ART 210 A APPROACHES TO DRAWING: WET MEDIA

This course concentrates on drawing with watercolor, pen and ink. It is an all levels course presuming no previous watercolor experience. Watercolor has a long and varied tradition stretching back to the Renaissance and has been used for centuries by explorers, scientists, amateurs, architects and visual artists. Students build from the ground up with processes and materials and proceed through a range of techniques and color studies. In addition to painting, students make their own watercolor accordion sketchbook and bamboo quill pens. i Less a painting class students will see how watercolor and ink are one of those hybrid mediums that can be both a drawing and a painting. Additional fee: $75