ART 300    Elementary Drawing and Composition    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course covers the fundamentals of drawing emphasizing the use of line, shape, value, perspective, space, and composition. It introduces and uses various media and techniques for drawing. This is a foundation requirement for all art students. Students will need to purchase art materials and tools. This course may be taken twice for credit.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           10:30AM-11:20AM   LEC   H.Schmid             El Dorado EDC C105   22482
MW           11:30AM-12:50PM   LAB   H.Schmid             El Dorado EDC C105   
F            09:00AM-11:05AM   LEC   M.Welty              El Dorado EDC C105   23888
F            11:15AM-02:30PM   LAB   M.Welty              El Dorado EDC C105   
W            05:30PM-07:10PM   LEC   H.Schmid             El Dorado EDC C105   22486
W            07:20PM-10:25PM   LAB   H.Schmid             El Dorado EDC C105   

ART 304    Figure Drawing and Composition    3 Units

Prerequisite: ART 300 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This studio class offers drawing from the human figure. There will be lectures and discussion on proportion, anatomy, and the relationship of the figure to space and composition. This course may be taken twice for credit. Student may wish to challenge the prerequisite by presenting to the instructor a portfolio of their work.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
MW           01:30PM-02:20PM   LEC   H.Schmid             El Dorado EDC C105   23644
MW           02:30PM-03:50PM   LAB   H.Schmid             El Dorado EDC C105   

ART 332    Oil Painting    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ART 300 and 320
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course is an introduction to the medium and techniques used in oil painting. Topics include indirect and direct painting techniques in oil, application of elements of art and principles of design to depicting diverse subjects in naturalistic and abstract representations, and expressing oneself through the medium. Students are required to purchase supplies needed for the course.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
Th           12:15PM-01:55PM   LEC   M.Welty              El Dorado EDC C105   31536
Th           02:05PM-05:10PM   LAB   M.Welty              El Dorado EDC C105   

ART 336    Watercolor Painting    3 Units

Prerequisite: ART 300. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This is an introduction to transparent watercolor painting. The class covers media, methods of brush painting, representational and non-representational composition, color relationships, and creative resolutions to watercolor problems. This course may be taken two times for credit.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
T            12:15PM-01:55PM   LEC   J.Estey              El Dorado EDC C105   23786
T            02:05PM-05:10PM   LAB   J.Estey              El Dorado EDC C105   

ART 390    Ceramics    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Hours: 36 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course is a beginning ceramic class in hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Clay forming skills of pinch, coil, slab, press, and slump molds are covered, as well as an introduction to the potter's wheel. The geology of clay and glazes is included. Methods of glazing and firing are studied. Historical and modern ceramic traditions provide the context for this course material. Students will need to purchase clay and some required tools. This course may be taken two times for credit.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
T            05:30PM-07:10PM   LEC   J.Hayes              El Dorado EDC C105   23894
T            07:20PM-10:25PM   LAB   J.Hayes              El Dorado EDC C105   

ART 402    Beginning Clay Sculpture    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course is an introduction to the basic hand-building techniques and methods. The class includes glazing and firing processes used in clay sculpture. Lectures and group discussions will be conducted in connection with the course. This class may be taken two times for credit.

Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
Th           05:30PM-07:10PM   LEC   J.Hayes              El Dorado EDC C105   31540
Th           07:20PM-10:25PM   LAB   J.Hayes              El Dorado EDC C105