Monday/ Wednesday

Room C 256

2:30-5:20 PM Item 0737, Section D

6:30-9:20 PM Item 0738, Section E

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday

5:30 -6:25 PM Room C250B

Off ice Phone: 425-564-2479

Email: vsandblo@bellevuecollege.edu

Syllabus and Dateline

The following is a list of studio work and homework assignments for Art 120, with 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 grade per day late) Late work will not be accepted more than one week after from the assigned due date. Many drawing methods will be discussed in class and a number of work assignments and lab 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, more than 3 absences will equal an F. Tardiness, leaving early and disruptive classroom behavior will also count as either half day attendance or a complete absence, at my discretion.. 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

Week One: Introduction to materials, locker assignments, syllabus, some talk and the text.

Discussion of the three steps used in making a drawing. Introduction to Perspective; the picture plane and its basis in geometry. Read Chapters 1-4 Assignment #1: the Grided Transfer Drawing

Week Two: Drawing Line, Gesture, Contour, Proportion and Sighting Techniques. How to approach making a drawing, posture, set up/break down .The Picture Plane and the measured gesture.

Vocabulary: contour drawing, positive and negative shapes the measured and developed contour drawing gesture, picture plane. Read Chapters 1-4 Please Bring your Ruler and Viewfinder, as well as your drawing board, charcoal , chamois and newsprint.

Week Two, : Assignment #1, the Grided Transfer Drawing is due. The Picture Plane and Perspective. (Please Bring your Ruler and Viewfinder). Review of sighting techniques. Start the Hallway drawing. Read Chapters4-6

Vertical Axis, Horizon line and Point of reference. Assignment #2 Developed Contour Drawing See Pages 56-58 in the text..

The Hallway, Sighting techniques Composition (Please bring your Ruler and Viewfinder). Read Chapters 5-8. More on sighting techniques and Composition (Please bring your Ruler and Viewfinder).

Assignment#3The Hallway. Re-sight, drawing before restarting. The use of diagonals to find center.

Week ThreeThe Hallway Re read Chapters 5-8. Assignment #2: Developed Contour Drawing is Due

Re measuring, using diagonals to assist in measuring. Vocabulary test on chapters 1-8. Start reading chapters 14- 16.

Week Three: The Hallway finalized. Overlap and atmospheric perspective. Clarity and presentation.

Read chapters 14- 16.

Week FourAssignment #3 The Hallway drawing is due. Perspective: 1pt, 2pt, and 3pt perspective Assignment #4 Perspective drawing using a fixed point perspective . Slides showing relation of picture plane to drawing; plan, elevation, orthogonals, base line. Start the fixed point perspective drawing. Bring rulers and pencils.

Fixed point perspective drawing. Bring rulers and pencils.

Week Five: Assignment #4 Perspective drawing using one and two point perspective. Drawing using fixed point perspective. The Interior: Perfecting Intuitive Perspective. Drawing a 1pt perspective room with furnishings.. Assignment #4 Perspective drawing using one and two point perspective Read chapters 14- 16. One and two point perspective review. More on The perceptual Grid and the use of intuitive perspective and proportion. Positive and Negative space, Read Chapters 14-16. . Assignment # 4 Perspective drawing using one and two point perspective DUE.

Week Six: Cross Contour Drawings. Blind contours and Arial perspective .

Assignment #5 The 3-D Sentence and three contour drawings is due. Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class. Vocabulary test on chapters14-16 Assignment#5: The 3-D Sentence and three contour drawings is Due

Value and form Five value scale, composition, distribution of lights and darks.

Assignment # 6 A 2, 3, 5Value Drawing. Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class

Week Six: The description of form.The sketch and gesture . Contour drawings, blind contours, outline, silhouette and contour.Today we will use Charcoal and newsprint. Please start bringing your mi-tientes and conte’sto class.

Assignment#5: The 3-D Sentence and three contour drawings

Week Seven: Value and form Five value scale, composition, distribution of lights and darks.

Assignment # 6 A 2, 3, 5Value Drawing is DUE. Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class

Week Seven : Form and Cylinders, Cones, Spheres. Read Chapters 11-13 Values and Form, Chiaroscuro. Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class. Assignment #7 Chiaroscuro/ Shading- Three Eggs in a Napkin

Week Eight: Chiaroscuro+ Spheres Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class.

Assignment #8 Textured/ Paper bag Mid Tone Drawing Assignment Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class.#7 /

Week Nine: No Class May 25th Chiaroscuro Shading- Three Eggs in a Napkin is DUE Read Chapters 11-13 Values and Form, Chiaroscuro.

Week Nine: Form and Chiaroscuro. Read Chapters 11-13: Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class.

Assignment #8 Textured/ Paper bag Mid Tone Drawing Assignment is DUE Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class.

Assignment #9 The Final Drawing.

Week Ten: Values and Form, Chiaroscuro. Form and Cylinders, Cones, Spheres. Chiaroscuro+ Spheres

Chapters 11- 13. Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class. #9 The Final Drawing

Week Ten: Assignment #10 Drawing Boxes and using them for Complex Forms Vocabulary Test Chapters 11-13. Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class

Week Eleven #9 The Final Drawing is due. Portfolio review.

Week Eleven 11th Final (class meets normal class hours) Vocabulary and in-class drawing Final.

Please bring mi-tientes and conte’s to class.

Week Twelve: Finals