Beginning Drawing / Art 120

Instructor: Victor Sandblom

Tuesday/Thursday 6:30 -9:20

Room C 256

Item 0738, Section E

Spring 2004

Syllabus and Dateline

 

The following is a list of studio work and required assignments for Art 120 and their corresponding dates.  Unless unforeseen circumstances arise, you can assume these due dates are final.   Please remember that late work will result in a lower grade (one point per class day late).   Many drawing methods will be discussed in class and a number of work assignments and lab work assignments will accompany these topics.  Please keep up with regular attendance, note taking, and bringing the appropriate drawing materials to class. After three absences it is advised that you withdraw from the class, five or more absences will equal an F.  Attendance and effort are the most important factors in determining your grade. As a common courtesy to fellow students and the classroom environment, Cell phones are to be turned off in class. Speak with me before class if you must leave your phone on.

 

Tuesday, March 30th:  Introduction, materials list, syllabus, locker assignments, some talk and the text. Start 3-D sentence exercise. Chapters 1-4. Figure-Ground, Line, Contour,

Presentation. Discuss the three steps in making a drawing.   Assignment #1: 3-D Sentence.

 

Thursday, April 1st:  Drawing Line, Gesture, Contour, Proportion and Sighting Techniques.

Read Chapters 1-4.  3-D sentence sketch is due.  (Please Bring your Ruler and Viewfinder)

 

Tuesday, April 6th:  Sighting Techniques, Rests (Negative Shape/Space), Extended Contour.

 Read Chapters 5-6.  Assignment #1, the 3-D Sentence is due.  Perspective. (Please Bring your Ruler and Viewfinder)

Assignment #2:  A Measured Intuitive Gesture.

 

Thursday, April 8th: Scale and Proportion, the perceptual grid and intuitive perspective. Picture Plane, ground plane, extended contour. Sighting techniques Composition (Please bring your Ruler and Viewfinder). Read Chapters 5-6.

 

Tuesday, April 13th:  More on sighting techniques and Composition (Please bring your Ruler and Viewfinder). Re read Chapters 1-6. Assignment #2:  A Measured Intuitive Gesture is due.  

 Assignment#3, A Line drawing from observation. Vocabulary test on chapters 1-6.

 

Thursday, April 15th:  More on The perceptual Grid and the use of intuitive perspective and proportion.   Positive and Negative space, figure ground, line quality.   Read Chapters 7-8.

  

Tuesday, April 20th: Perspective:  Assignment #4 The Hallway drawing, Observed perspective. Vocabulary Test Chapters 7-8.   Proportion Assignment#3, A Line drawing from observation is due.

 

Thursday, April 22nd: More Perspective, Hallway drawing continued. Read Chapters 7-8.

Drawing using fixed point perspective.  Overview of fixed point perspective

 

Tuesday, April 27th:  More Perspective, the Hallway continued.  Vocabulary Test chapters 7-8

 

Thursday, April 29th: More Perspective. Assignment # 4The Hallway Drawing is due Perspective overview 1pt, 2pt, and 3pt perspective. Non Brunelleschian perspective. Read Chapters 14-16.

 

 

 

Beginning Drawing / Art 120

Instructor: Victor Sandblom

Tuesday/Thursday 6:30 -9:20

Room C 256

Item 0738, Section E

Spring 2004

 Syllabus and Dateline

 

 

Tuesday, May 4th  : Perspective: One, Two and Three point perspective..  Read Chapters 14-16   Presentable    Hallway drawing is due.  Assignment #5: Draw in perfect perspective an interior using one, two and three point perspective.

 

Thursday, May 6th: Perspective.  The Interior: Perfecting Intuitive Perspective.

Draw a 2pt perspective room and furnish it.

  Vocabulary Test Chapters 14-16.

 

Tuesday, May 11th: Cross Contour Drawings. Arial perspective       

Assignment #5 Homework: Draw in perfect perspective an interior using one, two and three point perspective is due.  Assignment # 6- Cross Contour, the striped cloth. Read Chapters 10-11.

 

Thursday, May13th:  Cross Contour Drawings. Mid tones and form. Free Form Drawing.

Read Chapters 10-11 

 

Tuesday, May18th:  Form and Cylinders Cones, spheres 

Assignment # 6- Cross Contour, the striped cloth is due.   Read Chapters 11- 12

Assignment # 7 Biomorphic form/ Four Eggs. 

 

Thursday, May20th: Form and Cylinders Cones, spheres. Read Chapters 11- 12

 

Tuesday, May25th:  Form and Chiaroscuro. Read Chapters 12-13:

 Assignment # 7 Biomorphic form/ Four Eggs is due

Assignment # 8 Chiaroscuro

 

Thursday, May27th:  Read Chapters 12-13 Values and Form, Chiaroscuro

 

Tuesday, June 1st: Values and Form, Chiaroscuro Chapters 12-13 Assignment # 8 Chiaroscuro is due.

Assignment #9 the Final Drawing. Drawing Boxes and using them for Complex Forms

 

Thursday, June 3rd: Putting it all together- Perspective, chiaroscuro, etc…Assignment #9 The Final Drawing sketch is due. Vocabulary test on chapters 10-13.

 

Tuesday, June 8th: Assignment #9 The Final Drawing is due.

 

Thursday, June 10th: Final (class meets from 5:30 to 7:20) Vocabulary and in-class drawing.