The goal of this course is to provide the beginner student with an introduction to the standard elements of studio art. Technique development is emphasized through drawing, painting, and some mixed media. Students will create a series of artwork with a focus on techniques to create space in a composition overlapping line, understanding color relationships, gradation of tone, and rendering objects larger in perspective.
This course advances student artistic techniques through complex applications. Composition renderings incorporating linework, tone, color, and linear perspective, will be explored. Project based assessments will include still-life, portrait, and landscape in developing student content and skill set.
Building upon the curricular elements of Studio Art I, this course continues student development of the methodologies of drawing and painting techniques. The course expands student comprehension through a focus on illustration to communicate with an audience. Composition projects will include direct observation, an introduction to graphic design, storyboards, conceptual abstraction, and some 3D projects. Prerequisites include successful completion of Studio Art I, teacher recommendation, and department chair approval.
The goal of this course is to integrate the previously studied curricular objectives of Studio Art I & II with the standards of art criticism and critical thinking skills in two and three-dimensional design. Studio activities will include drawing, painting, sculpture, two, and three-dimensional designs and art history. Special attention is given to developing a portfolio for students interested in art as a career. Prerequisites include successful completion of Studio Art II, teacher recommendation, and department chair approval.
The goal of this course is to integrate the previously studied curricular objectives of Studio Art I, II, and III with the standards of developing a scholarship-worthy portfolio. Students will conduct intensive research of art history and maintain superior technical skills in drawing and working with art media. Students are expected to create with individuality, originality, and express conceptual development. Categories that can be explored include still lifes, landscapes, figure, digital and conceptual, all focused on personal aspects of the student's artistic style.
This College Board Advanced Placement course is designed to successfully prepare students for the AP Studio Art exam through collegiate level coursework. Students will create a portfolio of work to demonstrate inquiry through art and design and development of materials, processes, and ideas over a year. In May, students submit portfolios for evaluation based on specific criteria. All students enrolled in the course must take at least one of the AP Studio Art exams at the end of the school year. Prerequisites include the recommendation of the Studio Art III teacher and department chair approval.
The purpose of this course is to provide a balanced visual arts program, which guides students to achieve the standards in the visual arts. In Printmaking, emphasis is placed on the historical/cultural and aesthetic foundations, artistic and technical properties of printmaking and their connections to other subject areas. Students will experience various processes of printing images on paper, wood, metal, cloth, or stone. Studio Art I is a pre-requisite for this course.
Students will learn to create three-dimensional art using a variety of materials, tools, and techniques. Students also learn about the elements and principles of art, and how to analyze and interpret works of art. Studio Art I is a pre-requisite for this course.