Course Description
Historical techniques such as egg tempera, fresco, encaustic, and Venetian mode oil painting as they apply to contemporary needs; modern materials such as alkyd and polymer resins are introduced. Consideration is given to the properties of pigments, binders, grounds, and supports.
Athena Title
Painting Materials Techniques
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ARST 4170, ARST 6170
Prerequisite
ARST 2110
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
In this course students are introduced to historical painting techniques: egg tempera, fresco, encaustic, Venetian mode (indirect) oil painting; and to techniques involving modern materials such as polymer (acrylic) media and alkyd resins. Through a sequence of painting projects in these media students learn the properties of pigments and binders and the preparation of supports and grounds. They are guided in seeing these techniques and methods as part of the historical development of painting, and also are encouraged to apply them to their current interests as contemporary painters. Students are expected to be able to incorporate the knowledge of materials and methods introduced in this course into their own studio practice.
Topical Outline
Students are expected to apply themselves seriously to all the projects. Individual and group critiques clarify the application of historical and modern materials and methods to individuals' expressive and technical powers and needs. Students are evaluated on the effort they bring to the projects, and to their ability to integrate their expanding knowledge of materials and methods into the form and content of their studio work. Projects are assessed therefore with regard to use of the various techniques as well as to the quality of the resultant images and visual works.