SCPA Visual Arts Disciplines

Drawing & Illustration

Students explore observational drawing using graphite, charcoal, pastel, ink, vectors, and pixels in traditional and digital compositions utilizing line, shape, texture, space, and value.

Painting

Students learn the basics of acrylic and oil painting and explore value and color relationships. Students work on a variety of projects ranging from still life, portraits and landscapes.

3D & Ceramics

3D Classes integrate three-dimensional problem-solving in terms of both content and materials. Students work with various materials ranging from plaster and wood to found objects.

Ceramics Students learn the fundamentals of hand-building, wheel-throwing, glazing, and kiln-firing techniques. Students work on projects ranging from simple vessels to more elaborate functional objects and sculptural projects.

Digital Art & Design

Observational artwork created from real-life objects created using vectors and/or pixels.

Photography

Images capture with a film or digital camera printed on quality photography paper.

Animation

Work of up to five minutes of timeline-based art.

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Mix Media

Observational artwork created from a real-life object utilizing a mix of mediums. 9”x 12” or larger. These must be exhibition-quality works.

Paper Cutting

Paper cutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs. It has evolved uniquely worldwide to adapt to different cultural styles. One traditional distinction most styles share in common is that the designs are cut from a single sheet of paper as opposed to multiple adjoining sheets, as in collage.

Fibers

Fiber art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and the manual labor on the part of the artist as part of the works' significance and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility.

Character Design

Character Compositions and Character Model Sheets encompass the entire concept, style, and personality of a character. Characters are based on observation of an actual person, including consistent human proportions, not objective gender, and include a background that adds to the narrative of the character. Fan art is not acceptable. All characters must be original.

Print Making

Students are introduced to a variety of printmaking methods; linocut, woodcut, and screen printing.