AT 215 - Painting II

Description
This course is a continuation of traditional practices plus contemporary techniques, to emphasize originality and experimentation using the human form as subject matter and oil as the medium. Life Drawing is recommended before taking this course.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 6

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: AT

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20220216T16:20:44
Course Review & Revision Year: 2026-2027

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Employ color and painting techniques with skill and sensitivity.

2. Employ skill and sensitivity in synthesizing painting techniques.

3. Develop solutions to aesthetic and design problems through understanding of basic design principles, color theory, the human form, and the oil painting medium.

4. Objectively critique verbally and/or in writing one’s own artwork as well as those of others.

5. Demonstrate self-discipline to manage work load through the coordination of various steps of the painting process and be able to move back and forth between paintings in various stages of completion.

7. Demonstrate an attitude of curiosity and habits of inquiry that foster life-long learning.

8. Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems or issues.

9. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
I. Figure Painting Assessment

II. Painting Materials and Supports

A. Review

III. Portrait

A. Historical overview

B. What style / techniques will best express the subject?

IV. Figure Painting Emphasizing Glazing

A. Review

B. Synthesis of Technique and Subject

V. Figure Composition with Glazing, Scumbling, and Frottage

A. Review

B. Synthesis of Techniques and Subject

VI. Figure in Context

A. Historical overview

B. Preferred techniques

VII. Figure Painting With More Than One Figure

A. Art History

B. Sources for the composition

C. Synthesis of source materials

D. Creative considerations in usage /synthesis of techniques

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-25%

Studio-Lab: 60-80%

Demonstration/Mediated Instruction: 10-25%

Discussion/Critique: 5-15%

Mandatory Course Components:
None

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: AT 214 (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: NA
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), 18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: The instructor should possess a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in Painting and college level teaching experience.

General Room Request: None

Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer)
Course Fees: $20.00
People Soft Course ID Number: 100228
Course CIP Code: 50.0799

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA