ART 136ABC  ILLUSTRATION  (hybrid course)

Fall 2024

• ART 136ABC is a  hybrid class. All 3 levels meet  at the same time in Creative Arts A103 every Thursday from 12:10pm- 3pm  for 52.5 hours total, 3 hours per week for a 16 weeks semester. For the online part of the class student should expect to spend 3 hours per week working with online materials, total of 52.5 hours, for a 16 weeks semester. Students may interact with the instructor via course email, during face-to-face meetings, and/or office hours.

Catalog description

ART 136A is a hybrid (half online, half face-to-face) introductory course to the professional field of illustration. The students will acquire fundamental illustration skills and become familiar with principal areas within the field, such as Editorial, Advertising, and Scientific-Technical. Students will explore a variety of techniques, while developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students will use their knowledge of drawing, design, and style to communicate ideas.Syllabus

Adding the class:

If the class is full: Come to the first class meeting, send me an add to class request starting at the first day of classes. There is a big chance that some students will not show up. Please read about adding to the class process.

Art 130A BASIC DRAWING (hybrid and fully online courses)

Fall 2024 term this class is offered Online

Course Description

It is a course in the theory and practice of drawing using a variety of media and subject matter. The student will develop drawing skills through the use of line, plane, tone, shape, form, volume, chiaroscuro and perspective. Group and individual instruction related to progressive assignments will encourage subjective and analytical development.

Course outline

Syllabus

Art Materials

Art 130B Intermediate Drawing  Art 130B and Art 130C meet at the same time. Both are offered once a year, in the Spring semester.

Continued development of drawing skills via projects of greater complexity. This also includes additional approaches to drawing, composition, and varied drawing materials. This course is a member of the drawing family of courses.

Prereq. Art130A

Art 130C Advanced Drawing 

Building on the rigorous drawing studies of ART 130A and ART 130B, students will now focus on developing a self-directed creative process that is informed by research into the expressive, historical, personal, and contemporary aspects of media use and content development as applied in the creation of a series of related thematic drawings.

Prereq. Art130B

ART 132ABCD  FIGURE DRAWING

ART 132A Catalog description

Fall 2024: Not teaching

Introduction to the basic concepts of drawing the nude figure from life. Students develop a practical understanding of surface anatomy and proportions using a variety of media and techniques, acquire perceptional and critical thinking skills, and are introduced to the expressive potential of figurative drawing. Syllabus

Prerequisite:  Art 130A Basic Drawing, or Portfolio review by instructor. email for details @irazumov@ccsf.edu

Adding the class:

If the class is full: Come to the first class meeting, send me an add to class request starting at the first day of classes. There is a big chance that some students will not show up.Please read about adding to the class process.

ART 139 LIVE MODEL CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION is a hybrid course and offered once a year, in the Spring semester.

Develop unique character designs, engage in figurative storytelling, and work from live models as well as photographic resources. Focus on portraiture and facial expressions, dynamic gesture, and prolonged studies of models in costumes and theatrical settings with props using a variety of painting and drawing techniques in color media. Syllabus

Prerequisite:  Art 130A Basic Drawing, or Portfolio review by instructor. email for details @irazumov@ccsf.edu

Adding the class:

If the class is full: Come to the first class meeting, send me an add to class request starting at the first day of classes. There is a big chance that some students will not show up.  Please read about adding to the class process.

Important Dates

• ART 139 is a  hybrid class  and meets 52.5 hours face-to-face for regular drawing sessions, photo shoots, group critiques, instructor demos and feedback, for 3 hours per week for a 17.5 weeks semester every THURSDAYS from3:10pm-6pm in Creative Arts, A101. For the online part of the class student should expect to spend 3 hours per week working with online materials, total of 52.5 hours, for a 17.5 weeks semester.

• ART 136ABC is a  hybrid class. All 3 levels meet  at the same time in Creative Arts A103 every Thursday from 12:10pm- 3pm  for 52.5 hours total, 3 hours per week for a 17.5 weeks semester. For the online part of the class student should expect to spend 3 hours per week working with online materials, total of 52.5 hours, for a 17.5 weeks semester. Students may interact with the instructor via course email, during face-to-face meetings, and/or office hours.

Course Syllabus