FINALS

Final Critique Periods:

DRAWING 1: Friday, Dec. 12, 8-10am
DRAWING 2: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 12:30-2:30pm
DRAWING 3: Friday, Dec. 12, 2:45-4:45pm

ALL CLASSES: Folio 4 (Your "FINAL") is due at the time of our final critique:

4.1 Final In-Class Drawing
4.2 Final HW

Good Luck!

Drawing 3: Folio #3

DUE MONDAY, NOV 24

3.1 Movement (2 Drawings, Craft)
3.2 Arches Value Drawing (3 Day)*
3.3 Craft Linear Conte Study
3.4 Craft Lying Pose Conte Study
3.5 Multiple Figures in Space, Craft
3.6 Figure in Setting (Reading)*

Drawing 2: Folio #3

DUE MONDAY, NOV 24

3.1 Graphite Head Study
3.2 Graphite Head Study #2 (in Setting)
3.3 Conte Limited Line Head Study
3.4 Conte Linear Self Portrait in Setting*
3.5 Open Head Study - Latonya
3.6 Multiple Figures in Space
3.7 Figure in Interior (Latonya Reading)*

Drawing 1: Folio #3

DUE MONDAY, NOV 24

3.1 Ribbon Study
3.2 Umbrella (One Class Study)
3.3 Blind Contour - Hand
3.4 Complex Vertical/Horizontal Plane Still Life*
3.5 HW: 4 Hand Studies (full value)*
3.6 Skull Studies
3.7 Easel (One Class Study)

Drawing 2 & 3: The figure

Some contemporary and historical images of the figure that may be of interest. top to bottom: Ellen Eagle, Paul Fenniak, Albrecht Durer, Diego Velazquez

DRAWING 3: FOLIO #2

DUE MONDAY, NOV. 3

2.1 ARM STUDIES: CONTE
2.2 RED PAPER FIGURE STUDY: CONTE
2.3 HW: SELF-PORTRAIT IN SETTING*
2.4 LONG GESTURAL DRAWING
2.5 LONG (2 DAY) GESTURAL/VALUE DRAWING, SITTING POSE*
2.6 2ND LONG (2 DAY) GESTURAL/VALUE DRAWING, SITTING POSE*
2.7 OPEN
2.8 5 BEST GESTURE DRAWINGS

*most heavily weighed drawings

Drawing 1: Folio #2

DUE WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5

2.1 SIMPLE VALUE STILL LIFE
2.2 VALUE SCALE/SHAPE INDIVIDUAL STUDIES
2.3 COMPLEX FULL VALUE STILL LIFE*
2.4 HW: 8 OBJECT STILL LIFE*
2.5 DRAPERY STUDY*
2.6 PAPER BAG STUDY*
2.7 HW: 4 OBJECT STILL LIFE (COMPLEX SURFACES)*
2.8 OPEN

*most heavily weighed drawings

DRAWING 2: FOLIO #1

Due Friday

1.1 Geometric Value Still Life
1.2 Value Scale Object Studies
1.3 5 Value Scale Still Life*
1.4 Repetition Still Life (HW)*
1.5 Complex Full Value Still Life*
1.6 Drapery Study*
1.7 Branch Study
1.8 Natural Form Drawing (HW)*

DRAWING III: FOLIO #1

DUE WED:

1.1 Reductive Skeleton
1.2 Value Skull
1.3 Value Self Portrait: HW
1.4 Long Torso Drawing - Value
1.5 Value Portrait: HW
1.6 Graphite Head
1.7 Charcoal Head
1.8 OPEN
1.9 OPEN
1.10 5 Best Gestures

DRAWING 1: FOLIO #1

DUE MONDAY:

1.1 Still Life: Spheres, Eggs, Cones
1.2 1 & 2 Pt. Perspective Quiz
1.3 Complex Still Life: Geometric Objects*
1.4 HW: 1 Pt. Perspective City
1.5 Complex Still Life: Bottles, Geometric Objects*
1.6 HW: 10 Geometric Object Still Life w/Line Variation*
1.7 Chair
1.8 Bananas
1.9 Open Drawing (Class Drawing or New Drawing)

Slight Change in Office Hours

New Office Hours:

M: 12-1
T: 9-12
F: 12-1

ART3033: Syllabus

ART 3033: DRAWING 3
Fall 2008 – 3 Credit Hours
Section 1: MWF 3pm - 4:50pm, Art Annex 209
Instructor: John Norris, Assistant Professor of Art
Office Hours: M:12-1pm T:10am-12pm W:12-1pm F:12-1pm
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Continuation of development of drawing skills and concepts. Students at this level should have well developed drawing skills and good understanding of drawing principles. Undraped life models will be provided when available. 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 1023, ART 1033 and 1043, ARTH 2583, ARTH 2593. May be repeated for credit.

REQUIREMENTS: 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.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: 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. After 3 absences, 5 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed.

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):

Line / Space / Value Refreshers
Figure – Skeleton Studies – Bridgeman Anatomy / Proportion
Figure – Master Studies – Sketchbook
Figure – Value – Self-Portrait
Figure – Gesture – Blind Contour - Moveable Masses
Figure – Anatomy / Proportion – Bridgeman Sketchbook
Figure – Moveable Masses – Large Scale: Craft
Figure – Self Portrait – Line / Value – Sketchbook
Figure – Contour / Cross-Contour – Large Scale: Craft
Figure – Value – Large Scale: Arches
Figure – Full Figure Self Portrait – Large Scale
Figure – Self Portrait in Interior – Large Scale
Figure – Multi-Figure Narrative Drawing – Large Scale

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: Students are required to purchase the following text:

Constructive Anatomy by George B. Bridgman (Dover) Soft Cover - 8.95
Bridgman's Life Drawing by George B. Bridgman (Dover) Soft Cover - 7.95

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 will serve as a supplement; not as 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
-18x24 pad of Newsprint
-drawing board with clips: approx. 30 x 40
-vine (soft) charcoal
-conte crayon: black, white, sanguine
-sandpaper for charcoal sharpening
-compressed charcoal
-shammy cloth
-gray kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B
-pencil sharpener
-small box to contain materials

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

ASU POLICIES:

Any student who is registered with Disability Services AND who needs
"reasonable accommodation" must notify the professor by the end of the
second week of classes.

