Thinking Communicating Visually I

The subject will be conducted in a studio-classroom.

Teaching methods will consist of a short lecture/presentations and demonstrations presented each class, followed by drawing and art-making exercises that reflect the concepts introduced in the lecture.

Throughout each class there will be individual and/or group critiques. Some of the classwork will require the students to work outside at special architectural spaces, landscapes and field trip sites.


Course content includes:
1. Introduction to materials:
Charcoal;
Graphite;
Chinese Ink ;
Charcoal paper.
2. Introduction to the Elements of Art:
Line;
Tone;
Shape;
Texture;
Form.
3. Introduction to 1 and 2 point perspective.
4. Introduction to the sketch as a developmental process.
5. Translating ideas to pictures.
6. Introduction to Figure Drawing:
Line of Action;
Gesture drawing;
Angles and Proportions;
Anatomical Drawing.
7. Introduction to Volume:
Sculpting the figure in space.
8. Introduction to the properties of Light:
Still life drawing with tone;
Night drawing;
Drawing the figure in space with tone.
9. Elements of Composition & Design with perceptual painting:
Activating the picture plane;
Balancing the picture plane;
Textures and patterns;
Balance, contrast, emphasis, Rhythm.
10. Figure in Space.
11. Ideas translated to concepts of drawing.