Painting - Design & Composition

Course Number: ARTS1695

Explore the principles of design and composition, and their application towards the creation of meaningful works of art. Based on traditional drawing and oil painting techniques, you will learn how light and dark, color, line, organizations of elements, geometry and perspective have the ability to create unity and control the viewer?s response to, and interaction with art. Though intuition of the artist plays a large role in the creation of a work of art, a thorough understanding of the elements of design and composition will serve to provide clarity and coherence while creating a sense of variety in your work. You will begin with simple exercises that investigate these principles and progress to a more formal arrangement for a single project involving the landscape, the figure, or still life objects. Gain invaluable insight into the steps necessary to create and articulate your ideas through to the completion of harmonious works of art.

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