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Jan 25th: Lecture 1

• Intro to Painter
• Controls & Palettes
• Intro to Project 1
  

Feb 1st: Lecture 2

Read before class: Chapter 1, pp 4-25, Chapter 2, pp 26-37, pp 52-81

Bring in a small object to draw

• Speed Drawings
• Creating color sets
• Layer Composites

Lab Activities

• Walk through the tutorial pages at http://www.worqx.com/color/
  
• Drawing exercises
• Color Sets exercises
• Composite Drawings exercises

Feb 8th: Lecture 3

Read before class: Chapter 3 pp 106-110, Chapter 5, pp 172-184, Chapter 7, pp 254-256

• Selections & Masks
• Cloning
  

Lab Activities

• Take photos of objects
• Cloning exercises
  

Feb 15th: President's Day Holiday

Feb 22nd: Lecture 4

• Intro to Project #2
• Composition

Lab Activities

• Collect textures (scanned, photocopies, rubbings, photos)
• Collage Painting Assignment
  
• Review Principles of Design at: http://www.writedesignonline.com/resources/design/rules/ (particularly the sections under "Principles of Art and Design")

Mar 1st: Lecture 5

Read before class: Chapter 3, pp 56-58, pp 68-73

• Charcoal/ Pastel
• Pen & Ink

Lab Activities

• Do a study for the sketchbook in charcoal or pastel and pen & ink
  

Mar 8th: Lecture 6

Read before class: Chapter 3 pp 88-105

• Oil Painting

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 2
  

Mar 15th : Lecture 7

• Real Bristle Primer
• Studio Time

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 2
  

Mar 22nd: Lecture 8

Deadline: Project 2

Read before class: Chapter 3 pp 126-130

• Crit Project 2
• Intro to Oil Painting Exercise
• Intro to Project 3
• A Liquid Ink Primer
  

Lab Activities

• Oil Painting exercises
• Bring in photographs and objects for Still-Life with Glass Project 3
• Do prep drawing for Project 3 in sketchbook
  

Mar 29th: Lecture 9

• Updates to assignments and schedule
• Glazing
• Liquid Ink
  

Lab Activities

• Liquid Ink exercises

Apr 5th: Spring Recess

Apr 12th: Lecture 10

• Lecturer not available
• Studio Time
  

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 3

Apr 19th: Lecture 11

Deadline: Project 3

Read before class: Chapter 5 pp185-203

• Intro Project 4
• Making Patterns
  

Lab Activities

• Do the Create Pattern Exercise
• Collect materials for Project 4: Tools, mechanical toys, etc.
  
• Take photos and scan objects
  

Apr 26th: Lecture 12

• Crit Contintued
• Selections in Painter

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 4
  

May 3rd: Lecture 13

Read before class: Chapter 3, pages 74-83

• Watercolor

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 4
  

May 10th: Lecture 14

Read before class: Printing in Painter Chapter 12 pp 378-385

• Digital Watercolor
• Printing in Painter
  
• Studio time

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 4

May 17th: Lecture 15

• Studio Time

Lab Activities

• Work on Project 4
  

Wednesday, May 26th: Final

11:10 to 1:40

Deadline: Project 4 Trompe L'oeil Painting

Deadline: Project 1 Sketchbook