WEEK
These columns contains current assignments. THESE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The materials lists on Tuesday and Thursday columns are meant as a guide. You should still have all drawing materials readily available. GET A LOCKER. See student work gallery for examples of assignemtns.
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8/26
NOTE: Check back frequently. The syllabus is subject to change! |
Introduction/Objectives/Materials
Note: by next week students should have all materials available at all classes (get a locker!).
LECTURE: Gesture Drawing
• MATERIALS NEEDED: Drawing Journal, pencils, erasers.
In Preparation for GESTURE DRAWING on Thursday, click on image to watch drawing demonstration.
click here for demo on Archive.org
• Frank O. Gehry Sketches (architect)
Be sure to click on "view sketches" at the bottom of the page.
• Rembrandt van Rijn (lion)
• Leonardo Da Vinci (Bill Moyers, Arts & Culture: "Leaonardo da Vinci's Notebooks")
9/2
GESTURE DRAWING 
MATERIALS: Drawing Journal, drawing board, newsprint pad, vine charcoal, all pencils, sharpener, all erasers.
BLIND CONTOUR / CONTOUR LINE
MATERIALS: drawing board, newsprint pad, drawing paper pad, all pencils, sharpener, all erasers.
HOMEWORK:
IN JOURNAL: GESTURE drawings of figures in the field (outdoor observation):
- 10 page in addition to classwork
IN JOURNAL: Line exercises - "ready, aim, fire":
- 2 pages straight lines
- 1 page straight lines creating pattern
gesture tutorial of inanimate object (utube)
9/9
LECTURE: Contour line & Matisse
Cross Contour
MATERIALS: drawing board, newsprint pad, bristol board, all pencils & erasers, all charcoal, graphite pencil.
HOMEWORK for THURSDAY: Cut out "L Frames" from illustration board. Bring to class on Thursday.
BRING JOURNAL (up to date)
LINE WEIGHT: Matisse drawing
MATERIALS: drawing board, newsprint pad, drawing paper, caligraphy brush & ink, small water container
COMPOSITION: In addition you will need "2 "L" SHAPES (cut out from ILLUSTRATION BOARD), drawing board, newsprint pad, drawing paper
HOMEWORK:
CONTOUR drawing: your foot (#3 pencil on bristol)
The following are DUE on 9/16:
click here for full description
- Gesture drawing-2pages
- Blind contour-1page
- Eggs-1page
- Fruit contour & cross-1
- Branch cross contour-1
- Matisse line-2 pages
- Figure/ground-1 page
- Foot contour drawing (on bristol)
Jack Flam. MATISSE ON ART. "Looking at life with the eyes of a child." (Foundations #2)
• Henri Matisse, Museum of Modern Art (explore all the pages, especially figure drawings)
Richard Diebenkorn (at Cantor Arts Center)
Robert Longo (compositon)
9/16
Portfolio #1 DUE / CRITIQUE OF WORK (bring tape and tracing paper)
Click here for full list of work.
NOTE CHANGES!
STUDIO:
Sequential Linear Exercises: loops
MATERIALS: drawing board, newsprint pad, drawing paper, all pencils, sharpener, plastic eraser
STUDIO: Belt,
Sequential Linear Exercises: curves
HOMEWORK
JOURNAL: Line exercises:"ready-aim-fire, right angle, spandrel (3 pages), 'Elipses en el cubo' (1 page)
ON BRISTOL: cross contour - your hand Due: 9/30
Download the following reading: D'Amelio. PERSPECTIVE (Foundations #7) Go to page 33-37 circles, cylanders, cones. (save the rest for later)
ARTIST TO EXPLORE:
• Leonardo Da Vinci (Bill Moyers, Arts & Culture: "Leaonardo da Vinci's Notebooks")
9/23
STUDIO - ELIPSES: Cylanders, Flower Pots
• Materials: Drawing paper, Newsprint pad, vine charcoal, all pencils (2B, 3B etc.), pencil sharpener, erasers.
