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
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: AT 214 (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $20.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer)

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.
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

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-25%

Studio-Lab: 60-80%

Demonstration/Mediated Instruction: 10-25%

Discussion/Critique: 5-15%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: NA

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2
Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
People Soft Course ID Number: 100228
Course CIP Code: 50.0799
Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
General Room Request: None

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

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

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