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In this course, students develop creativity, design, and technical skills basic to the visual arts and numerous creative careers. A wide variety of engaging art techniques and materials are introduced in the study of painting, drawing, and Printmaking. You will learn to draw more realistically, mix and apply paint and print images like posters or t-shirts. This full-year course is a great art foundations course and the introduction to the Painting, Drawing and Printmaking curricular path.

In this course students will continue to increase their technical and creative skills. Students will explore advanced techniques through the use of various processes and media. Painting, Drawing and Printmaking 2 students will increase their art making confidence by developing essential rendering and quality composition skills to include landscapes, imaginative subjects, portrait, and figure studies. The student’s confidence increases as their hand/eye coordination improves.

This course prepares students for AP Art courses in the 400 and 500 levels. Students begin to master various technical skills while integrating observational life drawing, personal context and issues in contemporary society. Students begin to build a portfolio that showcases their art making abilities in a variety of drawing, painting and Printmaking media. This portfolio can be used for scholarship, college application or career opportunity.

This independent study course gives art students the opportunity to develop an Advanced Placement Art Portfolio. The focus is on three sections graded by the college boards: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth. Students will select works which excel in concept, composition, and execution from their “body of work” or portfolio. Students will organize a series of work around a compelling visual concept. Finally, students will demonstrate, through their work, broad experience and accomplishment.

This independent study course gives art students the opportunity to develop an Advanced Placement Art Portfolio. The focus is on three sections graded by the college boards: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth. Students will select works which excel in concept, composition, and execution from their “body of work” or portfolio. Students will organize a series of work around a compelling visual concept. Finally, students will demonstrate, through their work, broad experience and accomplishment.