ART 113 Advanced Drawing (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Prerequisite ART 112 or instructor permission.
Course Description
This course builds upon the foundation of contemporary and classical approaches to drawing and is an extension of the fundamentals of representational drawing. This course is designed to allow the serious student to develop skills as a draftsman and broaden capabilities for personal expression.
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 and creative expression.
C. Expanding vocabulary of line variation (gesture, contour, hatching) to produce volumetric space and flowing transitions of focal interest.
D. Exposure to traditional and alternative mixed media application to emphasize relationship between form, content, and personal conceptual expression.
E. Objective critical analysis of peers' work through small group critiques.
F. Drawing journal or sketchbook for practice drawings based on direct observation of 3-D forms.
G. Adaptations of historic and contemporary approaches and styles in drawings.
H. Value modeling, chiaroscuro, and tenebrism utilizing various wet and dry media and light conditions.
I. Alternative perceptions and non-traditional representations of figure-ground in still life drawing.
J. Development of a personal portfolio and body of work of a personal investigation into content through the act of drawing.
Student Outcomes
1. Create original drawings which demonstrate the student’s capacity to perceive, comprehend and interpret the three-dimensional world using various media techniques.
2. Synthesize the formal art elements and principles with the observed world to create unity and harmony in varying compositional formats.
3. Expand upon the foundations of representational strategies that give direction to emotional and psychological content.
4. Demonstrate ability to use light logic to create the illusions of mass and motion. Model drawings to create chiaroscuro in various light conditions.
5. Develop disciplined focus and scholarly inquiry in classroom discussions, critiques and portfolio presentation.
6. Exhibit dedication and professional growth through a variety of creative applications expressing personal style and voice.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions.
Lecture Contact Hours 35
Lab Contact Hours 30
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 65
Potential Methods
A. Individual assignments and projects
B. Class Critique
C. Individual critique
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