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VPS 331 - Landscape Painting

3 Credits
Offered periodically
This course guides students through the vibrant world of outdoor acrylic artistry. Beginning with monochrome sketches and advancing to full-color palettes, participants delve into perspective, landscape nuances, and atmospheric elements like light, shadow, and weather. Emphasis is on innovative techniques to capture nature’s rhythms and textures. Classes, often held outdoors, combine problem-solving exercises, group critiques, and hands-on painting. Weekly assignments reinforce core concepts, culminating in a research-inspired final project. 

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing VPS 107 - Introduction to Studio Arts , or VPS 110 - Introduction to Painting   
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Language, Arts, and Humanities