Foundation Studio
The Studio Foundations Program consists of four classes: Basic Drawing, 3- Dimensional Design, 2-Dimensional Design with an emphasis on color, and Computer Art and Design. This foundation of study provides a commonalty of information needed for advanced studies in all areas within the Fine Arts department. The studio courses build skills in the elements and principles of art, problem solving, and oral and written communications. Models of art from the 20th Century are used extensively to prepare for more advanced study and to give a stronger sense of contemporary art movements.
- Foundation Studio Faculty
- Foundation Studio Facilities
- Foundation Studio Courses
- Foundation Studio Student Work
Foundation Studio Faculty
![[Photo] Donna Stallard](/finearts/images/faculty/stallard.jpg)
- Donna Stallard
- M.F.A., University of Dallas
- Foundations Coordinator
- dstallar@ius.edu
Donna Stallard is a Lecturer in Fine Arts teaching foundations drawing, 3-D Design, and 2-D Design Color. She is director of the Ronald L. Barr Gallery on campus. Donna received her M.F.A. from the University of Dallas, in 1994, where afterward she also taught. Her three-dimensional relief prints have been shown in juried, invitational, and solo exhibitions, and are included in many permanent collections including Better Homes & Gardens, National City Bank of Louisville, KY; North Texas Heart Center, Dallas, TX; GTE Corporation, Lewisville, TX; Penn State University, University Parks, PA, and Indiana University Southeast. Stallard was commissioned to create a 3-D wall-sized relief print as part of the dedication of the Ogle Cultural and Community Center by the then-retiring Chancellor, Leon Rand.
|Foundation Studio Facilities
Three studios are devoted to Foundation studies including an 18-student studio equipped with studio horses, 24 state-of-the-art high-powered Macintosh computer stations, and a studio for 3-D studies, including glass.
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Studio Courses
F 100 Fundamental Studio-Drawing
Credit(s): 3 cr.
A basic course for the development of visual awareness and
coordination of perceptual and manual skills; seeing, representing, and inventing on an experimental, exploratory
level on a two-dimensional surface. Problems in composition as well as hands-on work with the formal elements of art: line, shape, space, value, texture. Fulfills B.A. distribution requirement for the arts. May be taken concurrently with F 101, F 102, P 273, or P 280.
F 101 Fundamental Studio III, Three-Dimensional Design
Credit(s): 3 cr.
A basic course in the area of threedimensional
design, with emphasis on the art elements of line, plane, and volume. Development of skills in
basic media, techniques, and tools commonly used in the creation of three-dimensional art forms. Projects
involve the three-dimensional processes of substitution and the additive and subtractive methods, including
casting, modeling, carving, and constructing, through the use of a variety of sculptural materials. May be taken
concurrently with F 100, F 102, P 273, or P 280.
F 102 Fundamental Studio–2D
Credit(s): 3 cr.
Emphasis on color theory and color relationships along with the principles and dynamics of two-dimensional design. May be taken concurrently with F 100, F 101, P 273, or P 280.
N 110 Introduction to Studio Art
Credit(s): 3 cr.
A general introduction to painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and graphic design for the nonmajor.
P 273 Computer Art and Design
Credit(s): 3 cr.
Course introduces the Macintosh computer environment and imaging software that supports digital imaging and design. May be taken concurrently with F 100, F 101, or F 102.
P 280 Desktop Publishing
Credit(s): 3 cr.
Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Illustrator. May be taken concurrently with F 100, F 101, or F 102.
NOTE: This course is not available at this time.
Foundation Studio Student Work
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