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Fine Arts

Art Courses

Art Foundations Drawing and Painting

Grades 9-12 Grades 9-12
Course Number 706 Course Number 707
Semester Course - 0.5 credit Semester Course - 0.5 credit
Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: Art Foundations
Estimated Fee: $35.00 Estimated Fee: $35.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education Education
Career: A,B,E,P Career: A,B,E

Art Foundations is a prerequisite to all the art Drawing and Painting is for students who may
courses at Mayfield High School. This course be interested in an Art career. It is
is designed as an introduction for all students to recommended that students take Drawing and
gain a general knowledge about the art studio Painting for the Advanced Art series, but it is
and the elements and principles of art. Emphasis not required. Students will explore a variety of
is placed on exposure to a variety of art materials media in the area of drawing and painting.
and techniques in two-dimensional design while Along with drawing, this course will also
developing observational skills. introduce students to opaque and transparent
painting techniques. Students will paint with
Art Foundations 2 tempera and watercolors. Emphasis is placed

Grades 9-12 on technique, creative problem solving, and
Course Number 708 critical observation.
Semester Course - 0.5 credit
Prerequisite: Art Foundations
Estimated Fee: $35.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Advanced Art 1 Honors
Education (Honors course for the class of 2021 and beyond)
Career: A,B,E,P Grades 10-12
Course Number 718
Art Foundations 2 is a semester course for Full Year Course - 1 credit
students that have an appreciation and Prerequisite: Art Foundations and Teacher
enjoyment of art but cannot fit a yearlong Recommendation
course into their schedules. This course Estimated Fee: $50.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
provides the opportunity to utilize the Education
basic skills learned in Art Foundations Career: A,B,E,P
with more advanced projects. Students
will work with different media and Advanced Art 1 is designed for students who
techniques including tempera, may be interested in pursuing a career in art.
watercolors, colored pencils, charcoal, Since the students are recommended for
printmaking, sculpture and mixed Advanced Art, there is a higher level of
media. Emphasis is placed on expectation. Ideas and techniques learned in
composition, design and creative Art Foundations are expanded upon with an
solutions to the problems presented. Art emphasis on creativity. Students are required
History is incorporated as it applies to to complete weekly drawings outside of class.
specific projects. Some projects in Advanced Art 1 are: contour
line, drawing, self and creative portraits, and

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