Media Arts

Media Arts 7: Students revisit color theory concepts and learn ways to create depth and richness in artwork through shading and one-point perspective. Students also learn a variety of watercolor techniques, which they will apply to create different watercolor projects. Projects are designed to ensure that all students are successful and depart the class with some lovely finished pieces, suitable for framing. 

Media Arts 8: Students learn a variety of drawing techniques, along with strategies for enlarging photos or postcards of famous artworks and recreating them with colored pencils and oil pastels. Students also learn about the art of illuminated letters and create their own work using gouache, which is an opaque watercolor. Students also learn about the artwork of a variety of well-known artists and how to identify and describe the artwork using art vocabulary.