Arkansas State University Department of Art Policies require that all
electronic devices (cellular phones, laptop computers, etc.) Must be
Turned Off during class in all classrooms, studios and lecture hall.
Exceptions will be made for students who are registered with
Disability Services.

Safety:
This course may require the use of hazardous chemicals, equipment or
processes that the University Safety Committee recognizes as
potentially hazardous to a student's safety and health. Every
instructor is required to provide instructional information and
training on safe handling and usage procedures prior to engaging
students in the use of hazardous chemicals or equipment. In addition,
students are advised to notify the instructor or laboratory supervisor
of any medications or conditions that may impair their mental
alertness and/or their ability to safely engage in the use of any
hazardous chemical or equipment.

All students should participate in the use of hazardous chemicals and
equipment only under the direct supervision of the instructor or by
approval of the instructor, using recommended methods and procedures.
Failure to adhere to the outlined safety precautions could result in
disciplinary action.








Academic Integrity Policy of the Art Department, Arkansas State University

I. Academic Integrity
A. Academic integrity calls for students to do their own work and
not to claim as their work anything someone else has done.
Intellectual growth calls for doing one's own work; so does academic honesty.
B. Infringements of academic integrity include offering someone
else's work as your own (see Plagiarism below), buying term papers, and cheating (see Test cheating below). Specific penalties may result.

II. Plagiarism
A. "Plagiarism" means giving the impression in an assigned paper or
studio work that someone else's thoughts, ideas, images and/or words are your own.
B. To avoid plagiarism give written credit and acknowledgement to the source of the thought, idea, image and/or words, whether you have used direct quotation, paraphrasing, or just a reference to a general idea.
C. If you directly quote words written by someone else, enclose the
quotation in quotation marks and provide a footnote.
D. If you directly incorporate an image by someone else, you should give credit to that person, in the title, or following your signature, or in some other appropriate way.
Example: ".. after Rembrandt."
E. No written paper or studio project created for credit in one
class should be used for credit in another class without the knowledge and permission of all professors concerned.
F. The research as well as the complete written paper or studio
project should be the work of the person seeking academic credit for the course.

III. Faculty members may respond to plagiarism in any of the following ways:
A. Return the work to be redone; the grade may be reduced.
B. Give a failing grade on the work ("F" or zero).
C. Give the student a failing grade in the course.


IV. Test Cheating may consist of any of the following:
A. Having access to exam questions beforehand.
B. Having access to course information during an exam period.
C. Observing another person's test during the exam period.

V. If cheating occurs during a test, a faculty member may:
A. Seize the test of the offending student, or
B. Allow the testing to continue without interruption, informing the offending student at the end of the period about the offense.

VI. Faculty members may respond to cheating in any of the following ways:
A. Give a failing grade on the exam ("F" or zero).
B. Give a failing grade in the course.
C. Refer the matter for disciplinary action to the Office of Student Affairs.

VII. Scope: These policies cover all classes in the Department of Art.

ART1043: Syllabus

ART 1043 : DRAWING 2
Fall 2008 – 3 Credit Hours
Section 1: MWF 1pm - 2:50pm, Art Annex 209
Instructor: John Norris, Assistant Professor of Art
Office Hours: M:12-1pm T:10am-12pm W:12-1pm F:12-1pm
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION: ART 1043 - DRAWING II - STUDIO ART. 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, undraped 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. Additionally, the Art Major Core must be completed prior to the BFA Review. Students enrolled in the BFA programs must pass the BFA Review prior to enrollment in 4000 ART courses. Prerequisite, ART 1033.

REQUIREMENTS: 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.

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. After 3 absences, 5 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed.

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 and building upon them, Furthermore we will be introducing new concepts such as the figure, new materials, new ways of understanding line, etc. In doing so, we will follow a pattern through which students will gain understanding of concepts, learn to put them to practice, and ultimately combine them to create successful drawings:

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 an extended drawing 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):

Perspective Refresher – Conceptual & Observational Exercises – Still Life
Line – Spacial Still Life – Sketchbook – Blind Contour
Value Refresher – Value Scale / Value Shape Exercises – Still Life
Value – Reductive Drawing – Still Life
Value – Complex Still Life – Drapery Studies
Value – Biomorphic Forms – Sketchbook
Space – Interior – Sketchbook
Space – Interior – Large Scale: Craft
Figure – Skeleton Studies – Bridgeman Anatomy / Proportion
Figure – Gesture – Blind Contour - Moveable Masses
Figure – Anatomy / Proportion – Bridgeman Sketchbook
Figure – Moveable Masses – Large Scale: Craft
Figure – Self Portrait – Line / Value – Sketchbook
Figure – Contour / Cross-Contour – Large Scale: Craft
Figure – Value – Large Scale: Arches
Figure – Self Portrait in Interior – Large Scale

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: Students are required to purchase the following text:

Bridgman's Life Drawing by George B. Bridgman (Dover) Soft Cover - 7.95

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 will serve as a supplement; not as 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
-18x24 pad of Newsprint
-drawing board with clips: a 25 x 28 piece of masonite will work
-vine (soft) charcoal
-conte crayon: black, white, sanguine
-sandpaper for charcoal sharpening
-compressed charcoal
-shammy cloth
-gray kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B
-pencil sharpener
-small box to contain materials

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

ASU POLICIES:

Any student who is registered with Disability Services AND who needs
"reasonable accommodation" must notify the professor by the end of the
second week of classes.

Arkansas State University Department of Art Policies require that all
electronic devices (cellular phones, laptop computers, etc.) Must be
Turned Off during class in all classrooms, studios and lecture hall.
Exceptions will be made for students who are registered with
Disability Services.

