In this live, online art and design class, students do graphic design, illustration, logo design, painting, and drawing projects inspired by selections from, "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Lord of the Rings" in the first semester and Shakespeare characters, such as Lady MacBeth, Hamlet, and Ophelia, and the "Odyssey" in the spring semester. Projects range from illustration to board game design!
Perfect for any CC Challenge Student as it uses books from the CC Challenge program.
Meets for an hour and a half for 12 weeks per semester.
Dual Enrollment Option through Bryan College!
Students can earn 2 college credits per semester in this class.
If you enjoyed Paint Your Way Through Art History, you'll love this class that builds on the painting and drawing skills and introduces graphic design.
All classes are recorded, so if you miss a class, you can watch the recording later.
Practice drawing and painting skills and begin to develop original compositions. We will discuss where new ideas come from and learn methods for generating new ideas. Students discuss their ideas, and creativity becomes contagious. We create landscapes, still life, and portraits and introduce graphic design projects like album covers, expressive typography, and book design using traditional methods (painting, drawing, and cut paper). Students may use software to create their art in this class.
"Design" is solving problems with art.
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Full Year: $599
Semester Option: $329
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Regular Tuition
Full Year: $639
Per Semester: $339
These prices include the registration fee. The registration fee is non-refundable. See the refund policy under FAQ. You may pay for the full year or pay per semester.
This is one of my favorite classes to teach. I love seeing students find their own voice and express themselves. Projects are loosely defined and students can modify the project so they do it their own way or their own style.
This class is a great complement to Challenge III and/or Challenge IV.
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Skills:
Fine arts skills:
Landscapes, still lifes, portraits and sculpture.
Design skills:
Typography, album covers, book covers, and illustration (If students want to use Illustrator they can. The design book above will get them started.)
We explore where new ideas come from and learn ideation methods
Themes:
The theme for this class changes each year because students often take this class for two or three years.
2026-27 will be GREAT BOOKS: Creating Art inspired by Out of the Silent Planet, Select Shakespeare Characters and Scenes, and the Odyssey
2027-28 will be Paint Your Way Through World Religions
We will learn about the culture, art, and religion of each country/continent and create fine art and graphic design projects inspired by that area. Focus will be on non-Western art and religions.
We'll learn about expressive typography and discuss how images and typography can work together. Students will create design projects such as posters, album covers, and product packaging. These samples are from Advanced Art and Design when the theme was "Great Books."
2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR THEME: Around the World in Art and Design
Below are pictures of student work from that class:
"Not only does it push you to be a better artist, it gives you a great community of other artists and friends!" -Greta
"I didn't realize I wanted to get better at art until I took this class and realized how much I enjoy it! -Julian
"It helped me develop my sense of color and how to use color. I can replicate photos now because I understand what I'm seeing." -Caelyn
"This class gives me opportunity to grow without the stress :)" - Clara
Supply List
You'll need all the supplies from "Paint Your Way Through Art History" --
Drawing pencils and pens, paints, plus the following:
Spiral Bound Art Journal of Mixed Media Paper that is 11 x 14 inches
Sketchbook or plenty of copy paper for sketching
The 5 mixing colors from Art History (phthalo blue, magenta, yellow, black, white - see picture)
Burnt Sienna acrylic paint
Unbleached titanium acrylic paint
Ultramarine Violet acrylic paint (optional, because you can mix this)
Ultramarine blue (optional)
A compass for drawing circles or a circle template (For Great Adventures)
Ruler (14 inch or more)
Markers (Crayola or better brand)
Colored pencils (PrismaColor or similar brand)
Gold foil
Gesso
Flat brushes
Round brushes
1 to 2 lbs of a polymer clay like Sculpy Clay
Poster board to cover your work area
Charcoal for drawing
Fixative Spray
Masking tape
Fine tip black pens
Sharpie pen
Students can also use paint pens, markers, watercolors and any other art supplies the like in open-ended projects.
