Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Spring 2019 - Drawing 3 - Syllabus


ART 3033: DRAWING 3 – FIGURE DRAWING
Spring 2019 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN: 10786
Section 001: T/R 2pm-4:50pm, Fine Arts 104
Instructor: John Norris, Associate Professor of Art
Office Hours: T: 7-8am, 5-6pm, TH: 7-8am or by appointment
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu        Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Students will focus on the human figure through drawing sessions employing life models, undergoing detailed studies of anatomy, and creating independent projects involving the figure. It is expected that students will spend a minimum of three additional clock hours per week on work outside the scheduled class time for each studio class. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites, a grade of C or better in ART 1013, ART 1033 and ART 1043.
May be repeated for credit.

STUDENT COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Like Drawing 1 & 2, skills will be developed through technical exercises in class and homework assignments employing these techniques. The homework will allow students an opportunity to use their acquired skills creatively and to build off of the techniques they have learned in class.  This is a STUDIO CLASS; one which requires that students be actively involved in drawing exercises and contribute during critiques.  Thus, students must be present and punctual in order to fully participate. By the end of the course, students will be well versed in various aspects of drawing the human form, including gesture, anatomy, and proportion. Students will also become familiar with contemporary and historical figurative artists, investigate multiple approaches to process and media, and explore narrative and conceptual approaches to figurative drawing.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: All late work will be counted off 10 points (aka one letter grade) for each class period late. For example: if your work merits a 93 but is 2 class periods late, then your grade will be a 73.  Participation counts as 25% of your grade and is based on the following considerations: 1. Being present, punctual, and prepared for class 2. Focus on and completion of exercises during class 3. Participation during critiques, discussions, and dialogues 4. Maintenance of the shared studio space, including cleaning up after work sessions, respecting shared tools and resources, and storing work and materials appropriately. After 2 absences, 10 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed. 20 points will automatically be deducted from your final participation grade if you miss the Final Critique.

GRADING: Grading will be based on assignments (which will be submitted in portfolio form), your sketchbook, and class participation. The portfolios will make up 50% of your grade, and your sketchbook and class participation will each make up 25%.

A: 90 - 100%   B: 80 - 89%   C: 70 - 79%   D: 60 - 69%   F: 0 - 59%

Portfolio and sketchbook grades will be based on the following elements: 1) Indications that the student has understood the assignment and is employing its specific techniques. 2) a sense of quality showing that the students has invested a significant amount of time and focus into the assignment. 3) The overall success of the final image based on formal elements (composition, line quality, sense of light & volume, etc.) as well as creativity. AGAIN, TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE.  IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.


COURSE OUTLINE: We will be investigating several concepts that were covered in Drawing 1 & 2 and building upon them. Furthermore, we will fully investigate the figure in terms of anatomy, movement, process, and concept. In doing so, we will perform short-term formal exercises in class, create long-term multi-session drawings, and you will be given ambitious homework projects involving the figure.

1. We will discuss a new concept and do several exercises based     
    on this idea. We may also do readings and/or have slide talks.
2. We will do a series of more extended drawings connected to the concept.
3. We will do a series of sketchbook drawings to further investigate.
4. We will work on extended drawings inside/outside class that may take up
    to 2/3 weeks to complete.
5. We will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a class.

CLASS STRUCTURE (subject to change):

Week 1 – Intro / Quick Skeleton Studies
Week 2  – Long form Skeleton Study
Week 3  – Gesture – Interior Forms - Moveable Masses
Week 4  – “Beautiful Scribble”– Long form Figure
Week 5  –– Anatomy / Proportion - Large Scale (Out of class work)
Week 6  – Independent Homework Project – Large Scale (Out of class work)
Week 7  – “Academic Figure” – Value – Self-Portrait HW
Week 8 – Figure in Motion Studies – Large Scale
Week 9  – Figure in Complex Space – Large Scale – Figure in Space HW
Week 10  – Multimedia Figure – Large Scale
Week 11 – Experimental/Abstract Figure -  Large Scale
Week 12 – Open Figure Sessions
Week 13 – Open Figure Sessions
Week 14 – Final Projects (In-Class & Homework) – Large Scale
Week 15  – Final Projects (In-Class & Homework) – Large Scale



YOU WILL BE WORKING OUTSIDE OF CLASS REGULARLY. BE PREPARED TO COME INTO THE CLASS ROOM OUTSIDE OF CLASS AND TO WORK ON DRAWINGS AT HOME.