Safety:
This course may require the use of hazardous chemicals, equipment or
processes that the University Safety Committee recognizes as
potentially hazardous to a student's safety and health. Every
instructor is required to provide instructional information and
training on safe handling and usage procedures prior to engaging
students in the use of hazardous chemicals or equipment. In addition,
students are advised to notify the instructor or laboratory supervisor
of any medications or conditions that may impair their mental
alertness and/or their ability to safely engage in the use of any
hazardous chemical or equipment.

All students should participate in the use of hazardous chemicals and
equipment only under the direct supervision of the instructor or by
approval of the instructor, using recommended methods and procedures.
Failure to adhere to the outlined safety precautions could result in
disciplinary action.





Academic Integrity Policy of the Art Department, Arkansas State University

I. Academic Integrity
A. Academic integrity calls for students to do their own work and
not to claim as their work anything someone else has done.
Intellectual growth calls for doing one's own work; so does academic honesty.
B. Infringements of academic integrity include offering someone
else's work as your own (see Plagiarism below), buying term papers, and cheating (see Test cheating below). Specific penalties may result.

II. Plagiarism
A. "Plagiarism" means giving the impression in an assigned paper or
studio work that someone else's thoughts, ideas, images and/or words are your own.
B. To avoid plagiarism give written credit and acknowledgement to the source of the thought, idea, image and/or words, whether you have used direct quotation, paraphrasing, or just a reference to a general idea.
C. If you directly quote words written by someone else, enclose the
quotation in quotation marks and provide a footnote.
D. If you directly incorporate an image by someone else, you should give credit to that person, in the title, or following your signature, or in some other appropriate way.
Example: ".. after Rembrandt."
E. No written paper or studio project created for credit in one
class should be used for credit in another class without the knowledge and permission of all professors concerned.
F. The research as well as the complete written paper or studio
project should be the work of the person seeking academic credit for the course.

III. Faculty members may respond to plagiarism in any of the following ways:
A. Return the work to be redone; the grade may be reduced.
B. Give a failing grade on the work ("F" or zero).
C. Give the student a failing grade in the course.


IV. Test Cheating may consist of any of the following:
A. Having access to exam questions beforehand.
B. Having access to course information during an exam period.
C. Observing another person's test during the exam period.

V. If cheating occurs during a test, a faculty member may:
A. Seize the test of the offending student, or
B. Allow the testing to continue without interruption, informing the offending student at the end of the period about the offense.

VI. Faculty members may respond to cheating in any of the following ways:
A. Give a failing grade on the exam ("F" or zero).
B. Give a failing grade in the course.
C. Refer the matter for disciplinary action to the Office of Student Affairs.

VII. Scope: These policies cover all classes in the Department of Art.

ART1033: Syllabus

ART 1033 : DRAWING 1
Fall 2008 – 3 Credit Hours
Section 2 : MWF 10am – 11:50am, Art Annex 209
Instructor: John Norris, Assistant Professor of Art
Office Hours: M:12-1pm T:10am-12pm W:12-1pm F:12-1pm
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is the beginning drawing course. Students work on developing observation and the discovery of form from both real and imagined sources. Various materials and techniques are used to develop the technical means of expression. Drawings are in the form of exercises using clothed life models, still life, landscape, and imagined sources. Basic concepts of professional art ideals and practices. 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. Additionally, the Art Major Core must be completed prior to the BFA Review. Students enrolled in the BFA programs must pass the BFA Review prior to enrollment in 4000 ART courses.

REQUIREMENTS: Drawing 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, 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.

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. After 3 absences, 5 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed.

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 including line (contour/cross-contour), value, shape, space (1 & 2 point perspective), and composition (form, harmony, rhythm, etc.). In doing so, we will follow a pattern through which students will gain understanding of concepts, learn to put them to practice, and ultimately combine them to create successful drawings:

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 an extended drawing 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):

Contour Line – Geometric Objects – Sketchbook
Blind Contour Line – Complex Objects – Sketchbook
Space – Scale – Geometric Objects
Space – 1 & 2 Pt. Perspective – Conceptual Exercises – Sketchbook
Space – Perspective – Observational Exercises – Still Life/Landscape
Cross-Contour Line / Hatching – Observational Exercises – Sketchbook
Value – Chiaroscuro – Geometric Objects
Value Scale / Value Shape – Geometric Objects
Value – Intermediate Still Life
Value – Drapery Study
Value – Complex Still Life
Figure – Anatomy of Head – Skull Studies – Sketchbook
Figure – Proportion of Head - Conceptual Head Study –Sketchbook
Figure – Line / Value Self Portrait – Sketchbook
Figure – Model Head Studies
Final – Complex Still Life

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: Students are required to purchase the following text:

Constructive Anatomy by George B. Bridgman (Dover) Soft Cover - 8.95

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 will serve as a supplement; not as 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
-18x24 pad of Newsprint
-drawing board with clips: a 25 x 28 piece of masonite will work
-vine (soft) charcoal
-sandpaper for charcoal sharpening
-compressed charcoal
-shammy cloth
-gray kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B
-pencil sharpener
-small box to contain materials

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

ASU POLICIES:

Any student who is registered with Disability Services AND who needs
"reasonable accommodation" must notify the professor by the end of the
second week of classes.

Arkansas State University Department of Art Policies require that all
electronic devices (cellular phones, laptop computers, etc.) Must be
Turned Off during class in all classrooms, studios and lecture hall.
Exceptions will be made for students who are registered with
Disability Services.

Safety:
This course may require the use of hazardous chemicals, equipment or
processes that the University Safety Committee recognizes as
potentially hazardous to a student's safety and health. Every
instructor is required to provide instructional information and
training on safe handling and usage procedures prior to engaging
students in the use of hazardous chemicals or equipment. In addition,
students are advised to notify the instructor or laboratory supervisor
of any medications or conditions that may impair their mental
alertness and/or their ability to safely engage in the use of any
hazardous chemical or equipment.

All students should participate in the use of hazardous chemicals and
equipment only under the direct supervision of the instructor or by
approval of the instructor, using recommended methods and procedures.
Failure to adhere to the outlined safety precautions could result in
disciplinary action.







