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.)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
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.
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.
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