Chabot College
Fall 2005
Replaced Fall 2011
Course Outline for Art 12D
OIL / ACRYLIC PAINTING – ADVANCED II
Catalog Description:
Art 12D – Oil / Acrylic Painting – Advanced II
3 units
Advanced projects in oil or acrylic painting with emphasis on individual creative work and
development of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art 12C or equivalent (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. 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.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. demonstrate advanced usage of tools and techniques of painting whether working in oils or
acrylics;
2. name and skillfully replicate several specific perspectival strategies to alter a two-dimensional
picture plane into an illusionistic three-dimensional space;
3. express a deeper, more thorough appreciation of the value of the conceptual and emotional
assumptions of oneself and painters other than oneself;
4. skillfully paint subjects of several genres, including still life, landscape, figural, and nonrepresentational art.
Course Content:
1. Advanced application of tools and techniques of oil and acrylic painting
2. Advanced perspectival strategies
3. In-depth exploration of the value of one’s own conceptual and emotional assumptions and
those of painters other than oneself
4. Advanced techniques of still life, landscape, figural 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
Chabot College
Course Outline for Art 12D, Page 2
Fall 2005
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Over the next six weeks, do six self-portraits using the alla prima technique.
b. Study self-portraits by Frida Kahlo, Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh. In
class, theorize and discuss what you can tell about these artists by looking at their
work.
c. Using a San Francisco gallery map: by next class, visit 10 galleries showing
paintings.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
a. Assigned projects, comprehension and applications of the terms and concepts of
each project
b. Classwork
c. Student output
d. Development of craftsmanship
e. Final portfolio
Textbook(s) (Typical):
New Artist’s Handbook, Ray Smith, DK Publishing, Inc., 2003.
Special Student Materials:
1. Acrylics or oil paint
2. Canvases and stretcher bars
3. Brushes and mediums
4. Various applicable materials
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