Academic Integrity Policy of the Art Department, Arkansas State University

I. Academic Integrity
A. Academic integrity calls for students to do their own work and
not to claim as their work anything someone else has done.
Intellectual growth calls for doing one's own work; so does academic honesty.
B. Infringements of academic integrity include offering someone
else's work as your own (see Plagiarism below), buying term papers, and cheating (see Test cheating below). Specific penalties may result.

II. Plagiarism
A. "Plagiarism" means giving the impression in an assigned paper or
studio work that someone else's thoughts, ideas, images and/or words are your own.
B. To avoid plagiarism give written credit and acknowledgement to the source of the thought, idea, image and/or words, whether you have used direct quotation, paraphrasing, or just a reference to a general idea.
C. If you directly quote words written by someone else, enclose the
quotation in quotation marks and provide a footnote.
D. If you directly incorporate an image by someone else, you should give credit to that person, in the title, or following your signature, or in some other appropriate way.
Example: ".. after Rembrandt."
E. No written paper or studio project created for credit in one
class should be used for credit in another class without the knowledge and permission of all professors concerned.
F. The research as well as the complete written paper or studio
project should be the work of the person seeking academic credit for the course.

III. Faculty members may respond to plagiarism in any of the following ways:
A. Return the work to be redone; the grade may be reduced.
B. Give a failing grade on the work ("F" or zero).
C. Give the student a failing grade in the course.


IV. Test Cheating may consist of any of the following:
A. Having access to exam questions beforehand.
B. Having access to course information during an exam period.
C. Observing another person's test during the exam period.


V. If cheating occurs during a test, a faculty member may:
A. Seize the test of the offending student, or
B. Allow the testing to continue without interruption, informing the offending student at the end of the period about the offense.

VI. Faculty members may respond to cheating in any of the following ways:
A. Give a failing grade on the exam ("F" or zero).
B. Give a failing grade in the course.
C. Refer the matter for disciplinary action to the Office of Student Affairs.

VII. Scope: These policies cover all classes in the Department of Art.

Due Today + Your Next (Final) Assignment

Due:

4.1: Master Study
4.2 & 4.3: In-class Temperature Study Still-Lives
4.4 & 4.5: Landscape Studies at Baton Rouge Gallery

Today is a catch-up day; you can work on any of these assignments today, and you can turn them in tomorrow without penalty.

Next/Final Assignment

5.1: Independent Work
5.2: Independent Work
5.3: Independent Work

For our final week, you will choose three projects to pursue, and work on them in class throughout the week. They need to be projects that can be accomplished in the class room. For tomorrow, I'd like you to make a list of at least 5 specific ideas for these projects and begin to bring in materials. Any of the subjects we've tackled this semester are fair game: still life, landscape, master studies. You can also pursue something new if you like. I will also set up a couple of new still lives if you need help getting started. Remember this is your FINAL project, so I expect these to be highly resolved, ambitious works that really show me what you can do. Good luck!

J

LSU 2883: Group 3 List

3.1 B & W Still Life (in class)
3.2 B & W Individual Project (homework)

Due Monday

Link to artist list for Prostpect One

Prostpect 1 is an International Art Fair which will be held at various locations in New Orleans beginning in November 2008. It should be a pretty exciting event.

CLICK HERE FOR PROSPECT1 ARTISTS

More info at prostpectneworleans.org.

LSU 2883: Elizabeth Peyton

More about Elizabeth Peyton at:

http://www.artnet.com/artist/13437/elizabeth-peyton.html

LSU 2883: Running List of Assignments

1. Single Object - in class
2. Single Object - homework
3. 3 Object Study - in class
4. Fruit/Geo. Object Still Life (black background) - in class
5. First Landscape (lakes) - in class
6. 2nd Landscape - HW
7. Open Homework Assignment
8. 3rd Landscape - in class

LSU: ART 2883: Watercolor Syllabus

ART 2883 : Water Media Painting
Summer 2008
Section 1 : M,T,W,TH 9:10am – 12:00pm, 328 ART BUILDING
Instructor: John Norris
E-mail: jharlannorris@gmail.com
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The goal of 2883 is to engage students in water media; principally watercolor painting. We will mainly engage in subject matter including still life, landscape, and portraiture. As the class proceeds, students will be able to propose their own subjects and pursue individualistic projects.

REQUIREMENTS: Bring materials. Come to class. Work hard. Do homework assignments. Turn them in on time. Pretty straight forward stuff.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: Unexcused absences will result in a drop in the student’s participation grades. Excused absences must be in the form of documentation from the source of the absence. Tardiness, leaving early, taking excessive breaks will also cause your grade to fall. In-class cooperation also affects your grade, and this means coming to class prepared, being actively engaged, and working throughout class on your assignment to come up with the best possible outcome. NO CELL PHONE ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER DURING CLASS.

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

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

Daily assignment and homework 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. TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE. IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

COURSE OUTLINE: Watercolor skills develop through making many, many watercolor paintings. We will generally start fresh everyday with a new work that you may finish in class or may finish outside of class. Often, you will receive additional homework assignments to be completed entirely outside of class.

