Units: 3
Prerequisites: ART 211.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 1.50 hours, laboratory 4.50 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall

Students advance their methods and practice in the investigation of the human figure as a departure point for personalized content. Objectives include the advancement of conceptual strategies and a mastery of mixed media practice to create a portfolio of introspective figurative artworks. Students study contemporary and historical figurative artists as they work from both live models and photographic references using a variety of selected wet and dry mixed media along with alternative materials. Field trips to gallery and museum exhibitions, both on campus and in the community, are required.