College courses
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Art Classes
2-D Design This course will focus on the basics of design utilizing the principles and practices involved in the production of art forms. Beginning Drawing This course is an introduction to principles and techniques in drawing. Students will gain a working knowledge of line, shape, perspective, proportion, volume, and composition. Students will learn how to look at, evaluate and present art… Beginning Life Drawing A beginning life drawing course emphasizing the study and analysis of the human form using basic art materials and fundamental drawing concepts. Acrylic Painting This is an intermediate course in acrylic painting with continuing study of the theory and practice of painting.
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How to recognize the authors of paintings
How to recognize the authors of paintings If the images have a dark background and everyone has tortured expressions on their faces, it’s Titian. If everyone in the paintings has enormous asses, then it’s Rubens. If all the men look like cow-eyed curly-haired women, it’s Caravaggio. If the paintings have tons of little people in them but otherwise seem normal, it’s Bruegel. If the paintings have lots of little people in them but also have a ton of crazy bullshit, it’s Bosch. If everyone looks like hobos illuminated only by a dim streetlamp, it’s Rembrandt. If the painting could easily have a few chubby Cupids or sheep added (or already…