BLOG: 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. Please be aware that the blog is SUPPLEMENTAL and that checking the blog regularly is in no way a substitute for the information given in class.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Materials can be found at Co-op, Hobby Lobby, & the Union Bookstore:

- 7x10 (or close) Watercolor Paper Field Book (Pro Art or similair)
- 9H, 6H, 2H Graphite Pencils w/sharpener
- #2 & #5 Round Windsor & Newton Watercolor Brush
- 10mm Flat Windsor & Newton Watercolor Brush
- Windsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paints: 8ml Tubes in Cadmium Yellow Hue, Viridian Hue, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Hue, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Ivory Black
- Q-tips
- Paper Towels
- Watercolor cups and pallets
- Watercolor Sponge (optional)
- Small Spray bottle for water (optional)

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

UL VIAR 111: Folio 3 Due Friday

3.1 Value Cow Skull
3.2 Value Paper Bags
3.3 Value Drapery Study*
3.4 Value Complex Still Life*
3.5 Value Human Skull

*Most Valuable Folio Drawings

UL VIAR 112: Folio 3 due Friday

3.1 Best Contour Interior (Strathmore)
3.2 First Craft Interior
3.3 Long Craft Interior w/Large Geometric Objects
3.4 Large Complex Craft Still Life #1
3.5 Large Complex Craft Still Life #2 (2 Class Drawing)
3.6 HW: Craft Interior w/Conte
3.7 Long Value Still Life (Strathmore)

DUE FRIDAY

LSU 1848: Folio 3 (Final)

Folio 3:

3.1 Craft/Conte: Arms/Legs
3.2 HW: Anatomical Studies on Craft
3.3 Arches Drawing 1: Value
3.4 HW: Narrative Drawing w/2 Figures on Craft or 30x44 Arches
3.5 Arches Drawing 2: Value/Long (3 class periods)

*You can also turn in the Ladder drawing on Craft that we left out of Folio 2 for a small amount of additional credit.

Due Thursday, May 1st.

Good Luck!

LSU 1848: Narrative - Eric Fischl

More examples of narrative work from contemporary realist Eric Fischl. You can find more images at www.ericfischl.com.

LSU 1848: Paper for Tues

Pick up at least 1 large sheet and 2 small sheets at Co-op for Tues. If you prefer to get all large sheets, that's fine as well.

Arches Cover:

30x44 - $6 (limited supply left)
30x22 - $3

Arches BFK:

30x44 - $9.60
30x22 - $4.80

We will start working on this paper in class on Tuesday...

J

UL VIAR 111: Folio 2 Due Wednesday

2.1 2 pt. Observational Building
2.2 Biomorphic Line: Bananas
2.3 8 object Biomorphic Line HW: Fruit
2.4 Geometric Value Still Life
2.5 Value Still Life HW
2.6 Value Scale: 4 Objects
2.7 Multicolor Still Life
2.8 Long Class Still Life*
2.9 Open Class Drawing
2.10 Open Class Drawing

Due Wednesday, April 9th. Have the Folio in order w/each drawing labeled at the beginning of class.

LSU 1848: Narrative

Some examples of narrative work. Paula Rego, Edward Hopper, Jerome Witkin:

LSU 1848: Folio 2 due Thurs, April 10th

1848 Folio 2:

2.1 Red Conte Figure
2.2 B & W Conte Figure (torso)
2.3 First Craft Paper Figure
2.4 2 Movement Drawings
2.5 HW: Full Body Self-Portrait in setting with value*
2.6 Long in-class figure in setting with value*
2.7 5 best gesture drawings

DUE THURSDAY APRIL 10.

The starred drawings will bear the most weight in terms of your folio grade.

UL VIAR 112: Folio 2 (Self-Portrait)

2.1 First Self Portrait (line)
2.2 Second Self Portrait (3/4 view)
2.3 Homework: Contour Self Portrait
2.4 First Value Self Portrait
2.5 Homework: Self Portrait in Setting, Full Value

DUE FRIDAY

LSU 1848 & UL VIAR 112: Self Portraits

Lucian Freud, Gregory Gillespie, Kathe Kolwitz, Avigdor Arikha

LSU 1848: Materials for Tuesday

-Several yards of brown craft paper (Co-op)
-Drawing Clips (Co-op)
-Approx. 50" x 40" Masonite drawing board (Loews, Home Depot, Hardware Store, etc)

Sketchbook Assignment due Tuesday as well (Bridgeman studies of torso & neck)

UL VIAR 111 & 112 Folios: Due Wednesday

VIAR 111: Folio 1

1.1 10 Spherical Objects
1.2 1 Pt. Perspective City
1.3 Multiple Boxes
1.4 Geometric Objects
1.5 Complex Object: Chair
1.6 1 & 2 Pt. Perspective Quiz
1.7 Line Variation Still Life
1.8 Line Variation Homework Still Life
1.9 Class Drawing (You Choose)
1.10 Class Drawing (You Choose)


VIAR 112: Folio 1

1.1 Chair & Boxes
1.2 Boxes: Contour
1.3 Complex Geometric Object: Contour
1.4 Best Complex Still Life Contour Drawing
1.5 Value Cube Study
1.6 Spotlight Study: Value
1.7 Skull Frontal/Profile: Graphite
1.8 Class Drawing (You Choose)
1.9 Class Drawing (You Choose)
1.10 Class Drawing (You Choose)

LSU 1848 Folio 1

1.1 Movable Masses (graphite)
1.2 Movable Masses - Long (vine)
1.3 First Modeled Drawing
1.4 HW: Modeled Self Portrait
1.5 Head Drawing: Front/Profile (graphite)
1.6 Skull Drawing: Front/Profile (graphite)
1.7 HW: Full Value, Resolved Self Portrait
1.8 Full Value Skull Portrait
1.9 5 Best Gestures (include more if you like)
1.10 2 Best Blind Contours

Due Tuesday, March 4th

LSU 1848: Giacometti head study

UL VIAR 101: Project 1 Due Wednesday

Project 1 due in its entirety (parts one and two) this coming Wednesday, the 20th. If you were absent on Wednesday, it is imperative need to come in on Monday as it will be the last day you can consult with me before turning in your finished project. Here again is a sample of student examples:

UL VIAR 111, 112, & 101 Syllabi (Spring '08)

VIAR 111 : DRAWING 1
Spring 2008 – 3 Credit Hours
Section 2 : MWF 8am - 9:50am, Annex 108
Instructor: John Norris
E-mail: jharlannorris@gmail.com Phone: 482-6056 (art office)
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The goal of Drawing 1 is to provide students with an introduction to the basic tools of drawing and to initiate them into an understanding of how to begin looking, thinking, and talking about art in an informed way. The course will concentrate on various elements of observational drawing including investigations into line, value, shape, space, composition, materials, etc.

