OFFICE HOURS: before class or by appointment

OPTIONAL TEXT: a blank (unlined) journal and a large sketchbook, Handouts & Reference Bibliography

ATTENDANCE POLICY: The work for days missed is expected to be made up.

COURSE GOALS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES: The student will acquire critical skills to evaluate drawing in most available media. The student will acquire additional skills in the materials and techniques of drawing and a rudimentary understanding of anatomy as it applies to life drawing. Drawing is a learned skill. This class offers a theoretical curriculum rather than a design curriculum, where evaluative skills are as important as acquired expressive skills. Beginning Drawing, students will be expected to learn the basics of a classical drawing curriculum, line, mass building, values, composition, perspective and 3-dimensional representation. They will also learn the basics of non-objective and experimental drawing of the figure.

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: For every assigned drawing day inside class there will be an additional drawing required outside class in the sketchbook. Each drawing assignment will explore part of the techniques and goals of drawing, historically and explore the possible steps towards creativity. There will be class demonstrations on the practical aspects of drawing -- including: charcoal, graphite, Conté, ink as well as oil and watercolor crayon and mixed media. The class and instructor on a regular basis will conduct constructive critiques.

IN CLASS ADDITIONS: The in-class work will be digitally photographed (for those students amenable) and put online together with the class notes. These will allow a running review of all the student class work, and provide a resource for the students to show their work, as well.

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