Art Courses
Register for classes using WebAdvisor. Review the online Class Schedule for class dates and times. Course descriptions are available in the Catalog. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.
A sampling of courses for this discipline includes (not a complete list):
- ART/IS/MUS/TD-100 Survey of the Arts
- ART-101 Art: An Introduction
ART-103A Survey of World Art History - Prehistoric Through 1300 C.E.- ART-103B Survey of World Art History - 14th Century Through 20th Century
- ART-104A 2D Design
- ART-104B 3D Design
- ART-104C Color
- ART-105A Glass Art and Design
- ART-105C Three-Dimensional Glass
- ART-106A Descriptive Drawing
- ART-107A Life Drawing
- ART-108 Perspective Drawing
- ART/GA-109A Beginning Graphic Design I (Letter Forms and Typography)
- ART/GA-110A Advanced Graphic Design I
- ART-111A Painting - Color and Composition
- ART-112 Watercolor
- ART-116A Basic Sculpture
- ART-116C Sculpture and Beyond
- ART-117A Museum and Gallery Techniques (Exhibition Production)
- ART-119A 3D Studio Lab
- ART-120A Ceramic Studio Development and Maintenance I
- ART-121A Introductory Ceramics I
- ART-122A Ceramic Throwing I
- ART-131 History of Photography
- ART-133A Black and White Photography
- ART/GA-138A Beginning Photoshop
- ART-139A/GA-169A Beginning Digital Photography
- ART/JOUR-146 Photography/Graphic Arts Newspaper Staff
- ART/ID-150A Interior Design Concepts
- ART/ID-151 Visualization and Presentation
- ART/ID-154 Contemporary Home Design
- ART/ID-155 Architectural Drafting for Interior Design
- ART/ID-155B CAD for Interior Design
- ART/ID-156 Architectural Modelmaking for Interior Design
- ART/ID-158 Textiles
- ART/ID-159A Applied Design: Residential Lighting
- ART/ID-159B Applied Design: Color for the Home
- ART/BA/GA/CS-160A Computer Graphics I
- ART/GA/CAOT-161A Digital Graphics I
Textbooks, Online Access Codes, Other Supplies and Resources
Most Ohlone College classes require the purchase of a textbook, and some classes require the purchase of online access codes (also known as keys) or other supplies. Most of these purchases are available at the Ohlone College Bookstore. The exact textbook and other specific costs are now available for each section on WebAdvisor (select "Book Info").
Students may go to the Ohlone College Bookstore website to find the textbook(s), access codes (keys), or supplies for their class(es). Students may be required to pay additional fees for access to online resources that are not available through the Ohlone College Bookstore. Additional supplies may be required and will be listed on the course syllabus on the first day of classes. Please check with your instructor.
More at Textbooks: Information and Purchasing, including Online Orders, Newark Center Textbooks and Supplies, Book Buybacks, and Textbook Costs.
Student Learning Outcomes
General Art Courses
Upon successful completion of the courses in this discipline, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills:
- Demonstrate the skills to undertake a conceptual analysis of art.
- Demonstrate observational skills.
- Understand and apply concepts and methods of composition.
- Demonstrate knowledge of significant examples of the visual arts.
- Be prepared for ensuing courses of Art History and Studio Arts.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the art of both the European and non-western cultures.
- Reproduce and/or render what the student sees in a variety of media.
- Design and plan finished works of art (i.e. paintings, models, drawings, computer graphics, advertisements, floor plans).
- Explain and communicate basic objectives of design and/or plan of works of art.
- Create or manufacture finished works of art based on initial designs.
Graphic Arts / Computer Graphics
Upon successful completion of the courses in this discipline, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills:
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of letter form design, type specification, copy fitting, and thumbnails and mechanicals.
- Demonstrate mastery of computer graphics programs, scanners, tablets, digital cameras, and color printers.
- Demonstrate an awareness of elements of design, design principles, gestalt theory.
- Apply the methods of effective visual communication.
- Demonstrate problem solving skills at an appropriate level.
Interior Design
See the Interior Design website.
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