ART 106 - Survey of Painting Materials and Techniques

3 Credits, 5 Contact Hours
2 lecture periods 3 lab periods

Technical, theoretical, and historical investigation of painting methods in art, from ancient times to contemporary times. Includes materials used in painting; watercolor, fresco, and encaustic techniques; the glair technique, egg tempera technique, the indirect oil technique, the direct oil technique, the acrylic technique, and socio-economic conditions and contemporary issues.

Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - FA and G; Meets CTE - A&H and G.

1. Describe and demonstrate the use of basic painting materials such as pigment, brushes, palette, palette knife, medium, solvents, supports as well as basic safety in the studio.
2. Describe the materials methods and use of the Encaustic Watercolor, and Fresco Techniques and the historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in ancient Egypt, Greece, Tome, and non-Western cultures.
3. Demonstrate and describe the materials and method used in the Glair technique and the historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the Byzantine Era and the early Middle Ages, as well as its use in non-Western cultures.
4. Demonstrate and describe the materials and method used in the Egg Tempera Technique and the historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the High Middle Ages, as well as its use in non-Western cultures.
5. Demonstrate and describe the materials and method used in the Indirect Oil Technique and the historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the Renaissance, as well as its use in non-Western cultures.
6. Demonstrate and describe the materials and method used in the Direct Oil Technique and the historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the 1800’s in Europe and the United States, as well as its use in non-Western cultures.
7. Demonstrate and describe the materials and method used in the Acrylic Technique and the historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the 1940’s in the United States, as well as its use in non-Western cultures.
8. Describe the global Modern and Contemporary use of Fresco, Encaustic, Glair, Egg Tempera, the Indirect and Direct Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor techniques.

