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COURSE OUTLINE
Part 1: Drawing Foundations
DAY 01 – Course Introduction
Preparation
• Read Is There Any Such Thing as Talent?
• Read Lessons on Success and Deliberate Practice from Mozart, Picasso, and Kobe Bryant
In-Class
W, JAN 13 » Reference Drawing
Homework
• Complete Introductory Survey (Due on Day 01)
DAY 02 – Composition, Shape
Preparation
• Listen to Why We Draw (NPR Interview with Peter Steinhart, Author of The Undressed Art: Why We Draw)
• Read about Right and Left Brain Functions
• Review these Exemplars of Negative Shape Drawings
In-Class
M, JAN 18 » Negative Shape Drawing
Homework
Foundations
DAY 03 – Line, Contour
Preparation
Review these Exemplars of Contour Drawings
In-Class
W, JAN 20 » Blind, Partial-Peak, and Pure Contour
Homework
F, JAN 22 » CLOSING EXHIBITION - The Commerce Center
DAYS 04 - 06 - Gesture Drawing
Preparation
• Watch The Neurons that Shaped Civilization
• Review these Exemplars of Gesture Drawings
• Watch These Online Tutorials
In-Class
M, JAN 25 – M, FEB 1 » Gesture Drawings
DAY 06 – Shading and Modeling 1: Linear Shading
Preparation
• Watch this video on shading spherical objects
• View these exemplars of linear shading
In Class
M, FEB 1 » Gesture (see above) followed by introduction to linear shading
W, FEB 3 » No class (work on homework)
Homework
• Complete a series of drawings of eggs
• Complete an artist copy that features extensive linear shading
Four-Part Process
Gesture
Part 2: Volume Summary
DAYS 07-08 – Basics of Sighting
Preparation
Read Sighting
In class
M, FEB 8; W, FEB 10 » Basics of Sighting: Simple Shapes
Homework
Create Imaginary Biomorphic Forms by adding simple forms
DAYS 09-10 – Simplifying Complex Volumes
In Class
W, FEB 15 – M, FEB 17 » Simplifying Complex Volumes
Homework
Linear Shading - Cross Hatching (Personal Choice)
Part 3: The Perceptual Grid
DAYS 11-13 – Organizational Line Drawings
Preparation
• View these exemplars of organizational line drawings
• Read this professor's approach to this technique
In Class
M, FEB 22 » Interior
W, FEB 24 – M, FEB 29 » Still Life
F, FEB 26 » Turn in Sketchbook (Homework List)
Part 4: Finish
DAYS 15-16 – Finish
Preparation
Review (again) these Exemplars of Line Quality
Review (again) these Exemplars of Linear Shading
In-Class
M, MAR 14 - W, MAR 16 » Four-Part Still Life Drawing (Graphite or Charcoal on Drawing Pads) • Individual Meetings
Homework
Complete Four-Part Still Life Drawing
Mid-Term Portfolio
Sketchbook (Mid-Term)
Portfolio One
Portfolio Due » W • MAR 2 (Mid-Term Portfolio Checklist)
Mid-Term Critiques » M • MAR 14
PART 2: Drawing Extended...