BOOK / BLOG: Students are required to purchase the following text:

Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton

We will do regular readings from the book, and students will be expected to have the text with them at all times during class.  Handouts will also occasionally be made available. However, students will usually receive additional info, image examples, assignment specifications, and portfolio details via the following blog:

NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM

You will be expected to check this regularly as part of your class participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS A SUPPLEMENT; IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Most materials can be found at the ASU Bookstore and the Wolf Bookstore. Some will be available at Hobby Lobby and various hardware stores.

-9x12 Sketchbook (preferably Strathmore)
-18x24 pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper (preferably 400 series)
-18x24 pad of Newsprint
-drawing board with clips
-vine or willow (soft is best) charcoal
-conte crayon: black, white, sanguine
-sandpaper for charcoal sharpening
-compressed charcoal
-charcoal pencil
-shammy cloth
-gray kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 6H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
-pencil sharpener
-small box to contain materials

WE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL SHEETS OF HIGH QUALITY ARCHES COVER PAPER (30 X 22) FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED. ARCHES STONEHENGE OR RIVES BFK MAY ALSO BE USED AS SUITABLE SUBSTITUTES.

Honors Option
Students enrolled in the Honors option for this course will create an additional project with a research component to be completed by the final period and submitted with the final portfolio.


Spring 2019 - Drawing 2 - Syllabus


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ART 1043 : DRAWING 2
Spring 2019 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN: 12365
Section 001 : T/R 11am-1:50pm, Fine Arts 104
Instructor: John Norris, Associate Professor of Art
Office Hours: T: 7-8am, 5-6pm TH: 7-8am or by appointment
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu        Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Continuation of ART 1033. Students become more skilled with visual elements and drawing principles. A broader range of materials and techniques will be used. Subject matter will include still life, life models, landscape, and imagined subjects. It is expected that students will spend a minimum of three additional clock hours per week on work outside the scheduled class time for each studio class. Prerequisite, a grade of C or better in ART 1033.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Like Drawing 1, skills will be developed through technical exercises in class and homework assignments employing these techniques. The homework will allow students an opportunity to use their acquired skills creatively and to build off of the techniques they have learned in class.  This is a STUDIO CLASS; one which requires that students be actively involved in drawing exercises and contribute during critiques.  Thus, students must be present and punctual in order to fully participate. Students will develop skills in the areas of value, line, observation and composition while engaging in subject matter including still life, interior/exterior space, portraiture and abstraction. Students will learn drawing terminology and engage in studio critiques.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: More than 6 absences will result in a grade of F for the course. All late work will be counted off 10 points for each class period late (Example: if your work merits a 93 but is 2 class periods late, then your grade will be a 73).  Participation counts as 25% of your grade and is based on the following considerations: 1. Being present, punctual, and prepared for class 2. Focus on and completion of exercises during class 3. Participation during critiques, discussions, and dialogues 4. Maintenance of the shared studio space, including cleaning up after work sessions, respecting shared tools and resources, and storing work and materials appropriately. After 2 absences, 10 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed. 20 points will automatically be deducted from your final participation grade if you miss the Final Critique.


GRADING: Grading will be based on assignments (which will be submitted in portfolio form), your sketchbook, and class participation. The portfolios will make up 50% of your grade, and your sketchbook and class participation will each make up 25%.

A: 90 - 100%   B: 80 - 89%   C: 70 - 79%   D: 60 - 69%   F: 0 - 59%

Portfolio and sketchbook grades will be based on the following elements: 1) Indications that the student has understood the assignment and is employing its specific techniques. 2) a sense of quality showing that the students has invested a significant amount of time and focus into the assignment. 3) The overall success of the final image based on formal elements (composition, line quality, sense of light & volume, etc.) as well as creativity. AGAIN, TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE.  IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.




