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Spokane Falls Community College Patty Haag – Instructor Office 106 533-3713 [email protected] Campus Operations (school closures) 533-3303

SYLLABUS - ACRYLIC PAINTING 188

General - In addition to developing basic painting skills, students will explore color & composition, & will explore various approaches to painting, including traditional & contemporary. Students should expect to spend a minimum of two hours outside class for every hour in class (8 hours/week or more.)

Painting Assignments - Students will do a series of major projects as well as shorter exercises both in class and at home.

Sketchbooks - students are expected to work continuously in sketchbooks which will be graded periodically. Work will include preliminary compositions, color studies, color sketches, and practicing blending & glazing techniques.

Attendance –Attendance is required. This is an in-class learning experience & students are required to work on projects in class under guidance of the instructor. Poor attendance will adversely affect final grade. Students missing class are responsible for completing the work missed; critiques cannot be made up.

Critiques - Critiques are an integral & valuable part of this class. Students learn to analyze & evaluate their own & others' work. Attendance at critiques is required.

Evaluation - Paintings must be turned in on time (6 pm on due date) for maximum grade. Late work will be marked down & after two days may not be accepted. A "C" is the highest possible grade if all work has not been turned in. Students will be evaluated on the following: 70% paintings 20% exercises/sketchbooks 10% critiques/attendance

Fall 2010 Dates Sept 22 – Dec 9 Classes Sept 28 Lecture: Gerit Grimm, Auditorium 24-110 11:30am-1pm Oct 1 First Friday Visual Arts Tour Nov 5 First Friday Visual Arts Tour Nov 8 Last day to withdraw Nov 17 Lecture: Mark Pauline 24-110 or MAC 6:30pm Nov 17 Typed art gallery review due Nov 24-27 Thanksgiving Holiday Dec 3 First Friday Dec 1 Final critique Dec 9 Final Class

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself. (Sam Levenson). ACRYLIC PAINTING - SUPPLY LIST Most of these can be purchased from SFCC Bookstore, Spokane Art Supply at N. 1303 Monroe or from art supply companies. The cost in 08 is about $80 not including painting surfaces. Most art supplies can’t be returned so shop carefully. Label all art supplies. www.liquitex.com www.pearlpaint.com www.danielsmith.net www.utrecht.com

Lockers are available. Purchase an Art Department lock from art secretary & sign up for locker. Label all your supplies. Keep art supply receipts just in case.

ACRYLIC PAINTS Liquitex (not BASICS), Golden, Graham or other good quality brands, and do not get transparent colors unless they are in addition to the following:

Large cadmium red medium Graham Quinacrid Rose (not red) or Liquitex Accra Crimson/primary red burnt sienna large tube cadmium yellow medium yellow ochre burnt sienna ultramarine blue pthalo blue (pthalomine) mars or ivory black large tube titanium white (or 2 tubes white) mixing white variety of other colors (try some you don’t normally use) Liquitex matte medium or glazing medium 2-3 tubes Liquitex BASICS for undercoats optional: varnish, retarder, Flow-aid, matte opaque extender gesso - Liquitex covers well; black, colored or white

MATERIALS  spiral-bound sketchbook, 70# or heavier  roll of masking tape & Scotch safe-release masking tape, extra-low adhesion  Q-tips, paper towels, colored chalk, small sponge, old shirt, soft paper towels  tackle box to hold supplies - at least 14” long for brushes  at least 6 brushes - (made for acrylics, Princeton, DaVinci, Signet brands)

small soft bristle-chisel point (Princeton angular shader) #2 round #3 flat bright #12 flat, bright 3” and 5” flat hardware store variety brushes 6” house-painting brush made for latex for gesso (optional)

 palette knives - Grumbacher #870 (or similar type)  palettes - white or clear plastic acrylic, masonite painted white, white dinner plates, clear plastic food containers (not tiny circular palette made for watercolor)  hand cleaner/brush cleaner (optional)  water container - large plastic bucket 10” – 12” diameter  small containers to store paint such as 35mm film canisters, baby food jars, etc.