Independent Project Art (IPA) is a class where STUDENTS create their own assignments. If they want to improve their painting skills and make pots and make an animated cartoon, this is the class where they could do all those projects.
This class is best taken after you've tried alot of the other art class offerings.
IPA students are hard working, motivated, self reliant/self actualized, trustworthy, goal oriented, can plan ahead, and can stick to a plan.
Topics covered could be, but are not limited to the following:
Pencil drawing
Oil Pastel
Chalk Pastel
Colored Pencil
Acrylic Paint on paper and/or canvas
Watercolor
Ink
Prints (woodcut and silk screen)
Clay (project ideas can be viewed in the Ceramics class description.)
Wire
Plastercloth
Paper mache
Paper sculpture
Computer Graphics
Performance Art