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Status

Open

Estimated Completion Time

Estimated time to complete the full Projects offering is 18 weeks.

Overview

This offering may only be completed through Projects. Select the “Projects” button above for a more detailed description of this option.

Major Topics and Concepts

Please review the competency statements on the right to learn the major topics and concepts covered in this offering.

Career

Each competency will be addressed through a project that is based on a real-life career task. Here are the careers you will explore: Art Studio Instructor, Children's Book Illustrator, Graphic Designer, and Craft Developer.

Status

Open

Estimated Completion Time

18 Weeks

Competency

Please review the competency statements on the right to learn the major topics and concepts covered in this offering.

Project

OVERVIEW

Projects allow students to demonstrate their understanding of concepts and skills by completing a job-related task. The assignment might be to create a mural, a package design, a speech, a film review, or a movie set – you name it! These creative projects are about applying your learning acquired through in-depth research to real-world career tasks.

Credits .5

Competencies

  • Color Theory in Landscape Painting
    Students will demonstrate an understanding of color theory in landscape painting by explaining the layout of the color wheel, comparing and contrasting a variety of color schemes, mixing colors, and applying color theory to an original landscape painting.
  • Watercolor
    Students will demonstrate an understanding of watercolor by explaining the characteristics of watercolor, and applying watercolor techniques to create a painting.
  • Pop Art
    Students will demonstrate an understanding of pop art by analyzing a variety of pop art artists’ paintings, explaining the characteristics of pop art, and creating their own pop art-inspired painting.
  • Mixed Media
    Students will demonstrate an understanding of mixed media by defining mixed media, analyzing mixed media paintings, and creating their own mixed media painting.

Pre-Requisites

None

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