By Anthony Zaccagni

Whether it be your current class or a completely new experience if you are from a different major, Visual Arts 1 has much to offer. Fellow student Mya Banegas and I have interviewed students who partake in the class and asked them questions about their work, the class, and about their involvement.

We found that students have a wide variety of outlooks on the class. The current project being worked on in the class is 3-point perspective, in which students use lines created by 3 vanishing points to draw buildings in perspective. Student Isabel Docherty says, “Though the project is challenging and tedious, it has a good turnout and is good practice.” Visual Arts 1 seems to be what was expected by most students. “I wasn’t really surprised about anything I was learning about, only that we are still working on perspective,” says Alexa Carmichael, considering the fact that this is their fourth perspective-themed project.

The class, while it appears to be unchallenging for some students, still helps them grasp a better understanding of various art skills they may or may not already have. The strengths, weaknesses, and skill sets that are slowly showing themselves in the students are comparable to those found in great cartoonists, superb realists, amazing photographers, and outstanding animators. Every student in the Visual Arts program is here for a reason, and like students in other majors they are here for the great opportunity they have received to expand their talents and progress as young artists. Next week, Mya and I will be covering Theatre 1, so stay connected with us and keep reading!