STUDIO: Clustering Line: Hat, Rope
see Da Vinci, Study of Water
• Materials: Bristol paper pad, all pencils (HB, 2B, 3B etc.), pencil sharpener, erasers.
HOMEWORK JOURNAL:
- Watch the Presidential election debate Friday 9/26 and make drawings (any kind, any medium) in your journal. (at least 4 pages)
- Make a line drawing of an object that belongs to you (hat, cap, tools etc)
Journal check next Thurs
ARTIST TO EXPLORE:
pointilism: SEURAT & Pointilism
cross hatch: Giorgio Morandi (click on English version and explore the drawings etc.)
9/30
CRITIQUE: Portfolio#2 (see full list)
LECTURE: Value, Pointillism, Cross Hatch
POINTILLISM
Materials: Pen, ink, Bristol board, pencils, erasers.
Journal Check
POINTILISM continued
CROSSHATCH value scales
Materials: Pen, ink, Bristol board, pencils, erasers.
HOMEWORK:
On Bristol Board, using pen & ink draw an object using pointilism or cross hatch technique.
DUE: 10/9
Thurs: 10/2 Vice Presidential debate
POINTILISM :
CROSS HATCH:
Giorgio Morandi
Also see current article with flash presentation of Morandi show
10/7
STUDIO: Still Life - Hatching, Cross Hatching (pen&ink)
MATERIALS: Illustration Board 15x10"(see paper cut), also "L" frame, pencils, erasers ; pen & ink
Rendering Light: VALUE SCALES / SPHERES
MATERIALS: Bristol Board, all pencils; erasers
HOMEWORK:
- Download and read: perspective > > >
- On newsprint, using a ruler - draw and label horizon line (HL) and one vanishing point (VP). Draw 5 cubes in ONE-point perspective some above and some below the horizon line. due Tues 10/14
Tues: 10/7 Presidential debate
D'Amelio. PERSPECTIVE (Foundations #7)
John Montague. BASIC PERSPECTIVE DRAWING: A Visual Approach (Foundations #5
One-point perspective (exterior)
10/14
STUDIO: 1 pt LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
Hallway in one-point perpective
MATERIALS: Drawing board, Drawing paper ; pencils, erasers ; 24" ruler
LECTURE: Perspective / Photo Shoot
STUDIO: 2pt LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
MATERIALS: Drawing board, Drawing paper ; pencils, erasers ; 24" ruler
HOMEWORK:
- Draw a box or book using two-point perspective. Use bristol board taped onto a piece of newsprint (the newsprint is for including vanishing points outside.) Show HL, VPs. Include details and shading.
- Photo Shoot: Self-portrait Photos will be due on Tues, 10/28. (see below for more details)
10/21
Perspective & Rendering Light: BOOKS
MATERIALS: BRING 1 hard-bound book (for prop). Bristol Board; newsprint, all pencils; erasers
PORTFOLIO #3 DUE (Thursday) See list
FLOWERPOTS (elipse, conte)
Materials: contë (4colors), drawing paper, drawing board, erasers, ruler, L frames, tapek, tracing paper.
HOMEWORK: Photo Shoot: PORTRAIT (front view)
Prints: 2 copies(approximately 4x6" each)
Lighting: NO FLASH
Pay attention to LIGHT SOURCE
If shooting outdoors – choose morning or late afternoon in order to have single light source
If shooting indoors, use single light source (ie: window with light coming through or spotlight)
Must have prints IN CLASS: 10/28
photos - self portraits:
10/28
LECTURE: Artists
MUST HAVE portrait photos in class
(2 prints 4x6" each)
GRID COPY
Materials: Drawing paper, tracing paper, vine charcoal, compressed charcoal, soft pastels (different colors, if you have), ruler, tape, and photos from photoshoot.
See graduate shows in student galleries this week.
