Syllabi for Barrett
Valencia Painting I Syllabus
CRNL #17566, Email: mbarrett16@mail.valenciacollege.edu
Course meets Tuesday, 10:00am – 12:45pm at West Campus Building 5-Room 224.
Course Description
Introduction to basic concepts and techniques of painting. Emphasis on color mixing, exploration of form and illusionistic space through observation.Course Objectives
This course is an introduction to painting. Accurate observation and recording of visual perceptions will be the initial focus. As students progress in this course, they will develop a vocabulary both visual and verbal with which to address the painting process. Emphasis will be placed on formal aspects of painting such as color, composition, surface and experimentation with various paint media. Students will learn how to do research in order to discover its content and composition. Evidence of student research will be documented in the form of a sketchbook, journal notes, preliminary drawings, oral and written proposals. In addition to studio time in the classroom, there will be several slide presentations, formal and impromptu critiques, on-sight painting opportunities and visits to local art exhibitions. We will work primarily with acrylic media, and some instruction with watercolor. Painting has its own language, just as any discipline does, and in order to understand or be understood by one another as we talk about your work, we need to have a mutual understanding of this language.Class Projects, Critiques and Due Dates
We will complete many diverse drawings and exercises during this semester. Most projects will take approximately two weeks to complete and will culminate with a mandatory group critique. For the critique, projects must be in a state of completion unless otherwise noted by the instructor. The critique will provide you with valuable feedback that may give you reason to change or modify your project. Work may be resubmitted later in the semester. Late work will receive a lower letter grade. Work will be due the day after critique for initial grade.
Time Commitment
This is a studio class, meaning lab and outside class work is required. You can expect to spend 3-5 hours doing homework, in addition to class time. Keeping up with out of class assignments will foster an incremental improvement in your painting skills.
Textbook
The textbook is: “Painting as a Language: Material, Technique, Form, Content”, Jean Robertson, Craig McDaniel ISBN: 9780I550556008 Retail $158.00
Assignments and Grading
Final grades will be based on four categories: In-class Projects, Homework, Effort/Attendance and Final Project.
Projects (45%) weekly in-class painting assignments.
Goal: To work from observation, employing the variety of painting techniques and processes.
- Still Life painting - observation
- Color theory concepts
- Development of hands on technical skill, aesthetic vocabulary
- Palette management, brushwork
- Abstraction
- Life Painting and self portraits
- Final Project
Homework (35%) Sketchbook, Painting Assignments, Lectures
Goal: To continue developing traditional painting processes, with experimentation and technique and personal expression.
- Weekly homework assignments
- Journaling, artist research, reading from text
- Continuation of classroom projects
- Video and online referencing
- Exercises to help define your personal voice
- Field trips with class
Effort/Studio Practice/Attendance (10%)
Goal: To Learn and to implement professional studio habits
- Studio habits – Care and clean up of studio space
- General preparedness – Supplies for class activities
- Development of hands-on, technical skill
- Participation in and prepareness for class critiques
Final Project (10% of final grade)
Goal: To explore personally relevant themes, and to make appropriate media and design choices.
- Artist and reference research
- Preliminary Sketches
- Final Painting
- Critique Participation
Assessment
Your individual progression throughout the semester will be noted during class and with project reviews. Projects must demonstrate an understanding and application of concepts covered in class. Grading standards and rubrics are based upon concepts mastered and the following criteria:
Quality Standards:
- Originality: Apparent research and novelty of solution
- Ambition: Amount of time and energy devoted to project, risk taking
- Craftsmanship: Technical proficiency with materials, presentation
Grading Scale
A 93-100%, A- 90-92% , B+ 87-89%, B 84-86%, B- 80-83%, C+ 77-79%, C 74-76%, C- 70-73%, D+ 69-67%, D 64-66%, D- 60-63%, F 0-59%
Grading Standards
A = 90-100% Ambitious, effort and originality
B = 80-89% Surpassing the basic requirements
C = 70-79% Meeting the basic requirements
D= 60-69% Meeting some of the requirements
F = 0-59% Failure to meet the requirements
Attendance and Tardiness Policy
In a studio course, attendance is critical. Roll will be taken faithfully, with absences, tardiness and early departures noted. Three late arrival or early departures will be treated as an absence (please note – missing over 15 minutes of class will be considered and absence). Three absences will result in a 0.50-drop in the final grade. More than five absences will most often result in a withdrawal and possible failing grade.
Academic Honesty
In class assignments, students must submit work that fairly and accurately reflects their level of accomplishment. Any work that is not a product of the student’s own efforts is considered dishonest.
Cell Phones, Technology Etiquette
If you must carry one to class, please have turned off. Besides being an obvious classroom disruption, the act of periodically checking one’s phone or email for messages is in conflict with the studio process. If you must address a text, do so during the break time.
Open Studio Policy
Room 5-224 is a large studio space open to students before, during and after class. Please note that each professor may or may not permit students to use this space during class meetings. When using the studio space during class time, work quietly and don’t disrupt the class.
Course fee
Upon registering for the course, you were assessed a fee which pays for supplies that the class will use in bulk or as a group.
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