REQUIREMENTS: Drawing 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, and therefore requires that students be actively involved in drawing exercises and contribute during critiques. Thus, students must be present and punctual to receive full participation.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: More than 4 unexcused absences will cause your grade to lose 5 points from your final average for each missed class. Excused absences must be in the form of documentation from the source of the absence. Tardiness, leaving early, taking excessive breaks will also cause your grade to fall. Class Participation also affects your grade, and this means coming to class prepared, being actively engaged, and working throughout class on your assignment to come up with the best possible outcome. NO CELL PHONE ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER DURING CLASS.

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 - 90% C: 79 - 80% 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. 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 including line (contour/cross-contour), value, shape, space (1 & 2 point perspective), composition (form, harmony, rhythm, , etc. In doing so, we will follow a pattern through which students will gain understanding of concepts, learn to put them to practice, and ultimately combine them to create successful drawings:

1. We will discuss a new concept, do readings, and do several exercises based
on this idea.
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 an extended drawing 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.

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.

STUDIO HOURS & RULES: Students will have to devote studio time outside of the normal class hours. The ROTC drawing lab’s open studio hours are determined by scheduled classes. Please be aware of your personal safety when using the studios away from class; try not to work alone. Due to health and safety concerns, SMOKING IS PORHIBITED IN BOTH OF THE ROTC STUDIO AREAS. You will be sharing the studio with other students and faculty. Be courteous and pick up after yourselves and return all studio materials to their appropriate location. Pagers, cell phones, and any other portable communication devices are to be turned off. If you want to listen to music, use headphones and use them only after any instruction has finished.

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

Drawing Space, Form, and Expression, 3rd Edition, Enstice/Peters

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.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Materials can be found at University Book Store in the Student Union on Campus, Hartiens at 3214 Johnston St, Michael’s on Johnston St, Hobby Lobby at Johnston St:

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

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








ACADEMIC HONESTY: See USL Undergraduate Bulletin, p. 427

COLLEGE EXHIBITION POLICY: The college exhibition policy is on file in the VIAR office, room 310 Fletcher.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE: A map of this floor near the elevator marking the evacuation route and the Designated Rescue Area. This is an area where the emergency service personnel will go first to look for individuals who need assistance in exiting the building. Students who may need assistance should identify themselves to the teaching faculty.

University Policy on Academic Honesty, Cheating & Plagiarism:

A. Introduction

An essential rule in every class of the University is that all work for which a student will receive a grade or credit be entirely his or her own or be properly documented to indicate sources. When a student does not follow this rule, s/he is dishonest and s/he defeats the purpose of the course and undermines the goals of the University. Cheating in any form therefore cannot be tolerated; and the responsibility rests with the student to know the acceptable methods and techniques for proper documentation of sources and to avoid cheating and/or plagiarism in all work submitted for credit, whether prepared in or out of class.

B. Definitions of Cheating and Plagiarism

1. Cheating, in the context of academic matters, is the term broadly used to describe all acts of dishonesty committed in the taking of tests or examinations and in the preparation of assignments. Cheating includes but is not limited to such practices as gaining help from another person or using crib notes when taking a test, relying on a calculator or other aids if such aids have been forbidden, and preparing an assignment in consultation with another person when the instructor expects the work to be done independently. In other words, cheating occurs when a student makes use of any unauthorized aids or materials. Furthermore, any student who provides unauthorized assistance in academic work is also guilty of cheating.

2. Plagiarism is a specific type of cheating. It occurs when a student passes off as his or her own the ideas or words of another person, when s/he presents as a new and original idea or product anything which in fact is derived from an existing work, or when s/he makes use of any work or production already created by someone else without giving credit to the source. In short, plagiarism is the use of unacknowledged materials in the preparation of assignments. Thus, the student must take care to avoid plagiarism in research or term papers, art projects, architectural designs, musical compositions, science reports, laboratory experiments, and the like.

C. Penalties

The University considers both cheating and plagiarism serious offenses. The minimum penalty for a student guilty of either dishonest act is a grade of "zero" for the assignment in question. The maximum penalty is dismissal from the University.

(The above discussion of cheating and plagiarism is cited in its entirety from “Rules and Regulations Section V. Academic Honesty,” in The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Bulletin: 2007-2009, Volume 83, Number 1 (April 2007), p.396.)

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VIAR 112 : DRAWING 2
Spring 2008 – 3 Credit Hours
Section 1 : MWF 10am - 11:50am, Annex 101
Instructor: John Norris
E-mail: jharlannorris@gmail.com Phone: 482-6056 (art office)
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The goal of Drawing 2 is to build upon foundational concepts learned in Drawing 1 (line, value, perspective, space), and to take these concepts further with new subjects, techniques, & media. We will continue to critique the work and seek to look, think, and talk about art in an informed way.

REQUIREMENTS: Like Drawing 1, drawing 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, and therefore requires that students be actively involved in drawing exercises and contribute during critiques. Thus, students must be present and punctual to receive full participation.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: More than 4 unexcused absences will cause your grade to lose 5 points from your final average for each missed class. Excused absences must be in the form of documentation from the source of the absence. Tardiness, leaving early, taking excessive breaks will also cause your grade to fall. Class Participation also affects your grade, and this means coming to class prepared, being actively engaged, and working throughout class on your assignment to come up with the best possible outcome. NO CELL PHONE ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER DURING CLASS.

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 - 90% C: 79 - 80% 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. 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 and building upon them, Furthermore we will be introducting new concepts such as self-portrait, color, new ways of understanding line, etc. In doing so, we will follow a pattern through which students will gain understanding of concepts, learn to put them to practice, and ultimately combine them to create successful drawings:

1. We will discuss a new concept, do readings, and do several exercises based
on this idea.
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 an extended drawing 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.

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.

