Fine Arts in Art

Course Substitute : ACCT course higher than ACCT 110

This introductory class covers the development of the accounting cycle for a sole proprietorship, from business transactions through closing entries and financial statements. Includes service and merchandising types of businesses, special journals, banking services, and payroll. The course culminates with the optional opportunity to take a certification exam to become an Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional.

Course Substitute : other applicable Business (BUS) course

Use business math applications to work with percentages, invoices, trade and cash discounts, markups and markdowns, payroll, depreciation and other business applications. Use Excel software to create spreadsheets. 2.0 or higher required for BIT Certificates and degrees (C) Prereq: Math 081 or MATH 084 placement (N); placement at MATH 081 level (C).

English 101 is a college-level writing course that emphasizes academic writing and major strategies of reading and writing analytically. Writing assignments focus on engaging with and responding to a variety of texts. Instruction encourages students to develop, through revision and reflection, as readers, writers, and critical thinkers. Prereq: Eligibility for ENGL&101.

Course Substitute : Math course higher than MATH& 107

Intended for non-science majors; fulfills QSR requirement for AA Degree. Topics include financial computations (e.g. loans and interest), modeling linear and exponential growth (e.g. population growth and disease spread), and basic probability and statistics (e.g. understanding data and risk), with an emphasis on applications. Other topics selected by instructor.

Continuation of ART 112. Further development of fine art drawing with an emphasis on expression and composition, including development of portfolio building or other project. Prereq: ART 112 or permission.

lntro to digital camera use, photography basics, photographic visualization, composition, lighting, and minimal editing. Students must provide their own digital camera with five or more mega-pixels, Auto, Auto-P, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and full manual Exposure Modes.

Continue with photography basics involving digital imaging, lighting, models, and presentation. Students need a current DSLR camera with full manual modes, tripod, lens tissue, thumb drive, card reader, compact flash or other memory card. Photo lights optional. Prereq: ART 114 or permission.

Study and application of basic relief print media. Covers linocuts, woodcuts, multicolor prints and experimental monoprints. Intro to relief and intaglio techniques, with emphasis on small editions. Recommended: Some drawing background.

Covers various aspects of printmaking, with an emphasis on intaglio printmaking processes. Intro to drypoint, engraving and etching with hard and soft grounds. Learn water and acid etching and the use of photosensitive emulsions on metal plates. Recommended: Some drawing background.

Develop technical and conceptual skills to create the painterly print. Emphasis on sequential imagery, layered impressions, color use and inks, use of the press, plates and papers and evolution of personal imagery. Covers variation, using a matrix and altered monotypes. Recommended: Some drawing background.

Study and application of screenprinting media. Covers multiple techniques to create screens for Fine Art prints on paper. Introduces use of transparency in image. Instruction and focus on color mixing and interaction. Investigates multiple color print techniques and registration, with emphasis on monoprints and small editions. No prerequsits. Transfer class.

Beginning painting in oil or synthetic media using still life. Emphasis on basics: composition, value studies, color mixing, canvas preparation, styles and techniques. Recommended: Drawing background.

Further development of color and composition in oils or synthetic painting media. Individual instruction. Prereq: ART 201 or permission.

Further studies in color, composition and subject matter including portfolio building or other project. Individual instruction. Prereq: Art 202 or permission.

Explore the stages of mural art from brainstorming and budgeting to community input and creation, with particular emphasis on the craft of mural execution. Hands-on experience requires ability to work outdoors 3+ hours at a time. Prereq: ART 201 or permission.

Continuation of ART 210. Further explore fine art and technical aspects of digital composition using vector graphics (such as Adobe Illustrator) and pixel-based (such as Adobe Photoshop) programs. Students will be encouraged to further develop their own visual language. Includes lectures, software demos, digital image making exercises, projects and readings. Prereq. ART 210.

Continuation of ART 214. Further explore fine art and technical aspects of digital composition using pixel and vector based software (such as Adobe Creative Suite). Students will be encouraged to further develop their own visual language. Includes lectures, software demos, digital image making exercises, projects and readings. Prereq: ART 214. Software is available on campus. Online students are responsible for obtaining their own software.

Studio course in the art of book-making. Students will create narratives through visual story telling; learn tool handling and techniques in book construction; discuss historical and social contexts for the artist book; develop a personal expression through the medium of artist books. Methods of image-making will include, but are not limited to: painting, drawing, printmaking, digital art and collage.