ART 111 –
Introduction to Drawing – 3 Semester Hours
Spring 2020
Monday,
6:30-9:00 PM, Dickey Fine Arts 130
Bethel
University
Instructor: Jason Cole
Office
Hours:
MW: 10am-12pm, 2-3pm; TR: 11am-12pm; F: 10am-12pm
Office Location: DFAB 113
Office Phone: 731.352.4082
E-mail: colej@bethelu.edu
Class Blog: https://betheludrawing.blogspot.com/
Course
Prerequisites/Co Requisites:
None
Course
Description:
Introduction to Drawing is an
introduction class which will expose the student to a number of traditional
skills and ideas that have occupied artists throughout history. The class involves drawing from direct
observation with an emphasis on accuracy of representation, space, volume,
linear and free hand perspective, and other basic techniques and concepts. In Basic Drawing I there is an emphasis on
line as the principle conveyor of form.
Course
Goals:
The student will:
1) Demonstrate
knowledge of linear and free hand perspective and foreshortening.
2) Demonstrate a
variety of drawing techniques using basic drawing materials.
3) Demonstrate the
basic “structure” concept of drawing.
4) Demonstrate the
ways in which line can define form.
5) Demonstrate
traditional areas of subject matter (still life, landscape, self-portraiture).
6) Develop skills of
observation, personal expression, and abstract thinking.
Text:
None
Course
Objectives:
The student will:
a) Develop
problem-solving skills.
b) Strengthen
self-disciple.
c) Learn to use many
different types of drawing media.
d) Learn to use the
elements and principles of design to create a work of art.
e) Observe,
research, and learn from the work of other artists.
f) Learn to “draw
what you see” by using the eyes and hands.
g) Develop and
enhance his/her proficiency in the vocabulary of the artist.
h) Actively engage
in constructive critique.
Units
of Study:
Familiarization
with tools & materials
Unit 1 Linear
Perspective
1-point
perspective
2-point
perspective
Intuitive
perspective
Unit 2 Planar
Analysis
Ruler Drawings
Unit 3 Loose
to Tight/Unfinished to Finished
Blind and
controlled contour
Gesture
Loose-to-Tight
Unit 4 Line
and Limited Value
Perspective,
Blocking-in Compositions, Line Quality, Loosening Up, Loose to Tight, Limited
Value
Required Reading:
Various articles
and printed materials that will be provided by the instructor.
Suggested Reading:
De, Reyna Rudy. How to Draw What You See.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2005.
Methods Of Instruction:
Lecture,
discussion, in-class work, outside assignments, sketchbook, critique.
Course Requirements:
In addition to
in-class assignments, there are three requirements of this course:
1) A personal sketchbook/journal is an important
requirement of this course. It is a
depository for ideas, visual observations, and written responses to anything
(in-class or outside). Include research
of artists of special interest, techniques, subjects, methods, media,
processes, master studies, reproductions, etc.
Drill yourself on in-class skills.
Research artists mentioned in class.
Include thumbnails of intended compositions. WRITE.
Don’t do ANYTHING in the sketchbook without also writing some notes
about what you did.
The Sketchbook will reviewed on specific listed days and will be submitted and graded at midterm and finals.
The Sketchbook will reviewed on specific listed days and will be submitted and graded at midterm and finals.
2) Completion of weekly in-class assignments and a
related homework assignment is required for the course.
3) A final portfolio of all work done for the course is due at
finals.
Attendance Policy:
o
If
you miss FIVE classes you will
immediately fail the course. As this
class meets only once per week, five absences means too much information and
work has been missed for anyone to legitimately pass the course. The only
excused absences are for students who must miss class due to approved
scheduled university extracurricular activities. Medical absences can be discussed on an
individual basis, but it is not guaranteed that they will be excused.
o
If
you are unable to submit an assignment on its due date because of an
approved scheduled university extracurricular activity, that assignment
can be submitted at the beginning of the next class without penalization.
o
If
you are having trouble with the course or have problems outside the class that
are affecting your performance please talk to me about it so that we can work
out a solution. Do not wait until it is too late.
I will be glad to help you in any way I can.
o
Lateness
is not acceptable. It is disruptive and frankly
disrespectful not only to me but to your fellow students to enter the classroom
in the middle of a lecture, demonstration, or critique. Three late arrivals to class will count as an
absence.
o
All
students will work for the entire class period.
