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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: ART 44
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) ART 88
COURSE TITLE Introduction to Printmaking
LECTURE HOURS: 1.5
LAB HOURS: 4.5
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE—SEE NOTE BELOW
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
CR/NC Only
NONE
no
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 22
Max No. Units
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This class will introduce students to the four basic types of printmaking: intaglio, relief, planographic and
stencil (screen printing). Students who have skills and interests in drawing and painting will learn how
unique works of art such as a water color might be translated into multiples through such processes as
woodblock print, serigraphy and engraving.
NOTE:
ART 10 and ART 17 recommended.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terns of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking” (Sample format “Upon successful completion of this course, the
student will be able to...)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Recognize the difference between relief, intaglio, planographic and stencil created images both
in processing and in the appearance of a finished print.
Execute a print in each of the four (4) basic processes.
Assess the most appropriate media (process) to translate a given image through a multiple
image technique, i.e. to select silkscreen as the best process to translate a gouache painting
into a printed image.
To critically evaluate a print in terms of aesthetic issues as they relate craftsmanship and
content of the printed image.
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COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
1. Introduction – Course objectives, safety, shop procedures
2.5%
2. Tools and Materials – Acquisition, use and maintenance
2.5%
3. Aesthetic Issues of prints
5%
4. Intaglio processes
10%
5. Relief processes
10%
6. Stencil processes
10%
7. Planographic processes
10%
8. Lab practicum
35%
9. Brief history of printmaking
5%
10. Critique
5%
11. Mounting: display, and marketing of multiples
5%
Each column should total approximately 100%.
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or
recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title The Complete Printmaker
Required
Edition_____
Alternate
Author Ross and Romano
Recommended
Publisher Free Press
Date Published 1972
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and
attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale—Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
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Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
field work
performance exam(s)
other (specify) Demonstration of processes and aesthetic decision-making
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE:
A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit.
ALL Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which
require the student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are
required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class
work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, exclaim, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
1.
2.
3.
Student will learn to assess the suitability of a given image (drawing or otherwise) for translating into
a print.
Student will analyze and formulate the appropriate combination of materials (plate, paper, inks, etc.)
sand processes (silk screen, intaglio, relief) to achieve a desired aesthetic end.
Student will learn to critically evaluate a print in terms of its craft (technical execution) and its
aesthetic resolution (design, color, form, etc., as matched with content).
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Date Approved:
5/24/90
Scanned:
4.22.05
Date Inactivated:
9/28/07