| Week | Topic | Objectives | Related Concepts | Assignment |
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| Week One | Introduction | | |
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| Weeks One, Two, and Three |
Unit one
Perception of Line and Shape: Learning to See |
- Create drawings using contour line techniques
- Compare and contrast different kinds of line
- Create drawings using gestural marks
- Explain the differences between line and mark making
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- Blind contour
- Modified contour
- Line variation, weight, & quality
- Gesture and Mark Making
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Essay assignment |
| Weeks Four and Five |
Unit two
Perception of Perspective and Space |
- Define linear perspective
- Use linear perspective concepts in a drawing
- Create a strong composition by examining positive and negative space
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- Principles of linear perspective
- One,two, & three point perspective
- Aerial perspective
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1st out-of-class project: Perspective assignment |
| Week Six |
Unit Three
Perception of Volume and Form |
- Use line to communicate the three dimensional nature of objects
- Use cross contour lines to draw organic forms
- Select and eliminate information
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- Cross contour lines
- Organic and geometric form
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Mid-term project: Non-figurative self-portrait |
| Week Seven | Mid-Term | | |
Portfolios Due, Individual Meetings |
| Weeks Eight and Nine | Unit Four
Introduction to
Value |
- Recognize ways to build up value in a drawing
- Use different value techniques to create particular moods
- Understand how Edward Gorey and Georges Seurat used value to create specific atmosphere and emotions in their drawings
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- Building up line to create value through:
- Texture
- Hatching
- Mass gesture
- Chiaroscuro and local value
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3rd out-of-class project: Value Study, Lights and Shadows |
| Weeks Ten and Eleven | Unit Five
Collaboration and Collage |
- Identify methods of making drawings
- Create large scale collaborative drawings with your classmates
- Use collage to create and inspire drawings
- Examine and discuss the collages of Picasso and Hannah Hoch
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- Collaboration
- Drawing and design with collage elements
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Final Project: Written proposal and sketch |
| Weeks Twelve and Thirteen | Unit Six: Color |
- Learn color's basic physical properties: hue, intensity, value
- Use color to communicate ideas
- Create drawings using multi-media approaches
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- Color theories and relationships
- Selecting a color palette
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Final Critique: Portfolios Due |
| Week Fourteen | | | |
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