Chabot College
Fall 2005
Replaced Fall 2011
Course Outline for Art 13C
ACRYLIC PAINTING – ADVANCED I
Catalog Description:
Art 13C – Acrylic Painting – Advanced
3 units
Advanced projects in acrylic painting with emphasis on individual creative work and development
of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art 13B 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. implement a wide range of supports and grounds for acrylics;
2. use somewhat sophisticated direct and indirect painting techniques including glazing, alla
prima, and/or broken color while working in 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 working in acrylics;
6. verbalize the value of 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:
1. use terminology, tools, techniques, supports and grounds for acrylic painting with
competence;
2. apply a variety of perspectival strategies to alter a painting’s two-dimensional surface to an
illusionistic three-dimensional space;
3. express an appreciation of the value of conceptual and emotional assumptions of oneself and
painters other than oneself;
4. complete paintings in the genres of still life, landscape, figural and non-representational art.
Course Content:
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Terminology, tools, techniques, supports, and grounds for acrylic painting
Perspectival strategies
conceptual and emotional assumptions of oneself and painters other than oneself
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. Collage. Apply a thick coat of acrylic gesso to the surface of canvas or Masonite.
Press the magazine image (which has been previously moistened in water) face
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Course Outline for Art 13C, Page 2
Fall 2005
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress (Cont.)
down on the wet gesso. Allow it to dry thoroughly and then gently rub with a
sponge that has been moistened with warm water to remove the backing paper. The
image will be revealed in reverse, neatly transferred to the painting surface.
b. Using acrylic glazing create a Trompe l’oeil painting. Use only one light creating
strong shadows on a virtual still life.
c. Define the following terms:
body color
conditional color
optical color
gel medium
paste extender
retarding medium
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 portfolio
Textbook(s) (Typical):
New Artist’s Handbook, Ray Smith, DK Publishing, Inc., 2003.
Special Student Materials:
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acrylics
canvases and stretcher bars
brushes and mediums
various applicable materials
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Revised: kk11/19/04