Drawing One:
First year studies will teach basic techniques of drawing and painting with an emphasis on the elements and principles of design. Through the completion of a series of sequential projects, students will strengthen their ability to draw and paint expressively while using basic formal techniques. Students will achieve a greater understanding of the elements and principles of design through contour drawing, value studies, color theory, perspective, and printmaking.
First year studies will teach basic techniques of drawing and painting with an emphasis on the elements and principles of design. Through the completion of a series of sequential projects, students will strengthen their ability to draw and paint expressively while using basic formal techniques. Students will achieve a greater understanding of the elements and principles of design through contour drawing, value studies, color theory, perspective, and printmaking.
Advanced Drawing:
Second Year of Study: Drawing & 2-Dimensional Design II will be a sequential extension of and build upon the basic techniques of drawing, painting and printmaking. Through the completed assigned problems, students improve in their ability to draw, paint and produce prints expressively or through observation using learned formal techniques. Students will also strive to achieve a greater understanding of the elements and principles of design through progressively more difficult and challenging applications of design, drawing, value and tonal studies, color theory, perspective and basic printmaking techniques. Critique and discussion of a variety of artists' work will be an integral part of the course. Students must have an average of B- or higher in Drawing.
Third Year of Study: This course of studio study is the culmination of two prior years of sequential creative experiences in the areas of drawing and two-dimensional design. Students in advanced drawing will continue their artistic development and growth by becoming more intimately involved in the decisions governing the direction and goals of their artistic production. The course encourages students to involve themselves in both long and short-term studio problems and experiences, as well as in depth research of artists, cultures and stylistic movements of both historic and contemporary significance. The scope, sequence and specific nature of their concentration and artistic production will be determined jointly by the instructor and student. The specific goals and objectives for the course will be directly dependent upon the unique artistic, personal and educational intentions and needs of each student enrolled in the program. Personal reflection, self-examination and critique will regularly assess and evaluate student progress and achievement throughout the process. Students must have an average of B- or above in Advanced Drawing.
Second Year of Study: Drawing & 2-Dimensional Design II will be a sequential extension of and build upon the basic techniques of drawing, painting and printmaking. Through the completed assigned problems, students improve in their ability to draw, paint and produce prints expressively or through observation using learned formal techniques. Students will also strive to achieve a greater understanding of the elements and principles of design through progressively more difficult and challenging applications of design, drawing, value and tonal studies, color theory, perspective and basic printmaking techniques. Critique and discussion of a variety of artists' work will be an integral part of the course. Students must have an average of B- or higher in Drawing.
Third Year of Study: This course of studio study is the culmination of two prior years of sequential creative experiences in the areas of drawing and two-dimensional design. Students in advanced drawing will continue their artistic development and growth by becoming more intimately involved in the decisions governing the direction and goals of their artistic production. The course encourages students to involve themselves in both long and short-term studio problems and experiences, as well as in depth research of artists, cultures and stylistic movements of both historic and contemporary significance. The scope, sequence and specific nature of their concentration and artistic production will be determined jointly by the instructor and student. The specific goals and objectives for the course will be directly dependent upon the unique artistic, personal and educational intentions and needs of each student enrolled in the program. Personal reflection, self-examination and critique will regularly assess and evaluate student progress and achievement throughout the process. Students must have an average of B- or above in Advanced Drawing.