20815215Drawing 2
Course Information
Description
This course explores a variety of drawing media and techniques through projects emphasizing subject/content relationships. Students will work to improve their drawing skills as they respond to various themes are presented as drawing challenges. Students can bring their own interest to drawing projects, and various drawing media can be used. Students will develop conceptualization skills preparing them for independent projects.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Investigate line and shape relationships
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting 3 line and shape drawings based on copositional strategies
    Criteria
    drawing 1 includes a still life compostion with open approach
    drawing 2 includes the same subjects with specific copositional criteria provided by instructor
    drawing 3 includes the same subjects with added copositional criteria provided by instructor
    you compare and contrast the three drawings to examine the preferred compositional approach

  2. Investigate specific value schemes
    Assessment Strategies
    by creating a high key drawing
    by creating a low key drawing
    by creating a Chiaroscuro drawing
    Criteria
    high key drawing includes whites or medium-light values
    high key drawing subjects are shaded
    low key drawing includes a value range from black to medium dark
    low key drawing subjects are shaded
    Chiaroscuro drawing exploits light and dark relationships as they pertain to shading
    you compare and contrast the value schemes to examine how the perception of subject matter is affected by these specific approaches to shading

  3. Investigate space
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a shallow space drawing
    by submitting a deep space drawing
    by submitting an intentionally ambiguous space
    Criteria
    shallow space drawing depicts subjects convincingly protruding from a foundation with a relief of no more than two inches
    shallow space drawing depicts of light and shade including cast shadows
    shallow space drawing accurately depicts trompe l'oeil (fool-the-eye) subject matter
    deep space drawing depicts an interior architectural space using linear perspective principles
    intentionally ambiguous space drawing depicts imagery that confuses the figure/ground relationships
    intentionally ambiguous space drawing creates spatial puzzlement in the perception of the viewer

  4. Investigate scale
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting an extremely small drawing
    by submitting an extremely large drawing
    Criteria
    small drawing is no more than 9 square inches
    small drawing demonstrates a high awareness of detail
    small drawing includes a sensitive use of appropriate drawing material (silver point drawing, graphite pencils, or colored pencils)
    large drawing is at least 30 by 40 inches
    large drawing depicts a very small object enlarged many times its actual size
    large drawing is completed using cattle markers or paint sticks

  5. Investigate texture
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a drawing that depicts invented diverse textures
    Criteria
    texture drawing includes an invented texture for each white, smooth object
    texture drawing demonstrates an exploration of using actual texture to create pictorial imagery (frotage, collage, mixed media applications, etc.)

  6. Investigate abstraction strategies
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a drawing that depicts an abstraction of an observed subject
    Criteria
    drawing demonstrates various strategies for abstracting a subject (simplify, exaggerate, repeat, overlap, distort, edit, etc.)
    abstraction drawing includes compositional principles of balance, unity, and variety
    abstraction drawing includes use of color schemes (analogous, complementary, triadic, etc.)