Note to students taking Art Foundations as Art 8:
This course consists of eight exciting modules. All students will take Module 1 (Drawing) and Module 6 (Theme and Image) and choose two of the remaining six. The course offers students a firm foundation in drawing and design basics and introduces them to painting, printmaking, crafts, art appreciation, or photography. Module choices must be made at registration.

Note to students taking Art Foundations as Art 9 or Art 10:
Students taking Art Foundations as Art 9 or Art 10 should contact their Distance Education School for module options. Video tape programs accompany the Design Module, the Painting Module, and the Printmaking Module.

Supplies provided by students:

A camera and film is necessary if taking the
Photography Module.
An audio tape recorder is necessary if taking the
Drawing Module, the Art From Many Lands
Module, or the How to Look at Art Module.

All students do Modules 1 and 6.
A Read Me First Booklet accompanies this course.

Module 1: Drawing

Section 1: Making a start
Section 2: Movement
Section 3: Contour drawing
Section 4: Finishing touches

The resources for this module are:

Read Me First
Audio Tape for Mods 1, 7, & 8
Video Optional
Drawing Supply Kit

Module 2: Design

Section 1: The filling of given spaces
Section 2: Graphic design
Section 3: Using what we know
Section 4: Design in architecture

The resources for this module are:

Video Optional $25.00
Design Supply Kit

Module 3: Painting with Acrylics

Section 1: Getting started
Section 2: Colour, composition, and unity
Section 3: Through thick and thin
Section 4: Variations on a theme

The resources for this module are:

Video(also used in Module 4) Optional
Painting Supply Kit


Module 4: Printmaking

Section 1: Planographic printing
Section 2: Relief printing methods
Section 3: Intaglio methods
Section 4: Stencil printing

The resources for this module are:

Video (also used in Module 3) Optional
Printmaking Supply Kit

Module 5: Photography

Section 1: About cameras
Section 2: All about lighting
Section 3: How to improve your photographs
Section 4: Fun with your camera

The resource for this module is: Photography Supply Kit


All students do Module 6.
Module 6: Theme and Image
Students utilize skills learned throughout the course to explore these four themes, completing four projects from a wide variety of suggestions.

Section 1: Simplification
Section 2: Elaboration
Section 3: Selection
Section 4: Juxtaposition

The resource for this module is: Theme & Image Supply Kit

Module 7: Art From Many Lands

Section 1: Mosaics
Section 2: Masks
Section 3: Working with clay
Section 4: Your choice of projects

The resource for this module is:  Art From Many Lands Supply Kit

Module 8: How to Look at Art
This module is considerably more academic than the others in this course. Only students who do reasonably well in English and Social Studies should take this module.

Section 1: Voice of fire: good buy or bad?
Section 2: Looking at landscape
Section 3: Anti-war cries
Section 4: The Abstract Expressionists

The resource for this module is:

How to Look at Art Supply Kit
Art supplies are provided, but students may supplement these in order to complete the final projects they have chosen.

No textbook is required for this course.
There are no tests for this course.