• Carteret High School Visual Art Course Offerings:

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    DESIGN A: Grades 9 - 12 - 2.5 Credits

    This course is a basic introduction to art design and focuses on students interested in more hands on projects. Students get exposure to such things as medieval illuminated lettering; printmaking, 3-D name design with color theory, ancient Greek and Roman mosaics, Botswana coiling basket, Huichol yarn painting and monochromatic painting. Students will gain experience with working on a wide variety of media: such as various papers, tempera, crayons, pastels (oil and dry), tape, cutting, tearing, block printing, inks, newspaper, cardboard, chipboard, paper-mache, paint wire, and many more.

    DESIGN B: Grades 9 - 12 - 2.5 Credits 

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Design A and B This is an intermediate course

    At level students have a deeper understanding and involvement with some of the basic art forms. This includes the ability to work with most of the materials at an advanced level and on their own. Previous art experience is a definite advantage. Projects in this area include a scale down model of a chair, a three dimensional puppet form, a house out of wood, a clay0from representational theme project, wood burning, dye and wax melting, felt projects, latch hook rug, book binding, soapstone carving and more.

    ART APPRECIATION: Grades 9 - 12 - 2.5 Credits

    Art Appreciation is a basic foundation course and your first step in visual arts education! In this class students learn to analyze and interpret art elements while creating works of art.  This course looks at both historical and contemporary art and artists. Students will gain an appreciation for visual art and the role it plays, especially as it influences modern consumer attitudes and choices.

    DRAWING: Grades 9 - 12 - 2.5 Credits 

    Prerequisite: Completion of Art Appreciation 

    Think you can’t draw? Wish you could create art that has a place in a frame on your wall?  This is the class for you!  Drawing 1 is a foundation course designed to introduce the student to the basic techniques used in drawing and art production. Students analyze and interpret their work using the elements and principles of design. They create original works using a variety of media and experiment with various types of  grounds. Students plan and execute complex works such as still life, portraiture, and perspective.

    DRAWING 2: Grades 10 - 12 - 5 Credits

     Prerequisite: Completion of Art Appreciation and Drawing. 

    Can’t get enough of drawing?  Want to hone in on your skills?  Considering a future in Graphic Design, Game Design, or any career that requires attention to detail?  Drawing 2 provides for further development of the concepts taught in Drawing 1 with more intense study of composition and elements/principles of design as applied to two dimensional forms. Students learn how to communicate visually through their work and  use a variety of media including acrylic paint and collage.

    HONORS ART: Grades 11 - 12 - 5 Credits 

    Prerequisite: teacher recommendation/Portfolio review

    Looking to study art in college? Need to build a strong portfolio to impress college admissions? This is the course for you! Honors Arr builds on drawing/painting skills by exploring a variety of processes, techniques, compositional, and aesthetic concepts. Through practice, application of drawing concepts, and informed decision making students will build a personal body of work that demonstrates a high level of quality and growth over time in content, technique, and process.

    AP ART: Grade 12 - 5 Credits

    Prerequisite: Completion of Art Appreciation, Drawing, Drawing II, Honors and/or teacher recommendation

    This course builds on drawing/painting skills and advance visual communication skills by exploring a variety of processes, techniques, compositional, and aesthetic concepts. Through practice, application of drawing concepts, and informed decision making students will build a personal body of work that demonstrates a high level of quality and growth over time in content, technique, and process.

    INTRODUCTION TO FASHION: Grades 10 - 12 - 5 Credits 

    Ever think of a future in Fashion?  Not sure where you would fit in?  There are so many careers within the fashion industry! This course provides a foundation for anyone interested in Fashion.  The course focuses on the art and design techniques used in all areas of fashion.  Students will move from concepts through production and will include a variety of fibers and application techniques used in the industry.