Certificate of Art Foundation

Humber Polytechnic - Lakeshore Campus

Canada,Ontario

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 18,223/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 100 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 57,000 +

Int. Students: 6,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

3199 Lake Shore Blvd. West Toronto, ON M8V 1K8

Certificate of Art Foundation

Program Overview

Humber’s Art Foundation certificate program offers you the opportunity to investigate different areas of artistic media and develop portfolios for entry into further study. Expand your horizons with comprehensive training in the basics of current visual arts exploration within a diverse studio environment. Discover your strengths and creative options, and your future in the world of art.

This program integrates visual art skills across several media and is designed to encourage you to explore a wide range of techniques and concepts. You will work closely with experienced faculty from a variety of creative industries developing innovative approaches and building your strengths through a variety of painting, drawing, photography, digital design, video, animation and fine art classes, as you gain valuable insights about the art world. In just two semesters, you will gain a thorough understanding of many artistic disciplines and build well-developed visual literacy and creative skills. You will apply your acquired skills to create a portfolio that will support your personal work and/or prepare you to pursue related programs at Humber and beyond.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:

  • Analyze, simplify and deconstruct complex forms to solve artistic problems.
  • Employ basic measurement systems to produce accurate proportional and perspective renderings.
  • Create traditional and digital artwork which reflects adherence to accepted design principles.
  • Apply basic principles of visual perception, simplification, organization and the nine-point value scale to create realistic images.
  • Identify types and applications of drawing, painting and photographic tools and equipment used to produce original artworks.
  • Apply basic principles of colour observation, colour and pigment mixing, and digital colorization to accurately depict value, hue and saturation.
  • Create the illusion of three dimensions on a plane surface by applying techniques of texture, shading and linear perspective.
  • Discuss and present a range of critical issues of visual culture, examining how images gain meaning in cultural arenas.
  • Develop, refine and present drawings, digital images, animated images, video and photographs in professional portfolio format suitable for presentation to higher education admission panels or employers.
  • Research and pursue opportunities for on-going artistic development.
  • Define and use correct terminology to discuss and critique the impact of historical and contemporary visual, digital, animated, video and photographic images.
  • Create photographic and video art for specific purposes using basic technical capabilities of cameras and computer imaging software.
  • Plan and design animated sequences using basic classical animation.