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2009 ART 113 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING Instructor: Laura Ruby Office: 348 Office Hours: Phone: 956-5250 email: lruby@hawaii.edu Description: Art 113 is an introductory drawing course for art majors and non-art majors. Emphasis is placed on the "practice" of drawing to communicate ideas, interpret our visual world and explore personal expression. A drawing is an arrangement of abstract elements selected to best describe our personal experience. It is a bridge between an internal, feeling world and an external, thinking one. We will explore this notion with line, value, composition, shape and form in the context of nature. We will study the work of artists throughout history to broaden our comprehension of the medium and develop our individual drawing languages. In order to go beyond simple embellishment of objects (in the still-life, landscape and figure) we must search out their internal movement, structure and expressive potential in regard to the whole drawing. We will not be drawing things, we will be making drawings. This kind of seeing and translating three-dimensional space to the two-dimensional page will help heighten the student's experience of art and the visual world. Student Learning Outcomes Course Goals 1. To provide a basic understanding of drawing vocabulary. 2. To introduce and encourage the use of different drawing materials. 3. To study the drawings of artists throughout history. 4. To present drawing as an individual means of seing, interpreting and responding. 5. To increase your critical perception. 6. To expand your definition of what drawing is and, or can be. Specific Compentencies 1. Demonstrate hand-eye coordination. 2. Use the basic elements of the visual arts (line, value, shape, texture, modeling, pattern composition) to arrive at an illusion of space, image and form 3. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of basic linear perspective. 4. Demonstrate a skillful use of a variety of drawing materials and techniques. 5. Develop an awareness of the interaction of seeing, mental visualization and drawing. |
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and Grading 1. Attendance is mandatory. In order to learn how to draw, you must draw. 3 absences--no penalty, 4 absences--drop of 1 grade, 5 absences--2 grades, 6 absences--3 grades. 7 absences is automatic failure of the class. Arriving 10 minutes late for a class is counted as an absence. All missed classwork must be made up. 2. Energy and Attitude: I expect a real effort toward dealing with the issues that are presented. It is not the drawings alone that will be graded but also the effort expended and the growth attained. Participation in group critiques is an important part of your grade. 3. Outside Work: a. Homework: A minimum of 2 outside drawings a week will be required. They will be done from life and incorporate the issues discussed in class. You are expected to spend as much time working outside of class as yo do in class. Expect to spend a minimum of 3 hours a week on homework. These drawings will be put up in class every week for a group critique. I do not accept late work. b. Individual Final Projects: A series of drawings will be assigned at the beginning of April to be completed and presented in class on the last day of instruction for a final critique. 4. Presentations: Each student will be required to make a brief presentation (15 minutes maximum) on an artist's work taken from the accompanying list. I do not want a biographical statement but a description of their work in your own words. These are about Drawings and if you are not sure you are looking at drawings please check with me before your presentational. If you do not show drawings you will not receive credit. You will need to bring in a book to show the class, not poor-quality images off the internet. 5. Final Grades: Classwork 30% Homework 30% Participation 15% Final Project 25% 100% A= Excellent Work B= Above Average Work C= Average Work D= Below Average Work F= Incomplete Work All drawings are to be saved for a final review. Your name and date should be on the back of each drawing. Please turn off all electronics!. Please keep talking to other students to a minimum. Exchange phone numbers with another student in class so you can get information if you are absent. The university requires that you check your hawaii.edu email frequently for important information. I will also send emails to you. |
| Materials List: 1 pkg Vine Charcoal (soft, medium soft) 6 sticks Char-Kole 1 stick compressed charcoal 1 kneaded eraser 1 plastic eraser (Staedtler) 1 leather chamois 1 pad newsprint (rough texture, 18" x 24") 1 pad good quality drawing paper (Strathmore 400), 18" x 24" 4 sheets black construction paper, 18" x 24" 3 sheets watercolor or printmaking paper (will discuss later) 1 bottle black permanent india ink brushes 2 sticks white chalk or conte crayon 2 charcoal pencils (Prang paper wrapped, soft) 1 small container with lid viewfinder 1 portfolio (can be homemade from cardboard) 1 box 1 can spay fixative 1 drawing board 18" x 24" or larger, and clips The materials listed above are required for this course. You do not have to have all of these materials for every class, but pay attention when you are asked to bring in something new. Consistent unpreparedness will be reflected in your final grade. Please bring the following to the next class: Char-Kile newsprint drawing board and cllips plastic eraser white chalk or conte crayon black paper viewfinder |
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2009 ART 113 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING Instructor: Laura Ruby All drawing is from observation. Sequence of course projects: –Black and white set up–figure/ground, negative/positive, shape states. –Line–weight–contour–gesture–charcoal, stick and ink. –Sighting–boxes–proportion, angles. –1-pt. perspective (video: The Day the Universe Changed: Point of View) –2-pt. perspective–halls–buildings, interior, exterior. (One day on the 7th floor of Saunders drawing the campus/also talk about 3-pt. perspective –Elipses–mathematical approach–visual approach. –Value–additive (hatching) subtractive, mid-toned paper additive and subtractive, idealized charcoal spheres, cloth (wash), metal, glass, different valued objects. (Reflective surfaces–different materials –the ways light rays interact with objects, i.e. pencil in glass of water, tinfoil, transparent glass, translucent surface mat surface, etc. –Mixed media–wash–inkline–charcoal –Landscape–foreground–middle ground–background; atmospheric perspective, textures –Portraits–students drawing from skull –Final Project–3 drawings connected in content |
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