ART H340 Painting
FALL 2005

Instructed by Ralph Larmann
STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

SYLLABUS: Materials and Topics

• COLORS: 2 oz. tubes of each:
  • cadmium yellow medium
  • ultramarine blue
  • cobalt blue
  • cadmium red medium
  • alizarin crimson
  • pthalo green
  • raw siena
  • burnt umber
  • 4 oz. tube of titanium white
• BRUSHES: #9 or #10 flat, #4 or #5 round, #1 or #2 round Nylon Brushes, durable palette knife
• PALETTE: 8"x 10" plexiglas sheet or similar transparent or white plate
• GROUND & SUPPORTS: minimum 15 prestretched canvases, 11"x 14" to 16"x 20" (gallery wrap style preferred, but optional)
• RECEPTACLES: 5-10 small plastic cups with lids for paint storage and to hold water for clean up
• CLEAN UP: roll of paper towels and a bar of soap
• MEDIUM: 4 oz. tube of acrylic gel medium
• RETARDER: 2 oz. tube of retarder to slow drying
• SKETCHBOOK: 9 x 12, for preliminary sketches, etc.
• ART BOX: a plastic container to hold paint, brushes and small supplies (should fit in backpack)
• FRAMING: lattice strips, wire brads, latex paint, as needed (not necessary if gallery wrap style canvases are used)

• a backpack large enough for all painting materials
• a lightweight portable easel
• a portable or camp stool
• additional nylon synthetic brushes
• additional colors in acrylic paint
• bottled water for drinking and clean up when working afield
• digital camera

SCHEDULE AND TOPICS

General Schedule

• Monday: Critiques of week's paintings
• Tuesday: Lecture topics and introduction of new concepts
• Thursday: Execution of assignments and individual meetings

General Topics

1. Use and application of acrylic paint
2. color theory and its applications in painting
3. creating shape and depth
4. applying composition and rhythm
5. using texture effectively
6. issues in landscape painting
7. issues in architectural painting
8. issues in painting the figure/portrait
9. using layers and establishing a visual history
10. applying acrylic glazing techniques
11. impasto and the physicality of a work
12. usng symbolism to communicate concepts
13. painting expressively
14. creating a visual vocabulary
15. application of painting concepts beyond Harlaxton