CLASS STRUCTURE (subject to change):

Week 1: Perspective and Space Refresher
Week 2: Line and Value Refresher
Week 3: Space - Increasing Scale
Week 4: Space – Large Object Geometric Still Life
Week 5: Space – Interior – Museum
Week 6: Space – Interior – Museum
Week 7: Space – Exterior – Campus/Farm
Week 8: Figure – Space – Exterior – Campus/Farm
Week 9: Skull Studies – Anatomy / Proportion
Week 10: Figure – Head Studies – Line/Construction
Week 11: Figure – Head Studies – Value
Week 12: Abstraction – Self-Portraiture – Line
Week 13: Abstraction – Repetition & Mark-making
Week 14: Abstraction – Repetition & Mark-making
Week 15: Final Project

YOU WILL BE WORKING OUTSIDE OF CLASS VERY MUCH. BE PREPARED TO COME INTO THE CLASS ROOM OUTSIDE OF CLASS AND TO WORK ON DRAWINGS AT HOME.

BOOK / BLOG: We will NOT purchase a text for Drawing 2. However, you will often be given information in the form of a class blog: NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM

You will be expected to check this regularly as part of your class participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS A SUPPLEMENT; IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Most materials can be found at the ASU Bookstore and the Wolf Bookstore. Some will be available at Hobby Lobby and various hardware stores.

-9x12 Sketchbook (preferably Strathmore 400 series)
-18x24 pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper (preferably 400 series)
-18x24 pad of Newsprint
-drawing board with clips: a 25 x 28 piece of masonite will work
-vine or willow (soft is best) charcoal
-sandpaper for charcoal sharpening
-compressed charcoal
-shammy cloth
-gray kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B & pencil sharpener
-small box to contain materials
-spray fixative

WE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF OTHER MATERIALS FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED.

Honors Option
Students enrolled in the Honors option for this course will create an additional project with a research component to be completed by the final period and submitted with the final portfolio.





Spring 2019 - Painting - Syllabus


ART 3063: PAINTING
Spring 2019 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN: 10778
Section 001: T/R 8am - 10:50am, Fine Arts Building – 104
Instructor: John Norris, Associate Professor of Art
Office Hours: T: 7-8am, 5-6pm TH: 7-8am or by appointment
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu        Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION (from the Undergraduate Bulletin): Introduction to composition and techniques in painting media. It is expected that students will spend a minimum of three additional clock hours per week on work outside the scheduled class time for each studio class. Students enrolled in the BFA programs must pass the BFA Review prior to enrollment in 4000 ART courses. Prerequisites, ART 1013, ART 1033, ART 1043.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Skills will be developed through technical exercises in class and homework assignments employing these techniques. The homework will allow students an opportunity to use their acquired skills creatively and to build off of the techniques they have learned in class.  This is a STUDIO CLASS; one which requires that students be actively involved in daily exercises and contribute during critiques.  Thus, students must be present and punctual in order to fully participate. Skills in observational oil painting such as underpainting, direct/indirect painting, color-mixing and paint layering will be developed. Genres including portraiture, still life, landscape and abstraction will be engaged.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: All late work will be counted off 10 points (aka one letter grade) for each class period late. For example: if your work merits a 93 but is 2 class periods late, then your grade will be a 73.  Participation counts as 25% of your grade and is based on the following considerations: 1. Being present, punctual, and prepared for class 2. Focus on and completion of exercises during class 3. Participation during critiques, discussions, and dialogues 4. Maintenance of the shared studio space, including cleaning up after work sessions, respecting shared tools and resources, and storing work and materials appropriately. After 2 absences, 10 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed. 20 points will automatically be deducted from your final participation grade if you miss the Final Critique.

GRADING: Grading will be based on assignments (which will be submitted in portfolio form), and class participation. The portfolios will make up 75% of your grade, and class participation will make up 25%.

