Develop your observation and drawing skills in this wonderful class. This course will focus on the fundamentals of drawing: line, shape, value, perspective, composition, proportion, spatial relationships, volume and texture and you will create amazing masterpieces in the process. Students will analyze how shadows and highlights create form and use perspective to create the illusion of space. The course will enhance students’ observational skills and enable them to apply these abilities to their work. Students will become familiar with various ways in which the elements, principles of design and composition improve their creative approach and critical judgment. This course teaches all the skills you will need to continue on in your 2-dimensional high school art career.
Drawing II is for the student interested in expanding their 2-dimensional art-making. Drawing II will focus on building from drawing fundamentals within Drawing I, such as the elements and principles of design focusing on line, shape, value, perspective, proportion, volume, texture, and more. The introduction of color media will be an integral part of the Drawing II experience, and students will have the opportunity to learn and grow to create more complex and colorful artworks using colored pencils, soft pastels, oil pastels, ink, and more. Students will also be introduced to drawing the figure using live models, concentrating on gesture and proportion to enhance future figure drawings and portraiture. This course will refine drawing skills to be used for more advanced classes in the future.
Prerequisites: Drawing I
Drawing III is for the student with a passion for expanding their drawing process in a personal and professional manner. Drawing III will encompass more independent access to technical color applications using a variety of 2-dimensional drawing tools. Students will study anatomical figures and receive a more in-depth experience to figure drawing, expanding their previous knowledge of the human form and composition. The elements and principles of art and design will be established for a student to critically analyze and evaluate methods of creating artwork and establishing a series of drawings related to a common theme of their choosing. Students will leave the class with refined skills of drawing that will translate to more successful artistic ventures.
Prerequisites: Drawing II