At present, there is a gap between the traditional basic course teaching of art design specialty and its training target of new era, and there is a lack of necessary links between basic and specialized courses. The basic course of art college is an important part and the foundation of professional teaching. The teaching task of innovative talents and skilled talents in colleges and universities is becoming more and more arduous, which brings a severe test to the teaching of basic courses in art design. For cultivating new talents under the new situation, this paper first analyzed the college of art design curriculum teaching problems, and then put forward the reform measures of university art design course.