This semester course, when taken with Painting 2, fulfills the UC Fine Arts requirement. The course introduces students to the basic materials, procedures, painting techniques, and skills used in painting. The course is designed to develop students’ observation, imagination, and creativity through artistic expression. Using the vocabulary of visual arts, students will also gain the ability to analyze and respond to various works, including their own.Through critiques, students will display the ability to aesthetically value and appreciate works of painting, as well as understand the relationship between art, culture and history. UC A-G approved – f Visual & Performing Arts. 

Prerequisite: Art 1

Level: 9-12

Credit: 5