The class runs from 6:30 to 9:00 PM.
Please ask to be excused before leaving the classroom. I am tolerant of discussion among students
during class to a point. However,
excessive talking, walking about or leaving the room will be noted in my grade
book and counted against your final grade.
o
If
you miss an assignment because of lateness or absence get it from another
student. If you then have questions come and see me.
Methods of Assessment/Evaluation/Grading System:
Each assignment
will be collected on a specific due date and time. Persons
not handing in work on time will be penalized one full grade. (See the exception rule above.) The work will be graded and returned as soon
as possible. At times it may be necessary
for me to hold some of the work for exhibitions or photographing. In cases like this, I will notify you.
All homework
assignments that have been submitted PROPERLY and graded may be re-worked for a
better grade. In-class drawings may not
be re-worked.
Late Assignment
Policy
o
A
homework assignment is considered late if it has not been submitted by the beginning of class on the scheduled due
date.
o
Persons not
handing in work on time will be penalized one full grade. (See the exception rule above.)
o
Late
work cannot be resubmitted for the possibility of a better grade.
o
Late
homework must be turned in within TWO
WEEKS of the scheduled due date in order to receive a grade. After two weeks, the assignment will not be accepted and the grade of
“0” will remain.
o
If
you fail to turn in FOUR homework
assignments, you will automatically fail the course, with no alternative path
to improving your grade in the course.
Sketchbooks will
be reviewed at midterm and finals. It is
expected that you are making extensive use of your sketchbook throughout the
semester to practice and drill yourself on skills as well as experiment.
Final grades
reflect accomplishment in three areas:
o
Homework/portfolio
(60%)
o
Sketchbook
(15%)
o
Class
performance/participation/attitude (25%)
Final grades will
be determined by:
o
Completion
of all assignments.
o
Consistency
of effort
o
Development
of skills in seeing and thinking.
o
Presentation
and craftsmanship.
o
Participation
in critiques and discussions.
o
General
attitude.
Individual
assignment grade definitions:
o
A - Excellent.
Assignment is completely and creatively fulfilled. No significant problems.
o
B - All aspects of
assignment are completely fulfilled and well done. A few problems remain to be solved.
o
C - Work fulfills
the requirements of the assignment to the letter and is generally
successful. Work is completely
finished. Craftsmanship is
acceptable. Some problems remain to be
solved.
o
D - Work is not
yet completely finished or has obvious technical or conceptual flaws.
o
F - Unacceptable
in technique or craft or concept (or any combination of these).
o
X - Assignment not
handed in. This assignment may not be
re-submitted.
Final letter
grade definitions:
o
A – The student
earning an A has shown great effort and near-perfect success in all aspects of
the class. Only students absolutely
excelling far above expectations will be awarded this grade.
o
B - A very good
job. The person earning this grade has
worked very hard; has pushed his/herself to go beyond the mere fulfillment of
each problem and has shown strong advances in technical and conceptual skills.
o
C - The student
earning a C has fulfilled the requirements of the course, has a positive
attitude, worked hard, shown growth in skills and thinking, and did an overall
good job.
o
D - Below
par. This grade indicates that the
student has obvious difficulties with basic drawing skills and/or trouble in
fulfilling the requirements of the class for some other reason.
o
F - This grade
indicates a severe problem in one or more of the following categories: lack of interest, bad attitude, failure to
complete assignments, excess lateness, or absence.
Clinical/Laboratory/Field Experiences:
None
General Requirements:
o
In
the interest of developing an appreciation of quality materials and maximizing
the life span of your work, major drawings will be executed on good quality
artist papers. Using lesser types of paper for a finished drawing will result
in a lower grade.
o
All
work must be kept in a portfolio.
Respect and protect your work if you expect anyone else to do so.
o
All
work that is handed in for grading must have your name and the date printed
unobtrusively on the back.
o
All
finished work must be fixed. Make
sure you have fixative and bring it with you to class.
o
Do
not spray fixative in the classroom. TAKE IT OUTSIDE! Our lungs will appreciate the consideration.
o
All
students are expected to participate during critiques. Failing to engage in discussions will be noted
in the gradebook.
o
Prohibited
from my classroom: Cell phones (you may have it pocketed, but silence it and DO
NOT ANSWER IT), texting, any device with headphones, tobacco of any kind, drugs
or alcohol, Internet social networking sites, and laziness.
