Course Outline for Art 12D
Advanced Oil Painting II

Effective: Fall 2022
SLO Rev: 05/19/2016
Catalog Description:

ART 12D - Advanced Oil Painting II

3.00 Units

Advanced projects in oil painting with emphasis on individual creative work and development of personal ideas and style. Students will build on skills previously developed in the intermediate painting classes. Students will have the ability to show independent course work through exhibition opportunities. Mentoring students from the beginning levels classes is an important aspect of this course.
Prerequisite: ART 12C.
1002.10 - Painting and Drawing
Optional
Type Units Inside of Class Hours Outside of Class Hours Total Student Learning Hours
Lecture 2.00 36.00 72.00 108.00
Laboratory 1.00 72.00 0.00 72.00
Total 3.00 108.00 72.00 180.00
Measurable Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. demonstrate advanced usage of tools and techniques of painting in oils;
  2. name and skillfully replicate several specific perspectival strategies to alter a two-dimensional picture plane into an illusionistic three-dimensional space;
  3. express a deeper, more thorough appreciation of the value of the conceptual and emotional assumptions of oneself and painters other than oneself;
  4. skillfully paint subjects of several genres, including still life, landscape, figural, and non-representational art;
  5. organize a professional presentation for showcasing the final paintings;
  6. develop ways to critique own work for self-improvement;
  7. visit museums and galleries as a learning source.
Course Content:

Course Content (Lecture):

  1. Advanced application of tools and techniques of oil painting
  2. Advanced perspectival strategies
  3. In-depth exploration of the value of one’s own conceptual and emotional assumptions and those of painters other than oneself
  4. Advanced techniques of still life, landscape, figural and non-representational painting
  5. Discuss the organization of a professional presentation for showcasing the final paintings
  6. Define ways to critique own work for self-improvement
  7. Discussions of the work quality during the museum and gallery visits                                                                 

Course Content (Studio):

  1. Student will apply advanced application of tools and techniques of oil painting
  2. Student will use advanced perspectival strategies while creating their paintings
  3. Student will apply in-depth exploration of the value of one’s own conceptual and emotional assumptions and those of painters other than oneself while creating their paintings
  4. Student will use advanced techniques of still life, landscape, figural and non-representational painting during the process of creating their paintings
Methods of Instruction:
  1. Lecture/Discussion
  2. Studio
  3. Presentation of audio-visual materials
  4. Practice/Demonstration
  5. Field Trips
  6. Distance Education
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Paint a series of paintings (2 to 4) that visualizes a personal, emotional outlook. These pictures should have common themes and similar images, yet be different paintings; therefore, teaching the student to develop multiple answers to a single theme or idea
  2. Connect and relate historical imagery with the your own personal themes and concept.
  3. Using a San Francisco gallery map: by next class, visit 10 galleries showing paintings.
  1. Portfolios
  2. Final Examination or Project
  3. Demonstration of practice and skills
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Student will be able to grasp and produce works of art that combine the pychological impact of society with their own paintings.
  2. Student will be able to paint subjects of several genres
  3. Students will be able to demonstrate a through appreciation of the value of the conceptual and emotional ideals of their painting
Textbooks (Typical):
  1. Smith, Ray (2009). The Artist’s Handbook DK Publishing.
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
Advanced projects in oil painting with emphasis on individual creative work and development of personal ideas and style.
Prerequisite: ART 12C.