A: 90 - 100%   B: 80 - 89%   C: 70 - 79%   D: 60 - 69%   F: 0 - 59%

Portfolio grades will be based on the following elements: 1) Indications that the student has understood the assignment and is employing its specific techniques. 2) a sense of quality showing that the students has invested a significant amount of time and focus into the assignment. 3) The overall success of the final image based on formal elements (composition, line quality, sense of light & volume, etc.) as well as creativity. AGAIN, TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE.  IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

COURSE OUTLINE: We will be covering a wide range of introductory techniques and processes associated with the act of oil painting, from the very beginning stages of preparing a surface, through the various approaches of building a surface and developing an image, and finally to the end stages of presentation and documentation. In doing so, we will perform short-term formal exercises in class, create long-term multi-session paintings, and you will be given ambitious homework projects.

1. We will discuss a new concept and do several exercises based     
    on this idea. We may also do readings and/or have slide talks.
2. We will do one or more extended paintings connected to the concept.
3. We will work on extended paintings outside of class that may take up
    to 2/3 weeks to complete.
4. We will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a class.

CLASS STRUCTURE (subject to change):

Week 1 – Materials – Preparing a surface
Week 2 – Still Life – Short Term Underpaintings – Transparent
Week 3  – Still Life – Short Term Grisaille and Indirect Paintings – Opaque
Week 4  – Stilll Life – Short Term Direct Paintings – Transparent/Opaque
Week 5  – Still Life – Long Term Still Life with Underpainting (Independent progress)
Week 6  – Still Life – Long Term Still Life with Underpainting (Independent progress)
Week 7  – Portrait – Short Term Monochromatic Paintings
Week 8  – Portrait – Long Term Portraits with Underpainting
Week 9  – Portrait – Self Portrait
Week 10  – Portrait – Abstraction and the Human Form
Week 11  – Landscape – Short Term Landscape Paintings (Abstraction: Weather Alternative)
Week 13 – Landscape – Long Term Landscape Paintings (Abstraction: Weather Alternative)
Week 14 – Final Project
Week 15 – Final Project

YOU WILL BE WORKING OUTSIDE OF CLASS REGULARLY. BE PREPARED TO COME INTO THE CLASS ROOM OUTSIDE OF CLASS AND TO WORK ON DRAWINGS AT HOME.

BOOK / BLOG: There is no textbook required for this class. Handouts will occasionally be made available. Students will usually receive additional info, image examples, assignment specifications, and portfolio details via the following blog:

NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM

You will be expected to check this regularly as part of your class participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS A SUPPLEMENT; IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Most materials can be found at the ASU Bookstore, Hobby Lobby, and hardware stores. You might also do well to just go online and make an order to acquire your materials: dickblick.com, aswexpress.com, danielsmith.com, etc.

PAINT: Required Colors
(Windsor & Newton Winton Oil Colors are recommended):

-Burnt Sienna, 200ml               -Titanium White, 200ml
-Yellow Ochre, 37ml                 -French Ultramarine, 37ml
-Alizarin Crimson, 37ml            -Viridian Hue, 37ml
-Burnt Umber, 37ml                 -Sap Green, 37 ml                                 
-Cadmium Red Hue, 37ml       -Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue, 37ml
-Ivory Black, 37ml                               



Optional Colors to expand palette:
-Raw Umber, 37ml                               -Prussian Blue (37ml)
-Chromium Oxide, 37ml                                   -Naples Yellow Hue, 37ml

BRUSHES
Natural Bristle Hair Oil Painting Brushes (Filbert or Flat style):
Sizes #2, 4, 8, 12


TOOLS
-Mixing Knife                                        -Razor Blade and holder
-Paper Towels                                      -Solvent Holder
-Bar of Soap                                        -Toolbox for Materials
-Silicoil Brush Tank                              -Turpenoid or Gamsol(at least 1 liter)   

SURFACES:

You will be required to regularly provide surfaces on which to paint. They will generally be primed masonite and canvas. We will discuss acquiring and preparing these surfaces in class.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER, CERTAIN MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU (BRUSHES, GESSO, MEDIUM)). YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THESE MATERIALS INDIVIDUALLY AS THEY RUN OUT. WE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF OTHER MATERIALS FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED.

Honors Option
Students enrolled in the Honors option for this course will create an additional project with a research component to be completed by the final period and submitted with the final portfolio.