COURSES
DESIGN I
ART 1201C (3 credit hours)
Introduction to studio art through analytical use of elements and
principles of two-dimensional design and color theory. (Special Fee:
$25.00)
DESIGN II
ART 1203C (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: ART 1201C
Continuation of ART 1201C through study of visual elements and
principles and their application in three-dimensional form and color
theory. (Special Fee: $25.00)
DRAWING I
ART 1300C (3 credit hours)
Introduction to basic skills, concepts, methods, and tools. Emphasis
on increasing powers of visual observation and drawing from life.
(Special Fee: $25.00)
ART 1301C (3 credit hours)
DRAWING II
Prerequisite: ART 1300C
Continuation of ART 1300C with emphasis on further development
of technique and articulation of space, volume, mass, tonal value,
and composition.
(Special Fee: $35.00)
ART 2330C (3 credit hours)
LIFE DRAWING
Prerequisite: ART 1300C or department approval
Working from live models, students learn to draw the human form.
Includes instruction in skeletal structure, musculature, movement,
and placement in space. (Special Fee: $35.00)
PRINTMAKING I
ART 2400C (3 credit hours)
Basic mastery of graphic techniques of intaglio and/or relief
printmaking. Consists of studio work, demonstrations of each
technique to be mastered and selected studies of history of
printmaking. (Special Fee: $25.00)
PRINTMAKING II
ART 2401C (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: ART 2400C or department approval
Consists of experimental approach to individual expression with
emphasis on imagery, content and refinement of techniques of
printmaking. (Special Fee: $25.00)
PAINTING I
ART 2500C (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: ART 1201C and ART 1300C or department
approval
Introduction to basic concepts and techniques of painting.
Emphasis on color mixing, exploration of form and illusionistic
space through observation. (Special Fee: $25.00)
PAINTING II
ART 2501C (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: ART 2500C
Painting basics are reviewed through continued exploration into
technique, color and composition. Prepares student for more
advanced painting through a series of more elaborate and long-term
projects. (Special Fee: $25.00)
SCULPTURE I
ART 2701C (3 credit hours)
Experiences with variety of three-dimensional media such as wood,
metal (cast and fabricated), clay and plastics, designed to introduce
student to handling of materials and tools necessary to understand
arrangement and relationship of three-dimensional forms. (Special
Fee: $30.00)
CERAMICS I
ART 2750C
Introductory course in pottery design: hand-building techniques,
glazing and firing. (Special Fee: $35.00)
CERAMICS II
ART 2751C
Prerequisite: ART 2750C
Continuation of ART 2750C with emphasis on wheel throwing,
advanced glaze formulation, kiln loading and firing. (Special Fee:
$35.00)
SELECTED TOPICS IN ART
ART 2802C (1 - 6 variable credit hours)
Seminars for students interested in further study in specific art area.
Multiple credit course. May be repeated for credit, but grade
forgiveness cannot be applied.
Currently the following selected topics in art
are being offered:
PORTRAITURE
LANDSCAPE PAINTING
ART WITH A CAMERA
PORTFOLIO PREPARATION
INTERNSHIP EXPLORATION IN ART AND FINE ARTS
ART 2941 (1 - 4 variable credit hours)
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of required
collegepreparatory courses; 12 Valencia college-level credits
including one of the following Studio Art Classes (ART 1201C,
ART 1300C, ART 2400C, ART 2500C, ART 2701C, ART 2750C);
and Internship Office approval.
This course is a planned work-based experience that provides
students with supervised career exploration activities and/or
practical experiences related to their career objectives. Each earned
credit hour of Internship requires a minimum of 80 clock hours of
work. Multiple credit course. May be repeated for credit, but grade
forgiveness cannot be applied. (Internship Fee: $65.00)
