Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Syllabus

Mount Saint Mary College
Basic Drawing Techniques

Course Number:       ART 1020
Course Title:              Basic Drawing Techniques
Professor:                   Gary Jacketti
Office Hours:             Tuesday, Thursday before or after class
e-mail:                         gjac4166@my.msmc.edu
Class Times:               Tuesday, Thursday 3:55 to 5:05
Required Text:          Sandy Brooke, Drawing as Expression, Upper Saddle River, New
                                    Jersey, Pearson Education
ISBN:                         0-13-194005-8
Course Outcomes:     The students will be introduced to the various techniques of
                                    drawing.  They will use a wide variety of drawing mediums to
                                    include pencil, charcoal, oil and chalk pastel, and mixed media. 
                                    They will explore these mediums drawing various subjects to
                                    include still life, portraits, landscapes and abstract.  Numerous
artists and art history movements will be presented for discussion    and contemplation.  The students will synthesize these activities to
                                    better understand the power and importance of drawing as an art
                                    form.

Grading and Evaluation
To pass this course, you will need to complete all the sketchbook assignments, 12 projects, complete the 5 page paper and take a final examination covering the materials and history in the text.  Attendance is mandatory.  Three unexcused missed classes will result in the dropping of the letter grade by 1, 5 absences the grade will be lowered by 2.  I will evaluate the content as follows:

Sketch Book 20%
Blog  20%
Projects  40%
Final Exam  20%
Division of Arts and Letters Grading Policy

Points
Grade Equivalent
Quality Points
Meaning
100-95
A
4.0
Superior
94-90
A-
3.67
Outstanding
89-87
B+
3.33
Excellent
86-83
B
3.0
Very Good
82-80
B-
2.67
Good
79-77
C+
2.33
Above Average
76-73
C
2.0
Average
72-70
C-
1.67
Below Average
69-65
D+
1.33
Poor
64-60
D
1.0
Passing
59-0
F
0.0
Failing


Sketch Book
Each week there are two required sketch book assignments.  This is a minimum, but the student is encouraged to use the sketchbook as a journal for both writing ideas and drawing experiments.

Blog
You will be responsible post one meaningful blog each week pertaining to art, art history contemporary art or art theory.

Critiques
Your finished drawings will be looked at and discussed critically with your peers.  Attendance and participation is mandatory.  This is one of the most important tools artists use to help reflect and improve their work.

Final Exam
The final exam will be comprehensive and cover the materials and artists covered in the text.

Class Schedule
Finish at Least 12 Projects
Projects, Readings and Order Subject to Change
Readings                                                                             Projects
                                                                                          (subject to change)
Week 1
Chapter 12 Media                   p. 278-285                   Line Exercises12-2, 12-3
Chapter 1   Drawing from the Beginning p.1-17        Contour Line Drawing
Sketch Book Exercises           3.2 and 3.5                  Backpack

Week 2
Chapter 12 Media                   p. 285-286                   Drawing with Pastel
Chapter 2 Gesture Drawing    p.18-29                        Sustained Gesture Drawing
Sketchbook Exercises             10.2 and 10.3             Still Life in Color                  

Week 3
Chapter 12 Media                   p. 287-288                   Wet Drawing Media/ India Ink
Chapter 3  Line                       p.35-43                        Digital  Portrait in B &W
Sketch Book Exercises           4.5 and 4.6                  Self Portrait in Oil Pastel
                       

Week 4
Chapter 4 Value                      p.58 -87                       Still Life in Black aWhite4.2
Sketch Book Exercises           2.1 and 2.2                                        

Week 5
Chapter 4 Value                      p.87-91                        Ink Wash and Layering
Chapter 4 Value                      p.92-96                        Reverse Charcoal 4.7
Sketchbook Exercises             4.1 and 4.2

Week 6
Chapter 5  The Perspective     p. 97-108                     1 and2 Point Perspective
Chapter 5  Perspective            p. 108-128                   Landscape in 2 Point Perspective   
Sketchbook Exercises             5.2 and 5.11               

Week 7
Studio Week

Week 8
Mid Term Critique

Week 9
Chapter 10 Color and Modern Art  p.226-237           Gradations of Color Intensities 10.1
Jean Michel Basquait                                                  Gesture and Text
Sketch Book Exercises           10.3 and 2.5   

Week 10
Chapter 6 Texture/Pattern       p.129-139                    Interpreting Forms 6.1
Chapter 6 Texture/Pattern       p. 139-146                   Mixed Media Collage
Sketch  Book Exercises          6.1 and 6.3

Week 11
Chapter 7  Composition          p. 147-162                   Drawing Neg Space 7.2                     
Chapter 7  Composition          p. 164-179                   Photo Transfer Drawing
Sketchbook Exercises             7.4 and 7.5     
           
Week 12
Chapter 8  The Portrait           p.180-207                    Pointillism 9.3
Chapter 9 The Landscape       p. 208-225                   Chuck Close Grid Portrait
Sketchbook Exercises             8.6 and 9.1

Week 13
Chapter 11Modern Art           p. 246-259                   The Process 11.2
Chapter 11Contemporary       p. 260-277                   Drawing from Culture        

Week 14
Studio Week                                                              Art Student Choice

Week 15
Final Critique and Presentations
Final Exam

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