ART 3033:
DRAWING 3 – FIGURE DRAWING
Spring 2016 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN: 11042
Section 001: T/R 8am-10:50am, Fine
Arts 104
Instructor: John Norris, Associate
Professor of Art
Office Hours: W:
8am-11am (by appointment)
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. 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.
STUDENT COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOMES:
Like Drawing 1 & 2, skills will be developed through technical exercises in
class and homework assignments employing these techniques. The homework will
allow students an opportunity to use their acquired skills creatively and to
build off of the techniques they have learned in class. This is a STUDIO CLASS; one which requires
that students be actively involved in drawing exercises and contribute during
critiques. Thus, students must be
present and punctual in order to fully participate. By the end of the course,
students will be well versed in various aspects of drawing the human form,
including gesture, anatomy, and proportion. Students will also become familiar
with contemporary and historical figurative artists, investigate multiple
approaches to process and media, and explore narrative and conceptual
approaches to figurative drawing.
ATTENDANCE & CLASS
PARTICIPATION:
All late work will be counted off 10 points (aka one letter grade) for each
class period late. For example: if your work merits a 93 but is 2 class periods
late, then your grade will be a 73.
Participation counts as 25% of your grade and is based on the following
considerations: 1. Being present, punctual, and prepared for class 2. Focus on
and completion of exercises during class 3. Participation during critiques,
discussions, and dialogues 4. Maintenance of the shared studio space, including
cleaning up after work sessions, respecting shared tools and resources, and
storing work and materials appropriately. After
2 absences, 10 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each
class missed. 20 points will automatically
be deducted from your final participation grade if you miss the Final Critique.
GRADING: Grading will be based on
assignments (which will be submitted in portfolio form), your sketchbook, and
class participation. The portfolios will make up 50% of your grade, and your
sketchbook and class participation will each make up 25%.
A: 90
- 100% B: 80 - 89% C: 70 - 79%
D: 60 - 69% F: 0 - 59%
Portfolio
and sketchbook grades will be based on the following elements: 1) Indications
that the student has understood the assignment and is employing its specific
techniques. 2) a sense of quality showing that the students has invested a
significant amount of time and focus into the assignment. 3) The overall
success of the final image based on formal elements (composition, line quality,
sense of light & volume, etc.) as well as creativity. AGAIN, TURNING IN
ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE. IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE
TO ASK QUESTIONS.
COURSE OUTLINE: We will be investigating
several concepts that were covered in Drawing 1 & 2 and building upon them.
Furthermore, we will fully investigate the figure in terms of anatomy,
movement, process, and concept. In doing so, we will perform short-term formal
exercises in class, create long-term multi-session drawings, and you will be
given ambitious homework projects involving the figure.
1. We
will discuss a new concept and do several exercises based
on this idea. We may also do readings
and/or have slide talks.
2. We
will do a series of more extended drawings connected to the concept.
3. We
will do a series of sketchbook drawings to further investigate.
4. We
will work on extended drawings inside/outside class that may take up
to 2/3 weeks to complete.
5. We
will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a class.
CLASS STRUCTURE (subject to
change):
Figure – Skeleton Studies – Bridgman Anatomy / Proportion
Figure
– Master Studies – Sketchbook
Figure
– Gesture – Blind Contour - Moveable Masses
Figure
– Anatomy / Proportion – Bridgman Sketchbook
Figure
– Moveable Masses – Large Scale: Craft
Figure
– Anatomical Studies – Head, Trunk - Sketchbook
Figure
– Figure – Value – Self-Portrait
Figure
– “Beautiful Scribble” – Large Scale
Figure
– Anatomical Limb Studies – Arms - Sketchbook
Figure
– Anatomical Limb Studies – Legs - Sketchbook
Figure
– Figure in Interior – Large Scale
Figure
– Value – Large Scale: Arches
Figure
– Figure in Motion Studies – Large Scale: Craft
Figure
– Multimedia Figure Studies – Large Scale
Figure
– Final Projects (In-Class & Homework) – Large Scale
BOOK / BLOG: Students are required to
purchase the following text:
How to Draw the
Human Figure: An Anatomical Approach
by Louis Gordon
We
will do regular readings from the book, and students will be expected to have
the text with them at all times during class.
Handouts will also occasionally be made available. However, students
will usually receive additional info, image examples, assignment
specifications, and portfolio details via the following blog:
NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM
You
will be expected to check this regularly as part of your class participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS A
SUPPLEMENT;
IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.
MATERIALS: Students will be required to
purchase the following materials. Most materials can be found at the ASU
Bookstore and the Wolf Bookstore. Some will be available at Hobby Lobby and
various hardware stores.
-9x12
Sketchbook (preferably Strathmore)
-18x24
pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper (preferably 400 series)
-18x24
pad of Newsprint
-drawing
board with clips
-vine
or willow (soft is best) charcoal
-conte
crayon: black, white, sanguine
-sandpaper
for charcoal sharpening
-compressed
charcoal
-charcoal
pencil
-shammy
cloth
-gray
kneaded eraser and white Factis-type eraser
-graphite
pencils: 6H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
-pencil
sharpener
-small
box to contain materials
WE
WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL SHEETS OF HIGH QUALITY ARCHES COVER PAPER (30 X 22) FOR
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED. ARCHES STONEHENGE OR RIVES BFK MAY ALSO BE
USED AS SUITABLE SUBSTITUTES.
