Art Department

The beauty of art is that it allows you to slow down, and for a moment, things that once seemed unfamiliar become precious to you. ~Kehinde Wiley

DRAWING I 

#H6502

Grades: 9 – 12  Semester Credits: 2.5

This studio class format encourages you to sharpen your observation skills and learn to represent the world through art. Learn how to work in class with watercolor, pencil, cray-pas, charcoal, and collage. When touring the high school, you may have noticed the large photo-realist drawings of famous people.

Drawing II 

#H6512

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Prerequisite: Drawing I

Work with still life, using a professional array of materials, including handmade paper, charcoal, watercolor, and crayons. Classwork and sketchbook assignments support class discussions.

Figure Drawing #H6522

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Draw the human figure. Create a range of projects incorporating the figure in various media, including painting, drawing, collage, and body casting. Expand creative talents and expression.

Painting I #H6532

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Introduces the student to basic painting principles and techniques, color mixing, exploration of form, content, and space through observation and personal experience. Explore working with finger paint, acrylic, watercolor, collage, and murals.

Painting II #H6542

Grades: 11 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Prerequisite: Painting I

In Painting II, students gain a new understanding of art history and painting by exploring methods used by artists from ancient to modern times. They will then express their own ideas through materials such as acrylic, watercolor, and collage.

Global Art Immersion #H6842

Grades: 9 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Global Art Immersion is designed to give students a global view of art from around the world. It is a studio course designed to develop an understanding of mixed media techniques, which will include clay, sewing, fibers, and textiles. Projects will include traditional and contemporary artwork from locations such as Asia, South America, West Africa, etc.

Design Studio #H6852

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Prerequisite: Drawing I, Painting I, or Global Art Immersion

This course will introduce students to all of the possibilities in the world of design. Students will learn the necessary skills to design homes (interior and exterior) as well as fashion (clothing, shoes, bags, etc.). Students will learn how color theory and fabrics influence design. Students will learn how the interior design and fashion design process works from concept to client presentation.

Studio Art #H6572 - Honors

Grades: 11 – 12 Year Credits: 5

Assignments range from drawing to projects that relate to personal areas of interest. We will discuss each stage with a class critique so that the entire process is understood, and finish with quality portfolio pieces.

Digital Design #H6872

Grades: 9 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Students will learn about the basic operations of digital cameras, as well as more advanced image capture techniques. Students will also explore and design using Adobe Photoshop, a program with nearly limitless photography editing capabilities. The technical aspects of the course study will be taught on a building block method that coincides with various assignments.

Ceramics #H6582

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

The students will be introduced to the medium of clay as a material. The students will learn various hand-forming techniques and throwing. Emphasis will be on the aesthetic elements of clay and working three-dimensionally. Students will be exposed to numerous firing techniques within the ceramic discipline.

Ceramics II #H6592

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Prerequisite: Ceramics

The students will partake in an advanced pacing of using clay as an art medium. The students will learn more advanced hand-forming techniques, master glazing ceramic projects, and throwing clay. Emphasis will be on the skilled craftsmanship of their clay projects and on proficiency in two- and three-dimensional projects within the ceramic discipline.

Digital Design II #H6882

Grades: 10 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Prerequisite: Digital Design

Digital Design II is a studio art course that requires a prerequisite of Digital Design. This course assumes proficiency and understanding of a digital camera and Adobe Photoshop. Students will learn to use camera controls predictably and creatively to manipulate an in-camera image. Students will learn and apply advanced Photoshop techniques in both technical and creative ways.

Graphic Commercial Design #H6892

Grades: 10 – 12 Full Year Credits: 5

Graphic Commercial Design is a class focusing on packaging, branding, menus, logo design, and creating style guides. The class offers more input into implementing the software used in the professional world. This is a full-year course that covers the major programs of the Adobe Suite, including but not limited to Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator, Animate, XD, and InDesign, which teaches the fundamentals of design and computer technology as they relate to the graphic design field. For students who are looking to go into a career in commercial arts, this class would prepare them with the necessary skills to use modern digital design tools.

Three-Dimensional Design #H6832

Grades: 9 – 12 Semester Credits: 2.5

Carve-Sculpt-Create! Work with wood, clay, glass, plastic, and fibers. Interesting and beautiful projects will be created. Emphasis will be placed upon techniques and explorations.