STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Demonstrate an understanding of drawing¿s history and role in Visual Communication and the related theories of artistic interpretation and personal expression.

 II.     Demonstrate familiarity with eye/hand coordination theory, and use drawing exercises, methods and techniques for related awareness development and practice that includes right/left brain interactions with drawing skills.

 III.    Demonstrate knowledge and use of line, line weight and quality, and line execution in line method variations including contour, blind contour, gesture and variable line drawing.

 IV.     Demonstrate understanding and use line textures, tonal line values, and rendering techniques to execute drawings in various dry and wet medias in a range of strategies, methods, tool and techniques.

 V.      Demonstrate familiarity with basic art and drawing equipment, tools, medias and materials in a wide variety of combinations to explore and render exercises and assignments.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Overview of Drawing (Fundamentals and Theory)

         A.      Needs - Usage

         B.      History

         C.      Objectives

                 1.      Visual Translations (Realism)

                 2.      Recall ¿ Research

                 3.      Interpretations

         D.      Fundamentals

                 1.      Creativity

                 2.      Visual Acuity

                 3.      Drawing

                         a.      line

                         b.      shape/form

                         c.      values/texture

                 4.      Terminology

                         a.      line

                         b.      shape

                         c.      form

                         d.      value

                         e.      texture

                         f.      composition

                 5.      2-D Drawings

                 6.      3-D Drawings

                 7.      Composition

 II.     Class Expectations

         A.      Skills

         B.      Procedures and Working Stages

         C.      Lab Environment

         D.      Analysis and Critiques

         E.      Grading and Evaluation

 III.    Drawing Skills/Applications

         A.      Line

                 1.      Character - Emotion

                         a.      contour

                         b.      variable

                 2.      Contour

                 3.      Variables: Texture, Value, Dynamics

         B.      Shape/Form

                 1.      Dynamics

                 2.      Contour/Construction

                 3.      Proportions and Size

                 4.      Positive/Negative Space

         C.      Perspective: 2D and 3D

         D.      Values

                 1.      light source

                 2.      form definition

         E.      Textures

         F.      Composition

 IV.     Project Execution

         A.      Application Analysis

         B.      Procedures and Working Steps

         C.      Skills

                 1.      Tools and Techniques

                 2.      Medias and Surfaces