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Schedule

Week 1

M 2/15 & W 2/17— CLASSES CANCELLED

Week 2

M 2/22— CLASS CANCELLED

W 2/24— FIRST DAY OF CLASS

• Course Introduction, syllabus, materials, signup for free Padlet account

• To Do— gather materials, READ: 0_START HERE (all sections)

• Sketchbook/Assignments— 1-1: Getting Started: Pencil & Mark-Making

Week 3

M 3/1— Synchronous Meeting (6-7:30pm)

• • In-Class (Synchronous)— 1-1 Discussion, 1-2: Contour & Line

  • Sketchbook Exercises— Blind contour, Continuous line, Cross contour

  • Contour Assignment— Draw your feet (30-60 min.) --- Due by: 6pm, W (3/3)

W 3/3— Synchronous Meeting (6-7:30pm)

• • In-Class (Synchronous)— 1-3: Gesture Lecture/Intro

  • Activities/Prep— Gesture Drawing—How to Make One (~22 min)

  • Sketchbook Exercises— Life drawing: (4) gesture warmups (~25 min.)

    • Optional/Bonus: (4) gesture warmups: non-human life-drawings (~25 min.)

Week 4

M 3/8— Synchronous Meeting (6-7:30pm)

• • In-Class (Synchronous)—

    • • 1-2: Quick Crit (Draw your feet)

      • 1-3: In-Class Gestures/Demo

      • START 1-3c: Gesture Assignment— Gesture Drawing in Time (~1.5 hrs.) --- WIP (~80%) Due by: 6pm W (3/10)

W 3/10— Synchronous Meeting (6-7:30pm)

DUE 6:00pm— 1-3c: Gesture Drawing in Time (WIP)

• • In-Class (Synchronous)—

    • • 1-3c: Quick Crit (Gesture Drawing in Time); finished drawing due by 6pm M (3/22)

      • 1-4: Value Intro; 1-5: Composition: Negative Space

  • Homework— due by 6pm M (3/22)

    • • 1-3d: Gesture: Timed Exercises (5 days)

      • 1-4: Complete Activities & Sketchbook Exercises—

        • 1-4a: Value Scales (3)— Smooth/blended (in graphite or charcoal) & Stepped (in graphite or charcoal)

        • 1-4b: Value Warm-up (graphite)

        • 1-4c: Creating Form with Value (graphite)

      • 1-5: Complete Activities & Sketchbook Exercises—

        • 1-5a: Negative Space (2) sketchbook exercises
          

Week 5

M 3/15 & W 3/17— Spring Break // Classes do not meet

Week 6

M 3/22—

DUE 6:00pm— you should be finished with 1-3d, 1-4 & 1-5a (if not, finish these during work/class time!)

Asynchronous Activities

• • 1-5b: Sketchbook Exercises— Sighting & Measuring

  • 1-5c: Sill-Life Drawing (Prep)— Still-life w/ 3-5 objects

    • Watch: Still life setup video

    • Collect 3-5 objects for your still-life; setup still-life arrangement & light source

    • Take 3 different photos of your still life & Post 3 (WIP) photos by: 6pm, 3/24

W 3/24— Synchronous Meeting (6-7:30pm)

DUE 6:00pm— 1-5c: (3) Still life photos (WIP)

• • In-Class (Synchronous)— 1-5c: still life, discuss photos/setups; view & discuss; pick 1 to draw

  • Activities— Watch: Organizational Line Demo & Complete Warmup Exercise

  • START 1-5c: Still life Drawing: Organizational Lines— Due by: 6pm, M (3/29)

Week 7

M 3/29— Midterm Individual Meeting Signup (4/5 & 4/12)

Asynchronous Activities

• 1-5c: Still life Drawing: Organizational Lines (photo of finished drawing)— Due by: 6pm

  • To-Do: Post Feedback— post padlet feedback/comments — Due by: 6pm W (3/31)

• START— 2: Perspective

  • To Do— WATCH: Perspective- Atmospheric/Linear

  • Sketchbook Exercises— start perspective exercises

  • Project 2: Perspective (Prep)— READ: Introduction— Exterior/Interior Space

    • Take/collect 2-3 exterior photos & 2-3 interior photos; post to WIP Padlet --- Due by: 6pm, W (3/31)

W 3/31— Synchronous Meeting (6pm)

*** DUE 11:59pm— MIDTERM: SKETCHBOOK & FINISHED ASSIGNMENTS DUE ***

• • In-Class— Perspective Assignment discussion & QA; choose 1 photo/location to draw in perspective

  • Project 2: Perspective— start thumbnails; finish drawing for homework --- Due by: 6pm, W (4/7)

Week 8

M 4/5— Mid-Term Progress Individual Meetings w/ Instructor (6pm-8pm)

Asynchronous Activities

• Work day—Project 2: Perspective

W 4/7— Synchronous Meeting: PROJECT #2 CRITIQUE (6-8pm)

Week 9

M 4/12— Progress Individual Meetings w/ Instructor (6pm-8pm)

Asynchronous Activities

W 4/14— Synchronous Meeting 6pm

Week 10

M 4/19—

W 4/21— Synchronous Meeting: PROJECT #3 CRITIQUE (6-8pm)

Week 11

M 4/26— Asynchronous Activities

• 4-1_Water Color Crayons & Pencils (Exercises 1-4 due W 4/28)

W 4/28— SYNCHRONOUS MEETING (6pm)

• Discuss 4-1: Exercise #4

• 4-2: Color Theory

  • 4-2a: Non-Objective Color Wheel Assignment— Due by: 6pm, W (5/5)

  • 4-2b: Collage Assignment— Due by: 6pm, M (5/5)

• 4-3: Seeing Color

  • 4-3a: Reflection Question/Post Response (listen to Rippin' the Rainbow a New One; 20:21 min.)— Due by: 6pm, M (5/3)

  • 4-3b: Seeing Color & Prisms (~6:00 min.)— Watch videos by: 6pm, M (5/3)

Week 12

M 5/3—Asynchronous Activities

• READ: Project 4-4: Mixed Media Project (start collecting materials)

  • Sketchbook Exercise: Self Shape— Due by: 6pm, W (5/5)

  • Watch: Collage Video— by: 6pm, W (5/5)

W 5/5— SYNCHRONOUS MEETING 6pm

Week 13

M 5/10—Asynchronous Activities

• Final Sketchbook/Portfolios Due

W 5/12— SYNCHRONOUS MEETING (6pm)

• CRITIQUE: Project 4 Drawing: Mixed Media Triptych