Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Drawing I focuses on the drawing process and developing drawing skills, as well as creating well-composed finished drawings. This course introduces basic methods, media and drawing concepts. It emphasizes drawing from observation with development of relative value, negative/positive space and shape, composition, line, edge development, volumetric analysis of form, light and perspective. Students are expected to work in class since additional instruction will be given as work progresses. A minimum of an additional 15 hours of outside classroom work is required to complete art projects.

3-credits: 1 lecture hour and 5 laboratory hours per week
 

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of ART-1050 Drawing I, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate familiarity with basic drawing terminology, tools, media and techniques.
• Draw using a full range of values with the intended media.
• Select, frame, and compose from reality to the paper format.
• Recognize and manipulate negative/positive shapes and space with edge control variables.
• Perceive and utilize a full range of values for describing form, depth and structure while integrating these things into the forms' surrounding space.
• Perceive and utilize high contrast of values for describing form, depth and structure while integrating these things into the forms' surrounding space.
• Use effective techniques to form objects and fragment them with environmental integration creating a sense of implied energy and motion.
• Vary line quality to represent depth and space.
• Use expressive line quality of a contour line drawing.
• Utilize basic principles of Renaissance linear perspective.
• Complete a challenging perspective drawing.
• Compose a well-designed drawing.