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:

• Introduction to materials:

Charcoal;

Graphite;

Chinese Ink ;

Charcoal paper.

• Introduction to the Elements of Art:

Line;

Tone;

Shape;

Texture;

Form.

• Introduction to 1 and 2 point perspective.
• Introduction to the sketch as a developmental process.
• Translating ideas to pictures.
• Introduction to Figure Drawing:

Line of Action;

Gesture drawing;

Angles and Proportions;

Anatomical Drawing.

• Introduction to Volume:

Sculpting the figure in space.

• Introduction to the properties of Light:

Still life drawing with tone;

Night drawing;

Drawing the figure in space with tone.

• Elements of Composition & Design with perceptual painting:

Activating the picture plane;

Balancing the picture plane;

Textures and patterns;

Balance, contrast, emphasis, Rhythm.

• Figure in Space.
• Ideas translated to concepts of drawing.