# Art (ART) courses Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 40 courses Source: https://scmainweb.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/files/resources/catalog-2026-2027-compressed.pdf#page=121 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### ART-1 — Introduction to Art - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **C-ID:** ARTH 100 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This course provides a general introduction to art that offers a look at works of art through the study of theory, terminology, themes, design principles, media, techniques, with an introduction to the visual arts across time and diverse cultures. This course is recommended as a Humanities elective. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-4 — Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **C-ID:** ARTH 140 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This course is a survey of visual culture within selected regions in Africa, Oceania, and indigenous North America. It will emphasize both historical and contemporary art. Lectures are focused on the styles, motifs, symbols, rituals, and traditions of the cultures and tribes from the selected regions as seen in their crafts, drawings, sculptures, printmaking, and painting. This course is part of the Art Transfer Degree and may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-6 — History of Modern Art - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **C-ID:** ARTH 150 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Western modern period of the 19th and 20th centuries. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-12 — Beginning Form, Design and Color - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 14A - **C-ID:** ARTS 100 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is a fundamental course in two-dimensional design and color theory with the study of basic design elements as they apply to form. Two-dimensional design includes balance, directional movements, structural analysis, texture, and unity. Color theory includes color schemes, psychological use of color, and value and intensity concepts. This course is required for the Art Core Program, and recommended for theatre, architecture, and graphic design studies. ### ART-13 — Intermediate Form, Design and Color - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 12 with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 14B - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course offers a study of the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include major historical and contemporary color systems, production of projects in applied color, and the elements of design as they apply to color. ### ART-15 — Three Dimensional Design - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 15AB - **C-ID:** ARTS 101 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Note: Field trips may be required This course introduces the concepts, applications, and historical references related to three-dimensional design and spatial composition, including the study of the elements and organizing principles of design as they apply to three-dimensional space and form. The course trains students in the development of a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations and the use of appropriate materials for non-representational three-dimensional studio projects. ### ART-21A — Beginning Freehand Drawing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **C-ID:** ARTS 110 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course is an introduction to principles, elements, and practices of drawing, employing a wide range of subject matter and drawing media. Focus is on perceptually based drawing, observational skills, technical abilities, and creative responses to materials and subject matter. ### ART-21B — Intermediate Freehand Drawing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 21A with a grade of C or higher - **C-ID:** ARTS 205 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course is an exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level drawing, focusing on complex subject matter and concepts using a variety of drawing mediums, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental drawing skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to drawing. ### ART-26A — Beginning Watercolor - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 26, 26AB - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is an introductory course in watercolor painting methods as they apply to the visual arts. Methods covered include wet wash, wash, stroke and glaze overlays, with emphasis on creative interpretation and expression. ### ART-26B — Intermediate Watercolor - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 26A with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 27, 26CD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is an intermediate course in watercolor painting with an emphasis on expansion of watercolor techniques as well as conceptual and technical development. Students will investigate non-traditional materials, explore methods of paint application (including subtractive and stencil methods) and further their artistic understanding and development through the consideration of contemporary trends in watercolor. ### ART-26C — Advanced Intermediate Watercolor - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 26B with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course is designed to expand upon the information and techniques learned in Intermediate Watercolor Painting. General attention will be given to personal idea development, consistency, presentation techniques and working with more independence. The student will be expected to increase the quality and number of paintings completed during the semester. The student will also learn to develop a professional portfolio and to communicate professionally. ### ART-26D — Advanced Watercolor - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 26C with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is an advanced course in Watercolor. Students will explore ink painting, non-brush techniques, watercolor transfer as well as illustration techniques. Students will develop a portfolio which incorporates a variety of compositional schemes in expressive and non-objective imagery. ### ART-29A — Beginning Painting - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 29, 25AB - **C-ID:** ARTS 210 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) Introduction to principles, elements, and practices of painting. Focus on exploration of painting materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint mixing and technique, as well as creative responses to materials and subject matter. ### ART-29B — Intermediate Painting - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 29A with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 30, 25CD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This intermediate course in oil or polymer painting is designed to broaden, through guided experimentation, the student’s knowledge of opaque media and techniques. Students are expected to complete three paintings: a non-objective work, a realist work, and a “Free” painting (student’s choice). ### ART-29C — Advanced Intermediate Painting - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 29B with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This course is designed to expand upon the information and techniques learned in Intermediate Painting. Attention will be given to personal idea development, consistency, presentation techniques, and working with more independence. The student will be expected