Graduates should demonstrate:

• An understanding of basic principles of design and color, concepts, media and formats, and the ability to apply them to a specific aesthetic intent in the project. This includes practical knowledge of the use, conventions, and evolutions of the discipline as related to issues of color representation, and meaning. The development of solutions to aesthetic and design problems.
• The ability to synthesize the use of drawing, two-dimensional design, and color, beginning with basic studies.
• Knowledge and skills in the use of basic tools, techniques, and processes sufficient to work from concept to finished product, including knowledge of paints and surfaces.
• The ability to explore the expressive possibilities of various media, and the diverse conceptual modes available to the painter. This may deal with direct painting from nature or with alternative approaches to the making of traditional or innovative two- and, at times, three-dimensional images.
• Progress toward developing a consistent, personal direction and style.
• The ability to work independently.

This course is delivered in video and pdf formats.

A study Thesis project is mandatory at the end of this course