Course code:
This is an introductory drawing course. Students will work primarily from direct observation to translate what they are seeing onto paper using dry and wet media. In their drawings, students will learn how to articulate a broad range of values in charcoal and investigate how tone and line can communicate a sense of space and form. Students will learn sighting and measurement techniques to translate relative proportions across their compositions. A broad range of ideas about composition and organization of forms will be introduced by engaging with the work of artists from different parts of the world throughout history. Students will work with a variety of materials and techniques: from charcoal to ink to using collage to deconstruct and then rebuild spaces.
Evaluation will be based on the completion of exercises and assignments in a way that demonstrates an understanding of the concepts and ideas introduced in the class, engagement with course materials, participation in discussions and critiques, and the ability to respond to feedback in one’s work.
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