Chabot College
Fall 2011
Course Outline for Art 12C
OIL / ACRYLIC PAINTING – ADVANCED I
Catalog Description:
12C – Oil / Acrylic Painting – Advanced I
3 units
Advanced projects in oil or acrylic painting with an emphasis on individual creative work and
development of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art 12B (completed with a grade of "C" or
higher). 2 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
1. implement an array of surfaces and supports;
2. use somewhat sophisticated direct and indirect painting techniques including glazing, alla
prima, and/or broken color, whether working in oils or acrylics;
3. use some of the less obvious dynamics of composition;
4. implement color relations beyond simple theoretical models;
5. explain some of the many interrelations of the various elements of form whether working in
acrylics or oils;
6. apply artistic assumptions in deciding the ultimate character of a painting;
7. interpret the various ways art has been used as a vehicle of expression.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. demonstrate practical usage of tools and techniques of painting whether working with oils or
acrylics;
2. name and begin to replicate specific perspectival strategies to alter a two-dimensional picture
plane into an illusionistic three-dimensional space;
3. recognize and discuss the value of conceptual and emotional assumptions of painters other
than oneself;
4. identify one’s own developing artistic assumptions;
5. paint subjects of several genres, including still life, landscape, figural, and nonrepresentational art.
Course Content (Lecture):
1. The tools and techniques of oil and acrylic painting
2. Perspectival strategies to alter a two-dimensional picture plane into an illusionistic threedimensional space
3. The value of artistic assumptions of painters other than oneself
4. One’s own artistic assumptions
5. Still life, landscape, figure and non-representational painting
Course Content (Studio):
1. The student will use the tools and techniques of oil and acrylic painting in their paintings
2. The student will apply perspectival strategies to alter a two-dimensional picture plane into an
illusionistic three-dimensional space while working on their paintings
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Course Outline for Art 12C, Page 2
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3. The student will use the value of artistic assumptions of painters other than oneself while
working on their paintings
4. The student will apply their own artistic assumptions while working on their paintings
5. The student will paint a still life, landscape, figure and non-representational painting
Methods of Presentation:
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Studio lectures, discussion and demonstrations
Examples of student and professional work
Slides and videos
Museum and/or gallery visit with an appropriate exhibition
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Make four (4) 18 x 24" paintings of the same subject. Use variations of color palettes.
b. Using acrylic or oil glazing create a Trompe l’oeil painting. Use only one light creating
strong shadows on a virtual still life, figure composition, or landscape.
c. Define the following terms:
1) Trompe l’oeil
2) Local color
3) Triadic colors
4) Formal balance
5) Negative space
6) Chroma
7) Floating shapes
8) Cast shadow
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Assigned projects, comprehension and applications of the terms and concepts of each
project
b. Class work
c. Student output
d. Development of craftsmanship
e. Overall presentation and professionalism in presenting completed painting projects
f. Final examination or project
Textbook(s) (Typical):
The Artist’s Handbook, Ray Smith, DK Publishing, Inc., 2009.
Special Student Materials:
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acrylic or oil paints
canvases and stretcher bars
brushes and mediums
various applicable materials
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