Students who complete the required courses can expect to achieve the following objectives. Additional objectives will be attained depending on each student’s choice of electives.
o Discuss and creatively explore the basic visual elements, and fundamental composition and visual communication techniques used by artists.
o Draw with proper techniques, representing what you see through contour drawing, perspective, positive/negative space, and value.
o Represent in still life drawing the basic elements of form (line, plane, mass) in perspective and proportion.
o Approach different kind of digital photo shoots, including still life, portraits, product photography, architecture, and action photography.
o Identify and discuss the different ways that artists have approached the themes of nature, the human body, realism, religion, and power and protest throughout the ages.
o Represent through figure drawing the characteristic shapes and proportions of the human face and body in frontal, profile, and three-quarters views.
o Discuss and creatively explore the basic visual elements, and fundamental composition and visual communication techniques used by artists.
o Draw with proper techniques, representing what you see through contour drawing, perspective, positive/negative space, and value.
o Represent in still life drawing the basic elements of form (line, plane, mass) in perspective and proportion.
o Approach different kind of digital photo shoots, including still life, portraits, product photography, architecture, and action photography.
o Identify and discuss the different ways that artists have approached the themes of nature, the human body, realism, religion, and power and protest throughout the ages.
o Represent through figure drawing the characteristic shapes and proportions of the human face and body in frontal, profile, and three-quarters views.
Fine Arts Certificate
GES 504 -- 420 hours
Course Objectives
Students who complete the required courses can expect to achieve the following objectives. Additional objectives will be attained depending on each student’s choice of electives.
o Discuss and creatively explore the basic visual elements, and fundamental composition and visual communication techniques used by artists.
o Draw with proper techniques, representing what you see through contour drawing, perspective, positive/negative space, and value.
o Represent in still life drawing the basic elements of form (line, plane, mass) in perspective and proportion.
o Approach different kind of digital photo shoots, including still life, portraits, product photography, architecture, and action photography.
o Identify and discuss the different ways that artists have approached the themes of nature, the human body, realism, religion, and power and protest throughout the ages.
o Represent through figure drawing the characteristic shapes and proportions of the human face and body in frontal, profile, and three-quarters views.
o Discuss and creatively explore the basic visual elements, and fundamental composition and visual communication techniques used by artists.
o Draw with proper techniques, representing what you see through contour drawing, perspective, positive/negative space, and value.
o Represent in still life drawing the basic elements of form (line, plane, mass) in perspective and proportion.
o Approach different kind of digital photo shoots, including still life, portraits, product photography, architecture, and action photography.
o Identify and discuss the different ways that artists have approached the themes of nature, the human body, realism, religion, and power and protest throughout the ages.
o Represent through figure drawing the characteristic shapes and proportions of the human face and body in frontal, profile, and three-quarters views.
