Elective II: Colour and Art

This course aims to allow students to put theory into practice and develop their artistic competency and enhance their expression capabilities. It conveys to students the fundamental principles of artistic expression including graphic design which covers image making, typography, composition, working with color and shape as well as apply practical visual solutions for self-promotion, resumes, logo design, and Web design. Students will practice perspective, and learn how to draw illusions, utilize value and imply texture, understand color schemes and the color wheel. This art basics course will allow students to develop techniques through a variety of mediums including ink, colour pencil, pastels and paint and enhance their skills to create art for visual communication applications. At the end of this course students will have learned how to explore and investigate visual representation through a range of image-making techniques; practice basic principles of working with shape, color and pattern; and understand and have applied the principles of composition and visual contrast.