STUDIO HOURS & RULES: Students will have to devote studio time outside of the normal class hours. The ROTC drawing lab’s open studio hours are determined by scheduled classes. Please be aware of your personal safety when using the studios away from class; try not to work alone. Due to health and safety concerns, SMOKING IS PORHIBITED IN BOTH OF THE ROTC STUDIO AREAS. You will be sharing the studio with other students and faculty. Be courteous and pick up after yourselves and return all studio materials to their appropriate location. Pagers, cell phones, and any other portable communication devices are to be turned off. If you want to listen to music, use headphones and use them only after any instruction has finished.




BOOK / BLOG: Students are required to purchase the following text (you will likely have it still from Drawing 1):

Drawing Space, Form, and Expression, 3rd Edition, Enstice/Peters

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.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Materials can be found at University Book Store in the Student Union on Campus, Hartiens at 3214 Johnston St, Michael’s on Johnston St, Hobby Lobby at Johnston St:

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

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








ACADEMIC HONESTY: See USL Undergraduate Bulletin, p. 427

COLLEGE EXHIBITION POLICY: The college exhibition policy is on file in the VIAR office, room 310 Fletcher.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE: A map of this floor near the elevator marking the evacuation route and the Designated Rescue Area. This is an area where the emergency service personnel will go first to look for individuals who need assistance in exiting the building. Students who may need assistance should identify themselves to the teaching faculty.

University Policy on Academic Honesty, Cheating & Plagiarism:

A. Introduction

An essential rule in every class of the University is that all work for which a student will receive a grade or credit be entirely his or her own or be properly documented to indicate sources. When a student does not follow this rule, s/he is dishonest and s/he defeats the purpose of the course and undermines the goals of the University. Cheating in any form therefore cannot be tolerated; and the responsibility rests with the student to know the acceptable methods and techniques for proper documentation of sources and to avoid cheating and/or plagiarism in all work submitted for credit, whether prepared in or out of class.

B. Definitions of Cheating and Plagiarism

1. Cheating, in the context of academic matters, is the term broadly used to describe all acts of dishonesty committed in the taking of tests or examinations and in the preparation of assignments. Cheating includes but is not limited to such practices as gaining help from another person or using crib notes when taking a test, relying on a calculator or other aids if such aids have been forbidden, and preparing an assignment in consultation with another person when the instructor expects the work to be done independently. In other words, cheating occurs when a student makes use of any unauthorized aids or materials. Furthermore, any student who provides unauthorized assistance in academic work is also guilty of cheating.

2. Plagiarism is a specific type of cheating. It occurs when a student passes off as his or her own the ideas or words of another person, when s/he presents as a new and original idea or product anything which in fact is derived from an existing work, or when s/he makes use of any work or production already created by someone else without giving credit to the source. In short, plagiarism is the use of unacknowledged materials in the preparation of assignments. Thus, the student must take care to avoid plagiarism in research or term papers, art projects, architectural designs, musical compositions, science reports, laboratory experiments, and the like.

C. Penalties

The University considers both cheating and plagiarism serious offenses. The minimum penalty for a student guilty of either dishonest act is a grade of "zero" for the assignment in question. The maximum penalty is dismissal from the University.

(The above discussion of cheating and plagiarism is cited in its entirety from “Rules and Regulations Section V. Academic Honesty,” in The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Bulletin: 2007-2009, Volume 83, Number 1 (April 2007), p.396.)


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VIAR 101: DESIGN 1
Spring 2008 – 3 Credit Hours
Section 7: MW 1:30pm – 4:15pm, Annex 103
Instructor: John Norris
E-mail: jharlannorris@gmail.com Phone: 482-6056 (art office)
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The goal of Design 1 is to familiarize students with the fundamentals of 2-D design. We will examine design elements such as form, line, value, color, space, etc. by doing a series of projects and exercises that correspond to the Launching the Imagination textbook. Readings of this book will aid students in thinking and talking about art while the projects will help put this knowledge to work.

REQUIREMENTS: As the class will focus largely on a series of involved projects, active student participation will be a key requirement. In order to create successful projects, students will need to fully understand project instructions and demonstrations. Moreover, student participation is essential to understanding concepts and terminology covered in the book and revisited in class discussions/critiques. Thus, students will be expected to be prompt and present in order to be fully involved in class.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: More than 4 unexcused absences will cause your grade to lose 5 points from your final average for each missed class. Excused absences must be in the form of documentation from the source of the absence. Tardiness, leaving early, taking excessive breaks will also cause your grade to fall. Class Participation also affects your grade, and this means coming to class prepared, being actively engaged, and working throughout class on your assignment to come up with the best possible outcome. NO CELL PHONE ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER DURING CLASS.

GRADING: Grading will be based on projects, exercises & quizes, and class participation. The project average will make up 50% of your grade, and your exercise/quiz average and class participation average will each make up 25%.

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

Project and Exercise 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 & craft 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. 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 fundamental concepts including form, line, value, color, shape, and space. The course will follow a general pattern of activity that will occur throughout the semeser.

1. We will discuss a new concept, do readings, and occasionally take a quiz related to the reading and discussion.
2. We may do a series of short exercises connected to the concept.
3. We will discuss a larger project that puts the concept into focus.
4. We will work on this project in & out of class for up to 2-3 weeks.
5. We will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a class.

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.

STUDIO HOURS & RULES: Students will have to devote studio time outside of the normal class hours. The ROTC drawing lab’s open studio hours are determined by scheduled classes. Please be aware of your personal safety when using the studios away from class; try not to work alone. Due to health and safety concerns, SMOKING IS PORHIBITED IN BOTH OF THE ROTC STUDIO AREAS. You will be sharing the studio with other students and faculty. Be courteous and pick up after yourselves and return all studio materials to their appropriate location. Pagers, cell phones, and any other portable communication devices are to be turned off. If you want to listen to music, use headphones and use them only after any instruction has finished.