Required Materials & Supplies
Materials
o
Sketchbook
(at least 9”x12”)
o
Graphite
drawing pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B
o
Charcoal
pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B
o
Black
conté
o
Workable
fixative
o
Kneaded
erasers
o
Hard
erasers
o
Black
India ink
o
Drawing
brush or small paint brush
o
Pencil
sharpener
o
Yardstick
or ruler
o
Portfolio
for carrying drawings (large enough to accommodate 18”x24” paper)
o
Container
for drawing tools (an Artbox or a simple zipper bag will do)
Paper
o
18”x24” pad of newsprint paper (or SEVERAL sheets of
unbound newsprint paper)
o
18”x24” high-quality paper for projects (provided by
instructor when assignment is given)
Artists to Consider
Alberto Giacometti
August Rodin
Bill Waterson
Christopher
Wilmarth
David Hockney
Edgar Degas
Edmund Dulac
Egon Schiele
Fernando Bryce
George Harriman
Georges Seurat
Gwen John
Henry O. Tanner
Horst Janssen
Janet Fish
Jean-Auguste
Dominque Ingres
Jim Dine
Kathe Kollwitz
Luca Cambiaso
Martin Puryear
Mary Cassatt
Paul Cezanne
Paula
Modersohn-Becker
Rembrandt Van
Rijn
Richard
Diebenkorn
Rico Lebrun
Romare Bearden
Susan Rothenberg
Vincent Van Gogh
William Beckmann
Winsor McKay
Zak Smith
Class Schedule
Week 1
1-13
Introduction, Review of syllabus
Familiarization with Materials, Discuss
Sketchbook Expectations
Outside Assignment:
o
Create
a pocket inside the back cover of your sketchbook (staple or tape a piece of cardboard)
o
Place
syllabus in pocket
*MLK HOLIDAY – JAN
20*
Week 3
1-27
Linear Perspective: One Point
o
One-point
perspective: work from still life of cubes spheres, and cones (planes &
ellipses)
o
Eye
level, below eye level, above eye level.
o
Work
to edge of page, push line variation
o
Materials
·
2B,
4B, 6B drawing pencils
·
Eraser
·
Yardstick/ruler
·
Newsprint
(18”x24”)
Outside Assignment:
o
Divide
paper into at least eight horizontal bands that fill the page. Fill each band with vertical lines that
explore different line weights and methods of drawing. Don’t try to draw objects or things. Consider weight, speed, and positive/negative
relationships. Lines can touch but not
cross.
o Materials
·
18”x24”
white bond paper (provided by instructor)
·
2B,
4B, 6B drawing pencils
·
Yardstick/ruler
·
Eraser
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Week 4
2-3
Linear Perspective: One Point
o
One-point
perspective: work from still life of cubes spheres, and cones (planes &
ellipses)
o
Multiple
points of view
o
Work
to edge of page, push line variation
o
Materials
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Interior:
one-point perspective
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, bond paper (18”x24”)
Week 5
2-10
Linear Perspective: Two Point
o
Two-point
perspective: work from still life of cubes spheres, and cones (planes &
ellipses)
o
Multiple
points of view
o
Work
to edge of page, push line variation
o
Materials
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Interior
(same as last homework): two-point perspective/Consider different point of view
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Week 6
2-17
REVIEW SKETCHBOOKS
Free Hand (Intuitive) Perspective
o
Free
hand perspective: work from still life of cubes spheres, and cones (planes
& ellipses)
o
Multiple
points of view
o
Consider
proportion
o
Work
to edge of page, push line variation
o
Materials
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Interior
(same as last homework): free hand perspective/Consider different view
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Pencils,
yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Week 7
2-24
Ruler Drawings (Planar analysis/line
variation)
o
Work
from still life
o
Materials
·
2B,
4B, 6B charcoal pencils, yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Week 8 MID-TERM
3-2
MID-TERM
SKETCHBOOKS DUE @ 6:30 PM
Ruler Drawings (Planar analysis/line
variation)
o
Work
from still life
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Ruler
drawing: Drapery
o
Create
a still life using a sheet or other non-patterned material
o
Work
from observation
o
Include
the full space
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, hard eraser, yardstick, good-quality white paper (18”x24” – provided
by faculty)
*SPRING BREAK
MARCH 9-13*
Week 9
3-16
Ruler Drawings (Planar analysis/line
variation)
o
Work
from still life
o
Materials
§
Charcoal
pencils, yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Ruler
drawing: Portrait
o
Head
in planes
o
Work
from observation of a sitter
o
Reduce
the head to a series of planes which clearly define the volume of the head as
well as major features such as eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and hair
o
Include
surrounding space
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, hard eraser, yardstick, good-quality white paper (18”x24” – provided
by faculty)
Week 10
3-23
Line: Blind and controlled contour
o
Line
quality (weight, width, value, space, thin/thick, dartk/light, fast/slow,
push/pull)
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencil, black conte, sharpened stick and ink, several sheets of newsprint &
Bristol
Gesture Drawings (Line and mass gesture
and combination)
o
Materials
§
Charcoal
pencil, black conte, sharpened stick and ink, several sheets of newsprint &
Bristol
Outside
Assignment:
o
Blind
contour: Self-portrait
o
Draw
4 self-portraits in blind contour as we did in class.
