Intro to Drawing

Course Overview

This course focuses on the development of observational skills and drawing techniques, employing a wide range of drawing media and subject matter. Students in this course will develop both technical abilities and creative responses to material and subject matter. No prior experience with drawing is required or expected.

Critiques, discussions, and readings on contemporary topics in drawing are integrated into course assignments and assessment.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing this course should be able to:

1. Produce finished drawings in multiple media that synthesize

core observational drawing concepts and techniques.

2. Evaluate and critique student drawings and receive criticism

from others.

3. Describe, interpret, analyze, and evaluate historical and

contemporary drawings utilizing discipline-appropriate criteria.

Course Structure and Assignments

Approximately two-thirds of our class time during the semester is used for production and practice in the studio; the remaining third is used for critiques, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and readings of contemporary and historical texts on the practice of art. Individual and group critiques are an essential part of this course and will be held on a regular basis. Students are required to keep a journal/sketchbook outside of class. Drawing homework assignments are designed for this book. In addition to studio work, students will be expected to complete two small, written assignments in relation to course material.

Your final grade is composed of an aggregated score in four areas that are weighted on the following percentages:

Portfolios: 50% Journal and Homework Drawings 10% Critiques and self-evaluations: 20% Quizzes and written reports: 20%

The standards and rubrics for each component of the final grade will be handed out prior to submission of the final portfolio.