Fundamentals of Drawing

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Students will comprehend principles of sight measurement and be able to implement those principles to thoroughly and convincingly represent systems of objects
• Students will perceive space as a product of negative and positive (figure/ground) relationships and will understand how to achieve depth of field construction and volumetric construction.
• Student will understand how to achieve a broad tonal range which correlates to a convincing 3-D reality in light and shadow.
• Students will possess a solid understanding of empirical perspective.
• Student will acquire a grammar of two-dimensional visual language.
• Student will establish the foundations for a critical and inquiry based approach to drawing.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Drawing Portfolio	90 points
Attendance and Participation	10 points

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance Being that this is a studio class, attendance at all classes is mandatory and very important. You are allowed NO unexcused absences. The only absences that will be excused are those connected to illness and family emergency. Unexcused absences will result in your final grade being dropped by a letter increment. So, for example, an A would become an A-. Each additional absence will deduct a letter increment from your grade. It is your responsibility to keep track of your absences, but certainly ask me where you stand if you are uncertain.

Tardiness is a disruption to our classroom. THREE TARDIES EQUAL ONE ABSENCE. THE SAME POLICY APPLIES TO LEAVING CLASS EARLY. Be wary of eating up your two absences through tardiness. Do not schedule meetings with your advisor or your doctor during our class time; these will not be excused absences.

Participation Active and attentive involvement in discussion and all in-class work and activity, is mandatory for this class. If we are to fulfill our learning objectives, we all need to be fully present—to ourselves of course, and also to each other. Please come to class each day prepared to be an active member of our classroom community.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• 1 pad of 18”x24” white paper
• one sheet of 22”x30” paper, cold press
• roll of masking tape
• 2B, 4B, 6B pencils
• Box of soft vine charcoal
• 3 General Brand Charcoal Pencils (soft and very soft)
• Masonite Drawing Board, big enough to hold paper sized 22”x30”
• Large, kneaded eraser (or two small kneaded erasers)
• Large chamois cloth
• 1 pink pearl eraser
• 1 white Staedtler eraser
• bottle of black drawing ink
• three bamboo brushes, small, medium and large
• small cups to hold water (small yogurt containers are ideal)
• scissors
• Elmer’s glue or glue stick