Drawing and Painting
Rendering is the most fundamental and often the most critical action of any visual artist. Historically, artists have used drawing techniques to describe with delicacy and accuracy anything from the highly representational to the utmost abstract. Sequentially, drawing leads directly to painting and has the ability to bring color, volume, and scale to a two-dimensional composition. Students move through a curriculum that develops the basic skills leading them to freedom in creating their own works.
Skills
- Pencil, Charcoal, and Oil Pastels
- Acrylics, Watercolor, and Oils
- Printmaking
- Elements of Design
- Light and Shade, Line Quality, Rendering of Form, Composition, and Illusion of Depth
Ceramics
The tactile medium of ceramics allows students to realize three-dimensionality as it relates to their own physical being. Clay is pliable, plastic, rigid, liquid, and can take on distinctly different forms and uses. Studio ceramics artists work with traditional sculpting techniques, as well as wheel-throwing and other hand-building processes. Students learn about the management of clay from the raw state to the fired state to the glazed end product, and they have the opportunity to use conventional or alternative firing methods to heighten the expressive nature of their work.
Skills
- Working with Clay
- Sculpting
- Wheel Throwing
- Glaze Applications
Photography
Through photography, students see their world as if for the first time: images through the lens cut away the unnecessary and boil down meaning to only the essential. Students first learn the origins of photography and the camera obscura through theory and practice. With a firm grounding in camera operations and darkroom techniques, student photographers create and capture pictures that are uniquely theirs. Episcopal’s photography program blends traditional darkroom teaching with the ever-evolving digital imagery platform. Whether taking Photo 1 or working toward an AP portfolio, students have the opportunity to use a variety of cameras, processes, and software.
Skills
- 35-mm S.L.R. Camera Work
- Medium- and Large-Format Camera Techniques
- Film Developing and Darkroom Printing
- Digital Photography with Adobe™ Software
- Large-Format Printing
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