2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

ART 4237 Applied Art: Fiber Arts II
Prerequisite: ART 1313, 1323
Students will complete an introductory experience of natural textiles and the culturally driven techniques traditionally
used to design, decorate and construct functional forms pertaining to fiber. Techniques in dyeing, printing, wax resist
and bleaching will be explored, as well as procedures in assembling and embellishing. Further development of
experimental forms will be studied to encourage students to expand their awareness of the vast potential of fiber arts
and the impact upon community cultureto encourage students to expand their awareness of the vast potential of fiber
arts and the impact upon community culture
ART 4238 Life Drawing III Basic
Prerequisites: ART 1303, 1313
This figure drawing introduces students to an advanced experience with the following techniques, skills and
knowledge: Gesture drawing, contour, cross contour, flash pose, memory drawing, descriptive poses, moving action,
modeled drawing, descriptive poses, quick contour, extended contour, the long composition, studies of body parts water
color studies, oil studies.
ART 4241 Ceramics III Intermediate
In this second advanced course, students carry on with more complex work using hand-built and wheel-thrown
techniques of forming pottery. Experimentation continues with glaze formulation, glazing, firing and the search for a
form language that expresses the individual are emphasized.
ART 4242 Drawing III Intermediate
This course continues the final series of drawing courses. Students in this course will work on more complex drawing
exercises using various media and subject matter with emphasis on the human figure. Anatomical rendering, contour
and value drawing are studies that will be utilized in the student‘s ultimate development toward a personal approach to
drawing.
ART 4243 Painting III Intermediate
This course continues the more complex series of studio experiences based on problems designed to acquaint the
student with the possibilities of various painting media and approaches to painting. Students are encouraged to explore
and develop a personal direction for their work.
ART 4244 Printmaking III Intermediate
This course continues the final more complex series of printmaking learning experiences. Students in this course will
apply more highly developed printmaking procedures in relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, and experimental
forms. The course will give the student a more sophisticated understanding of the possibilities of the printmaking
media. Individual solutions are encouraged after basic technical procedure has been learned.
ART 4245 Sculpture III Intermediate
In this course students continue to develop a more advanced understanding of the many three-dimensional design
problems associated with sculpture. Students will continue their exploration of various media in a variety of approaches
including additive, subtractive, manipulative, and casting techniques.
ART 4248 Life Drawing III Refined
Prerequisites: ART 1303, 1313
This figure drawing class completes the advanced experience with following techniques, skills and knowledge: Gesture
drawing, contour, cross contour, flash pose, memory drawing, descriptive poses, moving action, modeled drawing,
descriptive poses, quick contour, extended contour, the long composition, studies of body parts water color studies, oil
studies.
ART 4251 Ceramics III Advanced
In this third advanced course, students complete complex work with hand-built and wheel-thrown techniques of
forming pottery. Experimentation concludes with glaze formulation, glazing, firing and the search for a form language
that expresses the individual are emphasized.
ART 4252 Drawing III Advanced
This course completes the final series of drawing courses. Students in this course will continue to work on complex
drawing exercises using various drawing media and subject matter with emphasis on the human figure. Anatomical
rendering, contour and value drawing are studies that will be utilized in the student‘s ultimate development toward a
personal approach to drawing.
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