Rhode Island School of Design - Portfolio Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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12 SOPHOMORE, beginning his course in the department of Painting, is not simply given a canvas, A oils, and brushes and told to paint. With instruction, he is helped to develop skills in the use of the tools and materials of the draughtsman and the painter; by exercise, he increases those sensibilities which are the basis of distinguished work in Fine Arts; by studying the techniques of the masters of the past, he learns to relate this accumulated technical and historical knowledge to his own work. Although he searches the works of centuries ago, he is encouraged to develop a contemporary point-of-view toward subject matter and treatment. With the guidance and stimulation of instructors, the student explores the possibilities of color and paint, gains a know- ledge of the principles of drawing and a reasonable skill in performance. Composition, anatomy, and life drawing are all correlated to assist him in the attainment of his ideals. Limitations are few as one progresses, for individuality is not suppressed, and the student grows along with his work toward the ultimate achievement of perfection in performance.

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FINE ARTS 11

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se Illustration major is primarily concerned with those elements of drawing, painting, composition and design that will apply the principles of art to the requirements of trade and production. An effort is made to convey the fact that Illustration and the illustrative arts are an important part of everyday life and that their work belongs to the people in the fullest sense. The immense and potentially interested audience of the illustrator is fully recognized and explored, and the student is trained to keep that challenge in mind as well as the limitations and applications of production techniques.