R L Rayford CC: Where Learning Meets Oppurtunites!

Increase the quality, scope, and breath of your imaginative compositions. Make better paintings through a better understanding of the creative process and a deep dive into composition, value, pattern, tone, staging, mood and color theories.

Explore the nature of three-dimensional form.  You'll create a sculpture to gain technical skills, hands-on experience, and knowledge of sculptural materials.

This course is Fine Art Sculpture's mid-point skills assessment class.  Students will be evaluted on assignments designed to be challenging both in concept and technical skills, as well as problem-solving abilities. Students will model in clay and fabricate in cardboard volumetric constructions. Students will make one gaa;;ery-ready portfolio works, 1 model, and a written artist statement.

Clay is an expressive medium.  Using various sculptural techniques. you'll gain a variety of painterly and contemporary low fire abilities.

In-depth study of classical drawing principles on axhieving heightened realism in imagery.  Learn to incorporate accurate geometrical construction and use the five-value system to analyze light and shadow on forms.  Gaining skills in perspective, composition and various textures and materials.

Learn how draw the human figure with accuracy.  You'll draw from the nude model tp develop an understanding of gesturs, proportion, rhythm, balance, structure, and musculature.

Take a deep dive into color and design.  Using traditional media, explore color harmony using color schemes.  Learn how psychology, simultaneous contrast, proportion, atmospheric depth, muting and toning, llight temperature, design unity, and visual emphasis can enhance imagery.

Combine essential camera and digital imaging skills to augment your imagery.  Using a camera for referenc, inspiration, and digital imaging to manipulate photo images, you'll learn to create narrative content, increasing your skills in a fun yet challenging environment. Phone camera or digital camera and computer access are required.

The ability to communicate your design ideas in quick and accurate ways is a valuable skill. Through design and modeling projects, you will learn to make design models for industrial design evaluation.