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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
AR 120 Drawing I                                 3 CR
Explores fundamental problems of composition and perception as related to drawing. Experimentation is with varied media directed toward both the descriptive and expressive visual conceptualization of ideas.

AR 130 Painting I                                 3 CR
An introduction to painting methods and media. Guided experimentation in oil or acrylic with emphasis on content, color interaction and properties of the media. Prerequisites: AR 111 and
AR 120

AR 131 Watercolor                              3 CR
An introduction to varied techniques of paint application. Assignments are based on direct studies of nature, still life and conceptual thinking. Prerequisites: AR 111 and AR 120

AR 160 Illustration I                            3 CR
Introduction of fundamental techniques used in professional illustration. Secondary emphasis on business aspects of commercial art. Assignments range from portraiture to sequential art storyboards. Prerequisite: AR 220

AR 161 Animation, Comic and Fantasy Art I                3 CR
The academic study of the human body in motion, with an emphasis on dynamic positions that are the common denominators in animation, comic or fantasy art. Prerequisite: AR 220

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