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ART 145 - Watercolor Painting
This course is an introduction to the basic tools and techniques of the watercolor painter. Emphasis is placed upon transparent watercolor within the Western tradition in still life landscape figure and non-objective subject matter. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Prepare the materials for the process of painting.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the 12-hue color wheel.
- Demonstrate the ability to activate the concept of the picture plane.
- Produce cohesive composition.
- Apply the wash, glazing, graduated wash, wet into wet, lifting, scraping, resist, drops and splatter, and drybrush techniques within a watercolor painting.
This course may be repeated for credit with departmental approval.
3 hours each week 3 credits