o
1
in graphite pencil, 1 in charcoal pencil, 1 in stick and ink, 1 in brush and
ink.
o
Work
from a mirror
o
Materials
·
Graphite
pencil, charcoal pencil, ink, sharpened stick, round brush, 2 sheets of newsprint
(18”x24”) for dry material, 2 sheets of Bristol or poster board (at least 18”x24”)
for ink
Week 11
3-30
Continued: Free hand Perspective,
Blocking-in Compositions, Line Quality, Loosening Up, Loose to Tight
o
Work
from still life of complex objects
o
Draw
“through” objects
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, hard eraser newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Paper
Loops and Curls
o
Cut
out at least 2 strips of drawing paper approximately 2”x24”
o
Attach
strips to an non-patterned wall and light them
o
Draw
from this still life 4 times from different angles
o
Emphasize
line variation to heighten the illusion of three dimensional space
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, hard eraser, 4 sheets of newsprint (18”x24”)
Week 12
4-6
REVIEW SKETCHBOOKS
Continued: Free hand Perspective,
Blocking-in Compositions, Line Quality, Loosening Up, Loose to Tight
o
Work
from still life of complex objects
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencil, hard eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Exterior
with Objects
o
Work
from an outdoor view with objects defining the space
o
Examples:
a parking lot with vehicles, a fenced-in patio with furniture, a sidewalk with
parking meters, etc.
o
Use
free hand perspective and line variation to heighten the illusion of three
dimensions and the deeper space of exterior vs. still life
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Drawing
pencils or charcoal pencils, hard eraser, good-quality white paper (18”x24” –
provided by faculty)
*EASTER HOLIDAY –
APRIL 10-12*
Week 13
4-13
Line: Controlled contour, Finished to
Unfinished, Limited Value, Placement
o
Work
from skeleton still life
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, black conté hard eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)
Week 14
4-20
Line: Controlled contour, Finished to
Unfinished, Limited Value, Placement
o
Work
from skeleton still life
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, black conté, hard eraser, good quality white paper (18”x24”—provided
by faculty)
Outside
Assignment:
o
Controlled
Contour: Self-portrait
o
Work
from mirror
o
Line
only
o
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencils, black conté, hard eraser, good-quality white paper (18”x24” – provided
by faculty)
Week 15
4-27
Line & Limited Value on Toned Paper
·
Work
from still life or outdoors
·
Materials
·
Charcoal
pencil, black conté, white conté, toned (warm or cool) charcoal paper
(19”x25”—provided by faculty.
FINALS WEEK
Monday, 5-4
·
PORTFOLIO AND
SKETCHBOOK DUE @ 6:30 PM — PICKUP @ 9:00 PM
Month and Year Of
Syllabus Revision:
January
2020
Bethel University is committed to equal opportunity in
education for all students, including those with documented disabilities. If
you have a diagnosed disability or if you believe that you have a disability
that might require reasonable accommodation in this course, please contact
Disability Services at 352-4012. Bethel University policy states that it is the
responsibility of students to contact instructors to discuss appropriate
accommodations to ensure equity in grading, experiences and assignments.
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