tole Painting
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 271A.
1 Credit Course Outline in Adobe Acrobat Format
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ART 273
Intermediate Jewelry I
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Develops skills begun in Beginning Jewelry I and II, including sand casting,
metal and wood inlays, overlays and marriage of metals.
ART 274
Intermediate Jewelry II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Advanced fabrication techniques including chain making and box construction.
Emphasis is on the development of personal expression in the design of jewelry.
ART 276
Intermediate Gem
Faceting I
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 176-177. Faceting machine is used to develop
skills in gem stone faceting. A variety of cuts and styles are used depending
on the natural qualities and shape of the stone.
ART 277
Intermediate Gem
Faceting II
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 276.
ART 278
Lapidary III
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Advanced study of lapidary arts, gem identification, material suitability,
tools and techniques, and may introduce the student to the faceting of precious
gems and the art of intarsia.
ART 279
Lapidary IV
2 to 3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 278.
ART 280
Lettering II
2 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
The study of hand drawn letter forms, spacing and layout.
ART 285
Printmaking
3 credits
Offered every fall and spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Printmaking processes for synthesis into a form of personal expression.
Emphasis on etching, intaglio, block printing, and silk-screen.
Course Outline in Adobe
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ART 287
Digital Imaging/Photoshop
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Maximizes the quality of graphic images; prepares color images for output;
creates special graphic effects; modifying scanned images; and retouching images.
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ART 289
Portfolio Development
1 credit
Offered every spring semester
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Assembling a portfolio of student art work for transfer and job seeking
purposes. Development of a resume.
ART 290
Intermediate Fibers I
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Experimentation with advanced techniques and fibers. Investigation of fiber
and fiber uses.
ART 291
Intermediate Fibers II
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Continuation of ART 290.
ART 297
Workshop
1 to 6 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Art.
ART 298
Workshop
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Art.
ART 299
Independent Study
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of original projects under faculty supervision.
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