1. Materials Used in Painting
   1. Pigments
   2. Medium
   3. Brushes
   4. Palette and palette knife
   5. Solvent
   6. Support
   7. Basic safety in the painting studio
2. The Watercolor, Fresco, and Encaustic Techniques
   1. Materials used for Encaustic technique
   2. Materials used in the Fresco technique
   3. Materials used in the Watercolor technique
   4. Historic political and economic systems and events that affected the living and working conditions of  the artist in Ancient Egypt
      1. Political system and events of Ancient Egypt and its impact in art
      2. Religion in Ancient Egypt and its impact in art
      3. Economy, war, and trade in Ancient Egypt and its impact in art
      4. The artist, education, and livelihood in Ancient Egypt
3. Historic political and economic systems that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in  Ancient Greece and Rome
   1. Political system and events of the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and their impact in art
   2. Religion in Ancient Greece and Tome and its impact in art
   3. Economy, war, and trade in Ancient Greece and Tome and its impact in art
   4. The artist, education, and livelihood in Ancient Greece and Rome
4. Use of Encaustic, Watercolor, and Fresco in non-Western cultures
5. Steps in the creation of a Watercolor painting
6. Steps in the creation of a Encaustic painting
7. Steps in the creation of a Fresco Secco and a Buon Fresco painting
8. Research and selection of the model
9. Preparation of under-drawing
10. Demonstration of the Watercolor technique
11. Preparation of Watercolor paint
12. Painting of the reproduction
13. Terminology related to formal analysis, iconography, style, and contemporary global issues in art
14. Global use of Watercolor, Encaustic, and Fresco by modern and contemporary artists
15. The Glair Technique
    1. Historic political and economic systems that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the Byzantine Era and Early Middle Ages
       1. Political systems of the Byzantine Era and the Early Middle Ages and their impact in art
       2. Religion in the Byzantine Era and the Early Middle Ages and its impact in art
       3. Economy, war, and trade in the Byzantine Era and the Early Middle Ages and its impact in art
       4. The artist, education, and livelihood in the Byzantine Era and the Early Middle Ages
16. Use of Glair technique in non-Western cultures
17. Materials used, research, and selection of the model
18. Preparation of ground and under-drawing
19. Demonstration of Glair technique
20. Preparation of Glair
21. Painting of the reproduction
22. Terminology related to formal analysis, iconography, style, and contemporary global issues in art
23. Global use of Glair technique and illuminations by modern and contemporary artists
24. Egg Tempera Technique
    1. Historical political and economic systems that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the High Middle Ages
       1. Political systems of the High Middle Ages and their impact in art
       2. Religion in the High Middle Ages and its impact in art
       3. Economy, war, and trade in the High Middle Ages and its impact in art
       4. The artist, education, and livelihood in the High Middle Ages
25. The Use of the Egg Tempera technique in non-Western cultures
26. Materials used, research, and selection of the model
27. Preparation of ground, gesso on wood panel
28. Under-drawing
29. Verdaccio
30. Demonstration of Egg Tempera technique
31. Preparation of Egg Tempera
32. Painting of the reproduction
33. Gold leaf application
34. Terminology related to formal analysis, iconography, style, and contemporary global issues in art
35. Global use of the Egg Tempera technique by modern and contemporary artists
36. The Indirect Oil Technique
    1. Historic political and economic systems that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in  the Renaissance
       1. Political systems of the Renaissance and their impact in art
       2. Religion in the Renaissance and its impact in art
       3. Economy, war, and trade in the Renaissance and its impact in art
       4. The artist, education, and livelihood in the Renaissance
37. Use of the Indirect Oil technique in non-Western cultures
38. Material used, research, and selection of the model
39. Preparation of ground, stretching, and gesso of cotton canvas
40. Under-drawing
41. Grisaille
42. Demonstration of glaze and scumbling
43. Preparation of paint
44. Painting of the reproduction
45. Varnishing
46. Terminology related to formal analysis, iconography, style, and contemporary global issues in art
47. Global use of the Indirect technique by modern and contemporary artists
48. The Direct Oil Technique (Allaprima)
    1. Historic, political, and economic systems that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the 1800’s in Europe and the United States, including cultural non-Western influences
       1. Political systems of the 1800’s in Europe and the United States and their impact in art
       2. Economy, war, and trade in the 1800’s in Europe, United States, Asia, and Africa and its impact in art
       3. The artist, education, and livelihood in the 1800’s in Europe and United States
49. Use of the Alla Prima technique in non-Western cultures
50. Materials used, research, and selection of the model
51. Preparation of ground
52. Demonstration of the direct method  
53. Preparation of paint
54. Painting of the reproduction
55. Terminology related to formal analysis, iconography, style, and contemporary global issues in art
56. Global use of Allaprima technique by modern and contemporary artists
57. The Acrylic Technique
    1. Historic political and economic systems that affected the living and working conditions of the artist in the 1940’s in the United States
       1. Political system of the 1940’s in the United States and its impact in art
       2. Economy, war, and trade in the 1940’s in the United States and its impact in art
       3. The artist, education, and livelihood in the 1940’s United States
58. Use of the Acrylic technique in non-Western cultures
59. Materials used, research, and selection of the model
60. Preparation of ground
61. Preparation of paint
62. Painting of the reproduction
63. Terminology related to formal analysis, iconography, style, and contemporary global issues in art
64. Global use of the Acrylic technique by modern and contemporary artists
65. Socio-Economic Conditions and Contemporary Issues
    1. Geographical influences
    2. Social values
    3. Religious values
    4. Political values
    5. Economic values
    6. Access to training and education
    7. Women in art
    8. Access to materials
    9. Patronage
    10. Migrations
    11. Syncretism
    12. Global influences
    13. Global discoveries that impacted the development of materials and techniques
        1. Discovery of natural gums and solvents
        2. Creation of paper: from skin to books
        3. The chemical bonds of fresco, egg white, and egg yolk
        4. Linear and aerial perspective
        5. Camera obscura
        6. Ancient pigments, sources, and manufacturing
        7. Modern pigments, sourcing, and manufacturing
        8. Rendering devices
        9. The tube
        10. Optical discoveries and devices
        11. The discovery of plastic