ART 111 Beginning Drawing (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
An entry level drawing course that provides a framework for a variety of themes, materials, and techniques. This is an exploratory course that focuses on the observation and representation of three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface.
Course Content
A. Translating three-dimensional form onto a two-dimensional picture plane.
B. The visual elements of line, shape, value, texture, and space as they correspond to the principles of organization.
C. Objective analysis of the compositional integrity of form and content in artworks.
D. Integration of contour, gesture, and expressive line into observational sketches and renderings.
E. Traditional and contemporary theories of Scientific, Linear, and Atmospheric perspective.
F. The logic of light and shadow (chiaroscuro). Developing value systems that range from high-key to low-key.
G. Exposure to the media application and control of graphite (H2-B6), pen and ink, and charcoal.
H. Historical and contemporary approaches to drawing.
Student Outcomes
1. Create original drawings which demonstrate the ability to interpret the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional picture plane.
2. Demonstrate an increased visual awareness and acquisition of basic observational and representational skills.
3. Demonstrate compositional integrity through objective analysis and synthesis of the formal elements of art (line, shape, value, texture, form, and space).
4. Exhibit professional growth through a variety of creative applications of: line weight and variation, proportion, comparative measurement, and perspective.
5. Use light logic and chiaroscuro to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume and form.
6. Create a portfolio that exhibits technical, conceptual, and creative growth.
7. Expand awareness and appreciation of historical and contemporary approaches to drawing.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Lecture Contact Hours 35
Lab Contact Hours 30
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 65
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