2023-2024 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
2023-2024 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ART 102 Intermediate Design (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Prerequisite ART 101  with at least a 1.5 grade or instructor permission.

Course Description
A studio laboratory course which presents the elements of design as sources for artistic invention. Studio work deals with line, edge, shape, area, texture and value. Particular emphasis will be placed on color as an element of creative design.

Course Content
A. Compositional Structures
B. Color Discord
C. Simultaneous Contrast
D. Transparency
E. Color Schemes

Student Outcomes
1. Use a dominant grid structure.

2. Use a dominant circle structure and a triad scheme.

3. Use a dominant diamond structure and a double complementary color scheme.

4. Study the compositional value structure of a masterwork.

5. Demonstrate spatial placement by using opaque color mixing to simulate transparency of overlapping planes.

6. Examine examples of composition content from various cultures.

Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 35
Lab Contact Hours 30
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 65

Potential Methods
A. Studio projects
B. Peer critiques
C. Instructor critiques
D. Exhibition of work
E. Museum and gallery visits



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