Intermediate Drawing

Course Description

A continuation of the practices and principles of ART 120, with a greater emphasis on conceptual development. Prerequisite: ART 120

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Draw with a variety of perspectives to indicate depth and spatial relationships.
  • Draw spaces and subject matter of a more complex nature.
  • Draw with value and hue that addresses both local value and light.
  • Experiment with materials, tools, technique, and form for the purpose of innovation and variety.
  • Draw subjective, formal, and instrumental works.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure Percentage/Points
Drawings 100%

Grading Scale rounds up when a final score hits .5 or higher.

Percentage Letter Grade
98-100%A+
94-97%A
90-93%A-
87-89%B+
83-86%B
80-82%B-
77-79%C+
73-76%C
70-72%C-
67-69%D+
63-66%D
60-62%D-
59% or belowF

Attendance/Participation:

After three absences your final grade will be lowered by one letter per absence.

Failure to comply with the following counts as half an absence.

Students should arrive on time and stay the duration of the class.

From the third week of class on, students should have adequate amounts of all required materials for working that day.

Students should maintain focus for the entire class.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

  • Drawing Board – able to hold an 18”x 24” sheet of paper, Masonite, no texture
  • Large Sketch Pad – 18”x 24” 80lb. or heavier, 30 sheets or so.
  • Only 4b, or higher numerically, pencils- several
  • Charcoal pencils
  • Pencil Sharpener
  • Compressed Charcoal (pastel) - 12 pack
  • Vine/Willow Charcoal – 15- 30 pack
  • Erasers - Pink Pearl, Kneaded, Generals Factis/Vinyl, Gum
  • Chamois cloth
  • Masking Tape
  • 18” ruler, straightedge, yardstick
  • Soft pastels, not oil, a variety of hues, the greater the quantity and quality the better
  • Elmers’s glue
  • Scissors
  • A bag or box to carry materials

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.