to increase quality and number of paintings completed during the semester. The student will also learn to develop a professional portfolio and communicate professionally. ### ART-29D — Advanced Painting - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 29C with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) Advanced students will narrow the scope of techniques addressed in Advanced Intermediate Painting by focusing on the creation of a series of images that effectively express selected experiences. Artists will create a portfolio for use in the Annual Student Art Competition. These directed works will result from ongoing class discussions of projects, instructor-presented slide lectures, films, and technical critiques. Students will investigate preservation and cataloguing techniques. ### ART-31A — Beginning Figure Drawing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 31, 22AB - **C-ID:** ARTS 200 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This is an introductory course in creative drawing of the nude human figure using a wide variety of techniques. Emphasis will be placed on anatomy, proportion, composition, and development of personal expression. Topics include an examination of the historical and contemporary roles of figure drawing in the visual arts. Students in this course will learn both descriptive and interpretive approaches to figure drawing. ### ART-31B — Intermediate Figure Drawing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 31A with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 32, 22CD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This is an intermediate visual arts course in the study of the nude human figure. Through the use of a variety of media, students will expand their skills in drawing from observation as well as interpret the figure through a variety of approaches. ### ART-31C — Advanced Intermediate Figure Drawing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 31B with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) This is a developmental course designed to expand on information and techniques learned in Intermediate Figure Drawing. Attention will be given to a more personal interpretation of the figure, technique, consistency, presentation, and the execution and resolution of ideas with greater independence. The student will produce and critically discuss increasingly sophisticated works, which will become part of his/her professional portfolio. ### ART-31D — Advanced Figure Drawing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 31C with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) In Advanced Figure Drawing, students will work toward an expanded knowledge of (and ability) with materials employed in Advanced Intermediate Figure Drawing. Through this exploration, students will define a clearer personal direction and emerge with enhanced critical skills. ### ART-35A — Beginning Ceramics - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 35, 35AB - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: Field trips may be required This course is an introduction to ceramics materials, concepts, and processes, including basic design principles, creative development, hand-building, throwing, glaze techniques, firing, and ceramic terminology. The course covers aesthetics and creative development of clay objects examining historical, contemporary, and personal modes of expression across cultures. ### ART-35B — Intermediate Ceramics - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 35A with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 36, 35CD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: Field trips may be required This is an intermediate course developing skills in the use of the potter's wheel. The course includes hand-building, throwing, plaster molding, glazing, surface decoration and firing of ceramic forms. ### ART-35C — Advanced Ceramics - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Advisory:** ART 35A with a grade of C or higher, or ART 35B with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 37 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is a ceramics course emphasizing studio problems that involve the potter's wheel, construction of molds, and hand-building techniques. Use of the potter’s wheel will go beyond basic functional forms and will be used to create sculpture. Molds and hand-building techniques will also emphasize sculptural works in clay. ### ART-45 — Beginning Glass - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 45AB - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: Field trips may be required This class is a hands-on course to explore the beginning aspects of the art of working with glass in its molten and frozen states. Students will develop an understanding of the wide range of possibilities that exist when working with glass. Through demonstrations and practice in the hot shop, students will acquaint themselves with the tools and materials needed to create forms in glass. Students will begin a hands-on involvement with molten glass working, ladle sand casting, kiln casting, and other glass processes. Working with clear glass, students will develop basic glass blowing skills by learning how to form simple blown shapes such as the sphere, cylinder, disk, and various vessel forms. Individual student skills will be emphasized. Open to students in all disciplines; no prior glassblowing experience necessary. ### ART-46 — Glass Blowing - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 45 or ART 47 with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 45CD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: Field trips may be required This course focuses on skills progression in working with glass in the molten state. Emphasis is placed upon individualized projects for students. Students will work with studio equipment related to recycling, melting, firing, and annealing of glass. ### ART-47 — Sculptural Glass - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Advisory:** ART 45 or ART 55 with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 57 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Note: Field trips may be required This is a structured intermediate sculpture course in which students will develop an understanding of the potential of the medium of glass in its molten and frozen states. Students will begin a hands-on involvement with molten glass working, ladle sand casting, kiln casting, and other glass processes. Regular demonstrations, presentations, in-class projects, and individual assignments will establish a fundamental knowledge and physical understanding of glass as a medium for sculpture. ### ART-50A — Beginning Printmaking - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Formerly:** ART 50, 50AD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is an introductory course surveying the four main printmaking processes as they apply to the visual arts. Studio experience during the semester will focus on black and white printing techniques, including relief, intaglio, stencil (serigraph), and planographic (monotype or lithography). Emphasis will be placed on the use of printmaking processes as an expressive art form through lecture, demonstration, and class critiques. ### ART-50B — Intermediate Printmaking - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 50A with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This is an intermediate course focusing on color intaglio techniques, including multi-plate and à la poupée processes. Emphasis will be placed on the use of printmaking processes as an expressive art form through lecture, demonstration, and class critiques. Students