10206108Digital Design & Drawing Fundamentals
Course Information
Description
Provides involvement with the creative process, the traditional elements and principles of design and various techniques for solving two-dimensional design problems. These design concepts are taught on the computer and traditional media.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Sketch structures with parallel lines
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a drawing using transparency, receeding planes and base angles
    Criteria
    you use sighting to visually measure angles and proportion
    drawing includes a demonstration of correct base angles based on sighting
    drawing includes a demonstration of transparency
    drawing includes a demonstration of receeding planes
    drawing includes correctly sighted proportion

  2. Sketch structures in one-point perspective
    Assessment Strategies
    by a 70% score on an end of unit test
    by submitting a drawing
    Criteria
    drawing includes a structure with planes that appear to recede perpendicular to the picture plane.
    drawing includes the illusion of space through systematic reduction in scale from foreground to background.
    drawing includes an ellipse (foreshortened circle).
    drawing includes a single eye-level line.
    drawing includes a reflection of a thoughtful and creative solution to the problem.
    drawing has a clean presentation (straight borders, no smudges, no spills, etc.).

  3. Sketch structures in two-point perspective
    Assessment Strategies
    by you by submitting a drawing
    by a 70% score on an end of unit test
    Criteria
    drawing includes a structure with planes that appear to recede at an angle to the picture plane
    drawing includes the illusion of space through systematic reduction in scale from foreground to background
    drawing includes a single eye-level line
    drawing includes a reflection of a thoughtful and creative solution to the problem
    drawing has a clean presentation (straight borders, no smudges, no spills, etc.)

  4. Draw subjects using accumulated shading techniques
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a drawing with shading techniques
    by a 70% score on an end of unit test
    Criteria
    drawing includes multiple subjects
    drawing includes subjects that are described by areas of value that define the edges of forms
    you use accumulated shading techniques with a pencil
    you use accumulated shading techniques with a pen and ink
    drawing includes a demonstration of properties of light and shade
    drawing includes a reflection of a thoughtful and creative solution to the problem
    drawing has a clean presentation (straight borders, no smudges, no spills, etc.)

  5. Sketch the human figure
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting drawings with correct body proportion
    by submitting a drawing of figures rendered using basic shapes
    by submitting a drawing of figures rendered in cross-contour line
    by submitting a drawing of figures in perspective
    Criteria
    figure drawing has correct body proportion
    figure drawing is created using basic shapes
    figure drawing is created using cross-contour lines
    figure drawing is rendered correctly in perspective

  6. Draw a final-project storyboard
    Criteria
    Storyboard contains three panels
    Storyboard includes a demonstration of one and two point perspective
    Storyboard contains figure in perspective
    Storyboard includes human figures rendered in pen and ink
    Storyboard includes human figures rendered in pencil
    Storyboard is professionally mounted and labeled

  7. Identify Principles of Design
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing in-class exercises
    by a score of 70% on an end of unit test
    Criteria
    exercises include demonstrations of proximity in a design
    exercises include demonstrations of varied repetition in a design
    exercises include demonstrations of focal point in a design
    exercises include demonstrations of figure-ground reversal in a design
    exercises include demonstrations of asymmetrical, radial, and symmetrical balance in a design

  8. Identify color properties
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing in-class color exercises
    by a score of 70% on an end of unit test
    Criteria
    exercises include an identification of primary colors
    exercises include an identification of secondary colors
    exercises include an identification of tertiary colors
    exercises include an identification of color values (tints, shades, chromatic grays)
    exercises include an identification of color harmonies (monchormatic, complementary, analogous)

  9. Use color theory principles
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing in-class color exercises
    by completing in class color wheel assignment
    by applying color properties to a design
    by a score of 70% on an end of unit test
    Criteria
    exercises include five different values in a design
    exercises include the use of matched color values
    exercises include the use of a complementary color scheme
    exercises include the use of an analogous color scheme
    exercises include the use of a monochromatic color scheme
    exercises include the use of hue, saturation, chroma, and value
    exercises include the use of color harmonies to evoke a theme

  10. Initiate final project design
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting 10- 20 thumbnail drawings of final project design
    by analyzing your thumbnail drawings
    by progressively cropping your final concept
    Criteria
    drawings include the use of thumbnail process
    drawings include an analysis of the thumbnail stage
    drawings include a demonstration of design principles
    drawings include the development of shape analysis of subject matter
    drawings include the use of cropping to hone design
    cropped image is progressively simplified

  11. Develop Final Project design
    Assessment Strategies
    by choosing your best concept
    by interpreting final project design with drawing software
    by submitting for critique value and color analyses of cropped image
    cropped image analysis includes assigned colors
    Criteria
    final project includes thumbnail drawings of a selected subject
    final project includes a selected thumbnail drawing of a subject rendered in a drawing software
    final project includes a value analysis of cropped image
    final project includes an interpretation of the value into color
    final project includes the development of color scheme analyses of cropped image (monochromatic, analogous, complementary)
    final project includes a selected color scheme based on theme
    final project includes a demonstration of the use of design principles
    final project is mounted professionally

This Outline is under development.