Yes, you can draw, design, paint, and compose! Foundation in Art: 2D Studio is an introductory course for students interested in drawing, painting, printmaking, and image making of all sorts. This class builds essential observational and technical skills in two-dimensional art-making. Drawing from humanity’s oldest tradition of image-making — from cave paintings to contemporary practices — students learn to observe the world with an artist’s eye and create believable and expressive imagery. Projects range from self-portraits to still lifes to paintings, posters, logos, and landscapes exploring linear perspective. Students will also investigate non-Western art practices, broadening their cultural understanding of visual expression. By year’s end, students will have developed their drawing skills, explore color, use design principles, and have technical and intellectual abilities to excel in subsequent visual arts classes.