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

Launching the Imagination: A Comprehensive Guide to Basic Design (2nd Edition), Mary Stewart

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. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE BLOG IS SUPPLEMENTAL AND IS IN NO WAY A SUBSTITUTE FOR COMING TO CLASS.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Materials can be found at University Book Store in the Student Union on Campus, Hartiens at 3214 Johnston St, Michael’s on Johnston St, Hobby Lobby at Johnston St:

-the textbook
-18 x 24 pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper. 400 Series
-drawing pens (Millennium Medium Fine Point or an assortment)
-bottle of black India ink
-x-acto knife and/or scissors
-18” metal ruler
-½” round watercolor brush
-small #2 watercolor brush
-gray kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B
-pencil sharpener
-small box to contain materials

-you will regularly be purchasing illustration board: we will discuss these purchases as each project arises.

WE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF OTHER MATERIALS (including acrylic paints) FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED.

ACADEMIC HONESTY: See USL Undergraduate Bulletin, p. 427

COLLEGE EXHIBITION POLICY: The college exhibition policy is on file in the VIAR office, room 310 Fletcher.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE: A map of this floor near the elevator marking the evacuation route and the Designated Rescue Area. This is an area where the emergency service personnel will go first to look for individuals who need assistance in exiting the building. Students who may need assistance should identify themselves to the teaching faculty.

University Policy on Academic Honesty, Cheating & Plagiarism:

A. Introduction

An essential rule in every class of the University is that all work for which a student will receive a grade or credit be entirely his or her own or be properly documented to indicate sources. When a student does not follow this rule, s/he is dishonest and s/he defeats the purpose of the course and undermines the goals of the University. Cheating in any form therefore cannot be tolerated; and the responsibility rests with the student to know the acceptable methods and techniques for proper documentation of sources and to avoid cheating and/or plagiarism in all work submitted for credit, whether prepared in or out of class.

B. Definitions of Cheating and Plagiarism

1. Cheating, in the context of academic matters, is the term broadly used to describe all acts of dishonesty committed in the taking of tests or examinations and in the preparation of assignments. Cheating includes but is not limited to such practices as gaining help from another person or using crib notes when taking a test, relying on a calculator or other aids if such aids have been forbidden, and preparing an assignment in consultation with another person when the instructor expects the work to be done independently. In other words, cheating occurs when a student makes use of any unauthorized aids or materials. Furthermore, any student who provides unauthorized assistance in academic work is also guilty of cheating.

2. Plagiarism is a specific type of cheating. It occurs when a student passes off as his or her own the ideas or words of another person, when s/he presents as a new and original idea or product anything which in fact is derived from an existing work, or when s/he makes use of any work or production already created by someone else without giving credit to the source. In short, plagiarism is the use of unacknowledged materials in the preparation of assignments. Thus, the student must take care to avoid plagiarism in research or term papers, art projects, architectural designs, musical compositions, science reports, laboratory experiments, and the like.

C. Penalties

The University considers both cheating and plagiarism serious offenses. The minimum penalty for a student guilty of either dishonest act is a grade of "zero" for the assignment in question. The maximum penalty is dismissal from the University.

(The above discussion of cheating and plagiarism is cited in its entirety from “Rules and Regulations Section V. Academic Honesty,” in The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Bulletin: 2007-2009, Volume 83, Number 1 (April 2007), p.396.)

LSU ART1848 SYLLABUS

ART 1848 : DRAWING & COMPOSITION
Spring 2008
Section 2 : T/TH 9:10am – 12:00pm, 211 Foster
Instructor: John Norris
E-mail: jharlannorris@gmail.com
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The goal of 1848 is to engage students in the act of drawing from a live figure model. Various techniques including gesture, contour, & modeling will be considered as will various materials. Students will also keep a sketchbook to explore anatomy and master studies relevant to the in-class drawing exercises.

REQUIREMENTS: Figure Drawing skills will be developed through technical exercises in class and homework assignments employing similar techniques. The homework/sketchbook will allow students an opportunity to use their acquired skills creatively and to build off of the techniques they have learned in class. It is important to remember that this is a STUDIO CLASS, and therefore requires that students be actively involved in drawing exercises and contribute during critiques. Thus, students must be present and punctual to receive full participation.

ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: Unexcused absences will result in a drop in the student’s participation grades. Excused absences must be in the form of documentation from the source of the absence. Tardiness, leaving early, taking excessive breaks will also cause your grade to fall. In-class cooperation also affects your grade, and this means coming to class prepared, being actively engaged, and working throughout class on your assignment to come up with the best possible outcome. It is also imperative that students be respectful and discreet in regard to all figure models. NO CELL PHONE ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER DURING CLASS.

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 - 90% C: 79 - 80% 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. 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 including line (contour/gesture/cross-contour), value, & anatomy all in regard to the human form. In doing so, we will follow a pattern through which students will gain understanding of concepts, learn to put them to practice, and ultimately combine them to create successful drawings:

1. We will discuss a new concept, occasionally do readings, and do several exercises based on this idea.
2. We will do a series of more extended drawings connected to the concept.
3. We will do a series of sketchbook drawings to investigate related or parallel concerns.
4. We will work on an extended drawing inside/outside class that may take up
to 2 weeks to complete.
5. We will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a class.

YOU WILL DO A CONSIDERABLE AMONT OF WORK OUTSIDE OF CLASS IN THE FORM OF BOTH SKETCHBOOK AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. BE PREPARED TO COME INTO THE CLASS ROOM OUTSIDE OF CLASS AND TO WORK ON DRAWINGS AT HOME.

BLOG: 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. Please be aware that the blog is SUPPLEMENTAL and that checking the blog regularly is in no way a substitute for the information given in class.

MATERIALS: Students will be required to purchase the following materials. Materials can be found at Co-op, Hobby Lobby, & the Union Bookstore:

-9x12 Sketchbook (preferably Strathmore 400 series)
-18x24 pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper (400 series)
-18x24 pad of Newsprint
-drawing board with clips: a 25 x 28 piece of masonite will work
-A LOT of vine (soft) charcoal
-sandpaper for charcoal sharpening
-compressed charcoal
-shammy cloth
-gray kneaded eraser and white Staedler/Factis-type eraser
-graphite pencils: 6H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
-pencil sharpener
-Conte Crayon: Sanguine, Black (Noir), White (Blanc)
-small box to contain materials

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