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College Catalog 2025 - 2026

VMA-122 Painting for General Education

This introductory studio course examines the basic vocabulary, skills and principles of painting from observation. The course emphasizes drawing, composition, color, value, and paint quality. Through working with various tools and materials, discussion, critique, and research, students will explore how the combined elements of visual design can produce the illusion of volume, space, light and movement in order to depict observed and imagined subject matter, and be used to express ideas and emotion.This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work.
Prerequisites ENG-095  or ELL-103  and MAT-093  or higher or placement.
Gen. Ed. Course Yes
Mass Transfer Course Yes
Credits: 3