Drawing

 

Course Overview: Different supports used in drawing; overview of ways drawing has been utilized, past and present; great artist who used or use drawing as their chief instrument of cummunication; ways to achieve textural effects, as well as depth and form, in individual work; and media to include pencil, ink, pastel, markers, and others.

 

Projects students will be introduced to:

Portfolio creation - Students will create a portfolio for semester artwork.

Sketchbook - Students will draw sketchbook exercises to progress visual understanding.

These small drawing exercises will progress shsading skills and drawing details also.

 

1. Sketchbook elements and principles of design

2. Describing line

3. Contour drawing

4. Continuous line

5. Gestural line

6. Vibrational patterns, line with direction

7. Lines and patters in nature

8. Line texture, nature's texture

9. Positive/Negative chair shape drawing

10. Value scale

11. Mindless drawing

12. The nude kiss

13. Framint it, Tricks of composition trade, working from a photograph

14. Still life drawing/composition

15. Midterm Project/Critique:

    A. Review Art Elements and Principals

    B. Learn Critique Format Writing

    C. Learn Critique Format Verbal

    D. Create Midterm self-portrait drawing

    E. Critique your own artowkr using critique format

16. Perspective drawing: different views of perspective

17. Abstract charcoal drawing with highlights

18. Abstract artist share project with drawing example

19. White pencil on black paper drawing contrast

20. Pointillism drawing/french curves

21. Pointillism artist share project with drawing example

22. Colored eyes/Overlap of color

23. Realistic drawing/Blending of colors/Books, Glasses, Keys, and Jewelry

24. Drawing on illustration board

25. Marker and pencil drawing

26. Final Project: Mixed Media Draw; Pencil, colored pencil, marker drawing

    MARBLE of COLOR SNAPSHOT

27. Final critique of student portfolio