Tuesday, September 13, 2016

DRAWING FOR NON-ART MAJORS CLASS: Fall 2016 Schedule


SCHEDULE AND TOPICAL OUTLINE
This schedule may be subject to change with advance notice provided

Week 1:
Intro. / Concepts of Drawing

9/1
Studio: Introduction- Syllabus; materials; studio; questionnaire Homework: Purchase Supplies (due 9/8)
Week 2:
Gesture / Mass + Volume / Contour Line 1

9/8
Studio: Using your materials; gestural and thumbnail sketches; compositional basics; intro to contour line; contour line exercise
Homework: Contour drawing of self in mirror; bring natural object (due 9/15)
Week 3: 
Contour Line 2
9/15
Studio: Natural object contour line descriptive study
Homework: Contour drawing of natural and man-made objects (
due 9/22)
Week 4:
Line Character / Advanced Line 1

9/22
Studio: Critique #1 / Brush and ink contour study with ink-wash tone Homework: Brush and ink drawing of still-life arrangement (due 9/29)
Week 5: 
Advanced Line 2
9/29
Studio: Critique #2 / Pen and ink still life or landscape drawing Homework: Pen and ink still life or landscape drawing (due 10/6)
Week 6: 
Perspective 1
10/6
Studio: Critique #3 / Linear perspective- vanishing points, one/two/three/multiple point perspective; begin still-life perspective study
Homework: Perspective study of stacked boxes (due 10/13)
Week 7: 
Perspective 2
10/13
Studio: Completion of still life perspective study Homework: Perspective study of interior space (due 10/20)
Week 8: Value 1
10/20
Studio: Critique #4 / High contrast value study with brush and ink Homework: 10-step value scales in different media (due 10/27)
Week 9: Value 2
10/27
Studio: Critique #5 / Begin charcoal drapery study
Homework: Begin crosshatched value drawing of clothing (
due 11/10)
Week 10: Value 3
11/3
Studio: Complete charcoal drapery study (due at end of class) Homework: Complete crosshatched value drawing of clothing
Week 11: Space + Composition 1
11/10
Studio: Critique #6 / Considering space- picture plane, composition, volume Homework: Negative/positive still life study (due 11/17)
Week 12: Final Project
11/17

11/24
Studio: Begin final, advanced drawing (due 12/8)
Homework: Begin final, personalized still life drawing (
due 12/8

NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 13: Final Project
12/1
Studio: Work on final drawing project; sign-up for final critique Homework: Work on final homework project
Week 14: Final Exam
12/8
Studio: Final (complete) portfolio due + final projects (studio and home) due; Scheduled individual final critiques (12-3pm)