Welcome to the Department of Visual Art and Design!
The Department of Visual Art and Design is dedicated to nurturing the creative spirit through multiple perspectives and individual ideas. A wide range of techniques, concepts, and experiences enhance the enjoyment of art and its relation to the world in which our students live. Our department serves students on every learning and ability level to foster a life-long appreciation of art's position in the global culture.
Course Descriptions:
Art Fundamentals 2-D
This is a two dimensional introductory level art class. 2-D Art focuses on various 2-D skills and design concepts. Topics include: art history, perspective drawing, painting techniques, still-life composition, color theory, watercolor, etc. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $5
Art Fundamentals 3-D
This is a three-dimensional introductory level art class. 3-D Art focuses on various 3-D art skills and design concepts. Topics include: art history, clay, paper, wire, plaster, paper mache’, and found objects. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $5
Drawing I
This is a beginning drawing course which will more deeply focus on developing observation skills and realistic drawing abilities. Most students taking this class surprise themselves with new abilities! Students will use a wide range of materials: graphite pencils, pen and ink, pastels, charcoal and colored pencils. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $5
Drawing II
Prerequisite: Drawing I and 2-D Fundamentals. This upper level drawing class is for students who are seeking opportunities for individual expression. Projects in Drawing II are designed to allow students to build off of skills learned in 2-D Fundamentals and Drawing I. Students are encouraged to seek what interests them on an individual basis and become self-led artists. Fee: $5
Painting
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Art Fundamentals 2-D and Drawing I. This course is for students who want to more deeply explore the media of paint. Students in this class should have a strong understanding of observational skills and drawing abilities. Students will find more opportunities to make independent and individual decisions about their own art process. The focus will be on art history, acrylic paint, watercolor and oil paints. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $10
Ceramics
Prerequisite: Art Fundamentals 3-D. This course is for students who more deeply want to explore the medium of clay. Students will continue to build skills in a wide range of handbuilding techniques. In addition, this class will also introduce techniques in wheel throwing. Students will continue to study ceramics in art history and bring a deeper level understanding of the clay process. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $10
Advanced Ceramics
This is a REPEATABLE class. Prerequisite: Ceramics. This course is for students who had success in Ceramics and have found a personal passion for clay. Students will continue to build on existing clay skills: handbuilding, wheel throwing and mass production techniques. Students will find more opportunities to make independent and individual decisions about their own art process. This class can be taken in consecutive semesters to create a year-long class. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $10
Interior Design
Recommended: Art Fundamentals 2-D, Art Fundamentals 3-D or Drawing. This course will introduce students to the professional, technical, and aesthetic aspects of Interior Design. Students will study art elements and principles and how to apply them to decorating choices. Topics will include architecture and furniture history, design and function of interior space, floor plans, creating presentation boards, upcycle projects, as well as working with Building Trades class to stage spaces. Making wise housing choices can improve quality of life now and in the future. Fee: $5
Sculpture
Prerequisite: Art Fundamentals 3-D. This course is for students who more deeply want to explore the mediums of sculpture other than clay. Students will continue to build skills in a wide range of handbuilding techniques. Students will continue to study sculpture in art history and bring a deeper level understanding of the sculpture as an art form. Sketchbooks and Chromebooks are required each day. Fee: $10
Photography I
Prerequisite: Art Fundamentals 2-D. Have you ever wondered how those black and white photographs you see in history class were created? In this course, you will see how, by using a traditional 35 mm Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. If you like to take photos with new digital technology, but want to try a different technique using black and white film and develop your photos in the darkroom, this course is for you. Students will focus on the elements of design learned in Art Fundamentals to explore the world of photography. Fee: $30
Photography II
Prerequisite: Photography I (B grade or better is highly suggested). If you enjoyed Photography I, then you’ll really love Photography II. This course is a continuation from Photography I, learning additional, more complex 35mm black and white and digital techniques and skills. Develop technical and aesthetic skill in photography with an introduction to digital photography and its potential applications with computer software and print. Students are encouraged to work independently pursuing their own creativity as a photographer. Fee: $30
Yearbook
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Want to help remember the joys of being a PHS student? Then help record school events by taking this yearbook course. The end result is the “Wauona” yearbook. The class gives you hands-on experience in public relations, journalism, advertising, and salesmanship. Cooperatively, students develop a yearbook theme, and then learn to plan and publish the finished product. You’ll write it, design it, photograph it, proofread it, and then sit back and admire it when it arrives from the printers. Students develop skills in layout and design using Adobe InDesign.
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