HOMEWORK:
Finish Grid Copy
Journal Drawings: Museum Visit click here for more information (this assignment is due before final journal check at end of Nov.)
Chuck Close interview this week (Oct.26) on Terri Gross (you can download the podcast)
contë drawings:
11/4
TUESDAY: LIBRARY RESEARCH
Meet us at King Library (3rd floor) either at 8:30, 12:30, or visit later in the day.
Check out an Artist Catalog. see Artist List for suggestions. See Homework assignment for this weekend.
Please be sure to VOTE!
TONE (VALUE STUDY)
Materials: drawing paper, compressed charcoal (soft), chamois, kneeded eraser, tracing paper, blending stick (optional)
NOTE: this is a long still life. Please come prepared with ALL listed materials.
HOMEWORK:
COPY FROM ARTIST CATALOG
Pencil (rendering) on drawing paper or other media (pastel etc.). Start by drawing a frame that is larger but the same proportions as the original artwork. (this should be a 6 hour drawing, carefully rendered)
On the ouside of frame write the name of artist, date and title of artwork that you have copied. DUE with portfolio #4
COPY: note: there are many ways to draw from a 2D source. One possible device is to use a grid.
Arshile Gorky, Portrait of Artist and his Mother (preperatory sketch)
11/11
VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY
SUITCASE (perspective)
Materials: contë (4colors), drawing paper, drawing board, erasers, ruler, L frames, tape, tracing paper.
HOMEWORK: continue - COPY FROM ARTIST CATALOG
Pencil (rendering) on illustration board. Frame must be same proportions as original. (this should be a 6 hour drawing, carefully rendered)
Ingres, costume study (artchive.com)
11/18
FABRIC DRAWING
Materials: all pencils, drawing paper, erasers, BRISTOL BOARD.
STILL LIFE (reflective surface)
Materials: pastels, 1 sheet gray pastel paper, 18x24"
HOMEWORK: Gather and trim drawings for portfolio. Attach tracing paper at top. Click here for list of work due on Tuesday.
For an example of reflective surface see:
see:
Gale Antokal, "Past Accounts (Kanister)", pastel on paper,
18 x 24", 2000
11/25
PORTFOLIO #4 DUE | Critique
SLIDE LECTURE: Expressive Drawing
STUDIO: Caligraphic Drawing
Materials: Brush, ink, water container, newsprint, drawing paper.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
HOMEWORK:
SELF PORTRAIT - on drawing paper, any of the mediums used in class,
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must be from a mirror (not photograph)
- 4 hour drawing
see examples > >
Kathe Kollwitz, Self-Portrait (1924)
12/2
INK WASH
Materials: caligraphy brush, ink, drawing paper, water container - also newsprint
click here for
INK WASH DEMONSTRATION
opening tonight |
Materials: All charcoal, pencils, pastels and any other mark-making instruments you have. Drawing paper, masking tape. You do not need drawing board because we will be using the wall or floor. (dress comfortably) Bring a written dream.
HOMEWORK:
SELF PORTRAIT - continue
(DUE with final portfolio)
Here are links to several German Expressionist silent films from the 1920's that you can watch on line or download:
- "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
- "The Golem (how he came into being"
- "Nosferatu" (1922 based on Bram Stoker's Dracula)
- Vincent Van Gogh drawings A-Z
- Abstract Expressionism
- Jackson Pollock painting (filmed in 1951)
popular movies: (not always historically correct)
- Lust for Life (1956 movie about VanGogh)
- Pollock (2000 movie)
- Basquiat (1996 movie) clip
12/9
PORTFOLIO #5 DUE
CRITIQUE: ALL WORK must be turned in by today at BEGINNING of class.
FINAL JOURNAL CHECK (Museum drawings will be checked). In addition, Journals should be filled with any type of drawing in any medium.
FINAL:
EXAM day:
Tuesday, December 16, 9:45-12:00 (Return of work and/or individual meetings)
link to finals schedule