will produce four editions of prints within the color intaglio techniques. ### ART-50C — Advanced Printmaking - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 50B with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course is an advanced course focusing on color relief print processes (i.e. multi-plate, à la poupée, and rainbow printing). Advanced students will clearly express their personal aesthetic through the production of four editions of prints within the color relief processes. Emphasis will be placed on the use of color relief printing as an expressive art form through lecture, demonstration, and class critiques. ### ART-55A — Beginning Sculpture - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Advisory:** ART 15 with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 55, 55AB - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Note: Field trips may be required This course provides an introduction to three-dimensional sculptural principles, techniques, and concepts utilizing a wide range of materials and practices. Various sculpture methods are practiced with attention to creative self-expression and historical context. ### ART-55B — Intermediate Sculpture - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 55A with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 56, 55CD - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule This is an intermediate level course in the sculpting of clay, wood, metal, plaster, and other materials. Creative applications of these media are used in abstract and representational forms. ### ART-55C — Advanced Sculpture - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total - **Prerequisite:** ART 55B with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Note: Field trips may be required This course expands upon the information and techniques gained from Intermediate Sculpture. Attention will be given to personal idea development and concepts, consistency, presentation, techniques and working independently. Students will be expected to develop a style and conceptual approach which will be reflected in the sculpture produced during the semester. Students will develop a professional portfolio and learn to communicate professionally. ### ART-70A — Beginning Digital Photography - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **Formerly:** ART 70 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: This is a digital imaging class. Students must provide an 8 megapixel (or larger) digital camera with manual aperture and shutter speed controls. An introductory digital course presenting the origins and history of photography, camera and lens familiarization, exposure, metering, printing procedures, print presentation, composition, and standards of quality. Emphasis is placed on print quality along with content, composition, and personal expression. The course concentrates on expressive and aesthetic aspects of photography in fine art. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-70B — Intermediate Digital Photography - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **Prerequisite:** ART 70A with a grade of C or higher - **Formerly:** ART 71 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: This is a digital imaging class. Students must provide an 8 megapixel (or larger) digital camera with manual aperture and shutter speed controls. This is a continuation and advancing of the principles covered in Beginning Digital Photography with emphasis on artistic expression and use of current technologies. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-70C — Advanced Intermediate Digital Photography - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **Prerequisite:** ART 70B with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: This is a digital imaging class. Students must provide an 8 megapixel (or larger) digital camera with manual aperture and shutter speed controls. This course builds on the techniques covered in Intermediate Digital Photography. This course provides instruction in the advanced theories, vocabularies and techniques of digital photography with emphasis on artistic expression and use of current technologies. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-70D — Advanced Digital Photography - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **Prerequisite:** ART 70C with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: This is a digital imaging class. Students must provide an 8 megapixel (or larger) digital camera with manual aperture and shutter speed controls. This course builds on the techniques covered in Advanced Intermediate Digital Photography. This course provides continued exploration in the advanced theories, vocabularies and techniques of digital photography. Emphasis will be on current issues in photography, contemporary photographers and portfolio development along with the basic theories of illumination and the utilization of a variety of light sources. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-72 — Introduction to Digital Art - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours total 162) - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: Students should have a basic understanding of computers before enrolling in the class. Prior experience with Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign is not necessary. This course is an introduction to fundamental concepts, practices, and theories of digital art production. Topics include the integration of traditional design, color, and compositional principles with contemporary digital tools. This course is designed to introduce students to image editing, digital painting and drawing, animation, graphic rendering, and file output for print, web, or multimedia using current software. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-80A — Graphic Design - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **Advisory:** ART 12 with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option - Note: It would be helpful if the student has basic skills in Adobe Photoshop. The course provides the student with an introduction to the theories and applications behind typography, color theory, layout, and composition. The student will learn and use industry-standard image editing and page layout software to produce class assignments typically encountered in the graphic design and printing industries. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-80B — Intermediate Graphic Design - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 27 lecture/81 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162) - **Prerequisite:** ART 80A with a grade of C or higher - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/shasta-college/schedule/fall-2026/art.md) - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course builds on the software training and design concepts from the first Graphic Design series course to teach the student more advanced image editing, document composition, and digital illustration techniques using industry-standard software, accepted design practices, and advanced theories and principles. This course may be offered in a distance education format. ### ART-110 — Mixed Media: Works on Paper - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 18 lecture/54 lab total - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading: Pass/No Pass Option This course selectively and aesthetically combines various media and techniques of drawing, painting, photo, printing and collage into two-dimensional works. Underlying the instruction is a historical component which emphasizes modern and contemporary art to broaden the students' interest and awareness of contemporary trends.