Chabot College
Fall 2005
Replaced Fall 2011
Course Outline for Art 11
DESIGN, MATERIALS, AND COLOR
Catalog Description:
Art 11 - Design, Materials, and Color
3 units
Color theory as it applies to two- and three-dimensional design. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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handle various painting media;
apply craftsmanship-related painting techniques;
verbalize theories and principles of color using proper terminology;
identify theories and principles of color as found in works of art in history;
solve color design problems posed by contrasting hues, cool and warm colors,
complementary and analogous colors, simultaneous contrast, intensity and extension;
create advancing and receding three-dimensional forms through color usage;
express emotion through color usage;
express an individual style through color usage;
use color in three-dimensional, site-specific environmental sculpture maquette.
contrast color usage in western and non-western art;
distinguish between optic-based color usage and subjective color usage.
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Painting media
Craftsmanship-related painting techniques
Terminology of color theories and principles
Color theory and principles found in works of art in history
Contrasting hues, cool and warm colors, complimentary and analogous colors,
simultaneous contrast, intensity and extension
Color usage in advancing and receding three-dimensional forms
Emotional properties of color
Individualized approaches to color
Color in three dimensional, site-specific environmental sculpture
Color usage in western and non-western art history
Optic-based color usage and subjective color usage
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Formal lectures with slides and related visual aids
Demonstration
One-on-one instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Make a value scale of tints, tones, and shades of a hue using acrylic paint on paper.
b. Show properties of warm and cool colors, simultaneous contrast; intensity and extension
using paint on an illustration board.
Chabot College
Course Outline for Art 11, page 2
Fall 2005
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress (Cont.)
c. Construct a maquette for a three-dimensional, site-specific sculpture.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Evaluation of improvement of craftsmanship on class projects
b. Vocabulary quizzes based on textbook readings
c. Individual and group critiques
d. Final exam (portfolio review)
Textbook(s) Typical:
A Design Manual, Shirl Brainard, third edition, Prentice Hall, 2003
Special Student Materials:
Art Kits available at the Chabot Bookstore.
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