Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

in exhibition design and gallery
installation. Topics include exhibition
space planning, principles of color
and design, art exhibition construction
and lighting, and proper care and
handling of art objects. Students are
also given an introduction to the basic
principles of art curating and gallery
management. It may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
2 Units
18 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
ART 185
Art Studio
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is designed to provide
supervised studio study on an
individual basis with various projects.
This course may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
Arranged: 4 hours lab. Offered on a
pass-no pass basis.
1 Unit
72 Lab hours
ART 230
Beginning Life Drawing
Prerequisite: ART 130
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This is a first semester course in the
study of drawing the human figure.
Anatomy and structural organization of
the human form are researched in terms
of expressive and creative use of drawing
media. This course is open to all students
and recommended for all art majors.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 231
Intermediate Life Drawing
Prerequisite: ART 230
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This a second semester course in the
study of drawing the human figure.
Anatomy and structural organization
of the human form are researched in
terms of expressive and creative use
of drawing media. Students will refine
those skills learned in ART 230 and
learn intermediate drawing skills,
study the human anatomy in greater
detail, and extend their knowledge
regarding the use of the figure in
visual art. Recommended for all art
majors.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 232
Advanced Life Drawing
Prerequisite: ART 231
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
Recommended for all art majors, this
is a third semester course of drawing
the human figure. Anatomy and
structural organization of the human
figure are researched in terms of
expressive and creative use of drawing
media. Students will refine basic and
intermediate skills, learn advanced
drawing skills, study the human
anatomy in greater detail, and extend
their knowledge regarding the use of
the figure in visual art. This course
may be taken once and repeated three
times for credit.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 233
Freehand Drawing III
Prerequisite: ART 131
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 022 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is a third semester course
in drawing and composition. More
complex problems and a broader
range of media including color will
be utilized. Emphasis is on advancing
observational skills and conceptual
development through a range of
subject matter, technical refinement
and thematic development. Exploration
of individual creative interpretation,
process and intent in order to deepen
the student’s studio practice and
investigation is stressed.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 235
Advanced Painting I
Prerequisite: ART 136
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This is a third semester course in
painting for the art and non-art major.
The course constitutes a study of
advanced painting problems stressing
experimentation with traditional and
contemporary methods of painting,
composition, and expression. Class
and individual projects using figure,
still life, landscape, abstraction, shaped
format, altered scale and material
exploitation will be stressed.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 236
Advanced Painting II
Prerequisite: ART 235
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This is a fourth semester course
in painting for the art and nonart
major. This course explores
experimentation with traditional and
contemporary methods of painting
using the figure, still life, landscape,
abstraction and non-objective imagery
with an emphasis on continuing
skill development and problem
solving of interpretation, expression
and conceptual issues in painting.
This course may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 242
Advanced Ceramics
Prerequisite: ART 141
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This is an advanced course in ceramics
with a special emphasis placed on
personal growth and aesthetics as well
as increased proficiency on the potter’s
wheel. An important aspect of the
class will be having students evaluate
their selection of clay type, decorative
techniques and final-firing process
to achieve their desired finished
results. Included in the course will be
advanced problem-solving in forms,
shapes, decorative techniques and
glazing. This course may be taken once
and repeated three times for credit.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 252
Advanced Printmaking
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This is a third semester course for the
art and non-art major in the continued
study of intaglio and relief fine art
printmaking processes. This course
will expand upon techniques and
skills students learned in Intermediate
Printmaking, ART 151. Students will
improve printing skills enhanced by
supervised repetition and practice
within class periods. Course content
differs each time it is offered and may
taken once and repeated three times
for credit.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
ART 260
Figure Drawing for Animators
Prerequisite: ART 230
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 022 or
appropriate assessment
A figure drawing course for
animators that focuses on gesture
and how to capture the essential
movement, dynamic expression, and
the individual attitude of the mode.
This course is designed to introduce
and develop an understanding of life
drawing that will serve as a foundation
for further studies in animation and
entertainment arts. Students will
refine basic skills in human anatomy
while learning to draw the figure in
sequential movement, understand
weight and balance, facial and body
expression, and figure invention. This
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