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OTIS College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, USA

I taught from January 2005 - May 2013 the following classes.

  • 180 Drawing and Composition I
  • 181 Drawing and Composition II
  • 190 Life Drawing I
  • 191 Life Drawing II

Mount St. Mary's University, Brentwood, CA, USA

I taught from January 2000 - May 2003 the following classes.

  • ART       Drawing
  • ART 22  Watercolor

Cerritos Community College, Norwalk, CA, USA

I taught  from January 1998 - December 2004 the following classes

  • ART 30.2 Fundamentasl of Painting
  • ART 31    Intermediate Painting
  • ART 36    Beginning Painting for Art Majors
  • ART 110  Freehand Drawing I

VAS-Visual Art Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA

I've founded VAS - Visual Art Studio in 1993. Over 23 years, VAS has specialized in Portfolio Prep Course for students who pursue higher art education in college and career in art and design fields. 

www.VASvisualartstudio.com

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 OTIS College of Art and Design                   

180 Drawing and Composition I 

 

OBSERVATION & PERCEPTION

Drawing follows one’s observation and perception. Students are guided to enhance their perception and to be keen to observe their surroundings. 

 

FUNDAMENTAL DRAWING SKILLS

Representational drawing skills and visual relationships using line, plane, volume, linear and atmospheric perspective, light logic/value, and color as a basis for “structural/volumetric” drawing.

 

COMPOSITION

Applying principles of traditional drawing - linear perspective, relational measurement, angle sighting, use of central axis, use of view finder - to visualize and to establish a successful composition. The inventive use of pictorial elements to promote aesthetic resolution and clarity of intention.

 

VISUAL RELATIONSHIPS

The interplay of line, plane, and volume to create and/or enhance the forms in a given space, achieving an equilibrium in overall composition. 

 

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING 

Students will be challenged to find their own mistakes/problems and will be able to re-work and to resolve through one-on-one discussion as well as group critique. 

 

180 Drawing and Composition Class students works are in the gallery below.

 

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 OTIS College of Art and Design                   

181 Drawing and Composition II   

 

During the 2nd semester in 181 Drawing and Composition II Class, students explore projects in color and larger scale landscape/cityscape with mixed-media.

 

181 Drawing and Composition II Class students works are in the gallery below.

 

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Week 10-15 Final project: Landscape/Cityscape

Work in progress on week 13, Spring 2010

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 OTIS College of Art and Design                  

190 Life Drawing I                                                                                                                              

In the 1st semester, students work on the paper 18 inches by 24 inches.

In the 2nd semester, students begin to work larger. Size of drawing changes to 1/2 of life size. Some students work on life size figure. 

 

HUMAN ANATOMY

Students learn to analyze human skeletal and muscular systems. With the knowledge in human anatomy and drawing from a live model, students learn to analyze human form and to construct it in drawing. 

 

GESTURE

Analyzing the rhythm, balance and movement of a figure. Observe the tension and weight that flow in the body. Observe how the skeletal structure forces the action. 

 

PROPORTION & MEASUREMENT

Various methods to measure are introduced in the process of establishing proportional relationship of “body part to the whole body, and the whole to the parts.” The methods of reinforcing proportion are major axis of body, angel sighting, head-counting, plumb lines, triangle measuring, etc.

 

SENSITIVITY OF MARK MAKING & PERSONAL VISION

After completion of the principals and elements of figure drawing, students are challenged to explore their cultural influence and personal visions.

 

190 Life Drawing I Class students works are in the gallery below.

 

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  OTIS College of Art and Design                  

191 Life Drawing II

 

During the 2nd semester in Life Drawing II, students begin to work larger. Size of drawing changes to 1/2 of life size. Some students work on life size figure.  

 

191 Life Drawing II Class students works are in the gallery below.

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Week 13

04-14-2009

Juan Montes working on his 1st final drawing.

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 VAS - Visual Art Studio                                                      

VAS - Visual Art Studioconceived in 1993 as "HJMacademy" by Helena J. Min, has provided fundamental studies for learning and practices in the visual art in Los Angeles area. Min holds M.A. in Fine Art from Cal. State University at Long Beach and B.F.A. in

Fine Art from OTIS College of Art and Design. Since 1998, Min

has taught at colleges including Cerritos College, Mount St. Mary's University in Brentwood, and OTIS College of Art and Design. 

 

VAS has specialized Portfolio Prep for over 25 years and offered the year-round Portfolio College Prep Course to prepare students

who plan to apply for college in art+design major.​

 

VAS NEW 2nd studio will be opening in June 2019 in Los Angeles near Pasadena / Eagle Rock at 969 Colorado Blvd., suite 105, Los Angeles(Eagle rock), ca 90041

 

 

www.vasvisualartstudio.com

 

VAS students works are in the gallery below.

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