ART 1112 - DRAWING II – Spring 2009

INSTRUCTOR: MARLIN ADAMS

OFFICE: ROOM 234 FINE ARTS BUILDING

PHONE: 678-359-5301

WEB URLs: http://www.gdn.edu/faculty/m_adams

                     http://marlinadamsart.com/

         http://www.gandynet.com/art/Marlin/index.htm

                     http://www.hellomacon.com

EMAIL: m_adams@gdn.edu

DATE OF FINAL: Wednesday, May 6th at 8:00 – 10:00 AM.

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TEXTBOOK:   None required.  Suggested reading: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards and Classical Drawing Atelier by Juliette Aristides

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:   Traditional and contemporary approaches to drawing are explored.  Introduction of color and non-traditional media.  Sustained studies from life will include the model.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. To give the student a general understanding of structure as it relates to still life and the figure.  2.  To familiarize the student with various drawing media.  3. To explore techniques for improving draftsmanship; block in, light and shade separation, positive and negative space, measuring, active line, etc.  4.  To help students understand how figure drawing forms a basis of draftsmanship in all the visual arts.  5.  To familiarize the student with basic anatomical structure.  6.  To analyze master drawings for their instructional value.  7.  To encourage the practice of drawing as a foundation for all the visual arts.

 

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: 1.  Lectures 2. Audio visuals: videos, slides, photographs, master drawings and paintings, and books.  3. Demonstrations of drawing techniques by the instructor.  4. Handouts describing techniques.  5.  Student participation through discussions, critiques, and exhibition of student works.

 

EVALUATION: Student work will be evaluated on principles of visual representation including composition, proportion, value contrast, value transitions, edge treatment and line quality.  Student improvement is so extremely varied that grading must also be based on effort, following of instructions, completion of assignments and attendance.  Each graded drawing will receive a point value and the final grade will be a total of all graded projects.  Extra credit will also be awarded for extra drawing.  The final grade will be a percentage of the possible point total on the following basis: 90%=A, 80%=B, 70%=C, 60%=C, etc.  The instructor may choose to curve the grade using the highest point total in the class as the standard. 

 

ATTENDANCE: Regular and punctual attendance is required.  Students wishing to drop a class for any reason must report to the registrar’s office for an official drop of the class.  Four absences will lower your class grade by 20 points (approx. one full letter).  Seven absences after the official add/drop period will be an automatic failure.  Three tardies will count as an absence.  Showing up without your drawing materials will constitute an absence and you will be dismissed from class.  The instructor will take roll only once at the beginning of class.  If you are not there when roll is called you will be counted absent unless you get the instructor to count you tardy.  No excuses will be accepted since I cannot judge which students are honest and which are not.  The roll will not be changed at a later date.

 

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS:  If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must first see Ms. Kristina Henderson, Student Counselor, in the Student Center (second floor).  Her telephone number is 678-359-5585.

 


CLASS RULES: 

1.  Students must clean their work areas before leaving class.  That includes putting away all their materials, including: pads, pencils, drawing boards, etc.

2..  The classroom is not a storage facility.  Work left behind after the term ends is not the responsibility of the instructor.

3. No radios or headsets during class time.

4.  DO NOT TOUCH STILL LIFE SET UPS!

 

 

OFFICE HOURS: The office hours of the instructor will be posted on his office door.  The instructor will be available for student counseling during office hours or by appointment.  The art student should feel free to discuss art projects with the instructor during classroom time.

 

GRADED PROJECTS: The project done in this class will generally fall under the following categories: Copies of master drawings or photos, still life drawing from life, portrait drawing from a live model.

 

SUPPLIES: 

Drawing board and clips

Five ordinary no.2 office pencils

3H, HB, 2B, 4B, graded drawing pencils

Kneaded rubber eraser

pencil container (tall plastic drink cup with lid)

18" X 24" Strathmore 80# drawing pad

OPTIONAL

Cold press illustration board

Colored pencils

Toned paper

Charcoal sticks

Charcoal pencils

Charcoal paper

Matt board

 

MATERIALS CHECK: Students materials will be checked to see that you have the proper supplies (pad, pencils, erasers, pencil container) available to you in the classroom.

 

Week 1:BLOCK IN AND FACIAL FEATURE EXERCISES: Structural or mapping out drawings to see that placement and shapes are correct before the refinement process begins.

 

BLOCK IN AND CONTOUR LINE DRAWING: A refinement of the block in process.

 

VALUE SEPARATION: A simplification of the value application.

 

Weeks 2&3:  FULLY MODELED CAST DRAWING: A full scale study of a cast rendered as realistically as possible.

 

Weeks 4 &5: 2nd CAST DRAWING: A repeat of a fully modeled cast.

 

Weeks 6 & 7: PORTRAIT DRAWING FROM A LIVE MODEL: A drawing from a live model.

 

MIDTERM REVIEW

 

Weeks 8, 9 & 10:  STILL LIFE DRAWING: May be done in charcoal, colored pencil, conte or newpastel.

 

Weeks 11 & 12:  SELF PORTRAIT: Done in the mirror.

 

Weeks 13 & 14:  ENLARGED MASTER DRAWING 

 

Weeks 15 & 16:  PHOTO COPY

 

HOMEWORK: 6 master drawing copies from books or from sample drawings provided by the instructor.

 

 

 

GRADED PROJECTS:

 

 

Block in and facial feature

exercises----------------20 pts.

Cast drawing-----------20 pts.

2nd Cast drawing-------20 pts.

Portrait drawing-------20 pts.

            Still life drawing------20 pts.

Self portrait------------20 pts.

            Master copy------------20 pts

Photo copy-------------20 pts

Homework (4 master drawings-------------80 pts

 

Total--------------------240 pts.    216/240 = A

           

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Your grade will be expressed in a percentage of the above point total.  The instructor may choose to change the point value for a particular drawing project but the effect will be the same; 90%=A, 80%=B, 70%=C, etc.

 

 

 

DUE DATES – DRAWING II

 

 

1. 2 BLOCK IN AND FACIAL FEATURE DRAWINGS -  Jan 19th                   1___

 

2. CAST DRAWING 1  - Feb 2nd                                                                            2___

 

3.CAST DRAWING 2  + 1ST HWK. MASTER COPY – Feb 16th                         3___               

                                                                                                                                    4___

MIDTERM GRADE/DATE OF WITHDRAWAL – Mar 5th                                 

4. PORTRAIT DRAWING FROM LIFE  +                                                                         5___

2ND HWK. MASTER COPY- Mar 2nd                                                                      6___

 

5. STILL LIFE DRAWING + 3RD HWK. MASTER COPY            - Mar 16th                   7___

                                                                                                                                    8___

6. SELF PORTRAIT + 4th HWK. MASTER COPY – Mar 30th                              9___

                                                                                                                                    10___

7. MASTER COPY IN CLASS – Apr 13th                                                              11___

 

8. PHOTO COPY – Wednesday,  May 6th                                                               12___

 

                                                                                                            TOTAL     _______

 

Each of the 12 drawings is worth 20 points apiece; 240 total.  Please record the number of points you received on the drawing number space.  To figure your grade, divide your score by 240.  The result will be a percentage – 90% or above = A, etc.  To get an A in the class, you must have at least 5 drawings with 18 or more points and a total of 216 points or more.  Exceptional drawings may receive more than 20 points.

NO DRAWINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE FINAL.  If you complete your drawings ahead of schedule with an A, you may consider yourself through with the course.