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ART 205 Drawing Skills & Processes

This is a studio course designed as an introduction to perceptual drawing. That means students will learn skills and processes in drawing what we see. Some conceptual work will be introduced the second half of the semester to reinforce skills while reinforcing the creative process involving idea development in drawing.

Student Portfolio

syllabus

weekly outline_ 

weekly assignments_ 
 

sketchbook examples

definitions for drawing

Will Kemp Art School-- 
resources for Drawing

Class schedule for M211



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How to use this website:

The site is designed to organized by week with helpful information and links. In most cases, you will find the assignment sheet, lecture & PDF examples. There are also links to additional information to aid with skills, processes and examples. Students are expected to use information presented.


Follow Instructions

Why are you doing this assignment?


101 Things to Learn in Art School
#2 Learn to draw."
Kit White

Museum of Modern Art 

Homepage. Once here scroll to Drawings and brows the collection.

Metropolitan Museum 
of Art

Drawings in the MET collection. Watch this.

Watch this video on Milton Glaser. Make notes in your sketchbook with some sketches of his work.

week 1  line

September 7
assignment sheet student for doodle

artist doodle examples

Line and examples of sketchbook line assignment

More examples of doodle pages

You have an assignment to do some research on Milton Glaser. Make some notes and be prepared to discuss next class.
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Former STAC Biology student, Valerie, did this complex doodle with minimal color. Notice color is used for composition, not to define the objects. 
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Gallery of Doodle examples STAC students.

week 2  contour line

September 14

assignment sheet

LINE Discussion and examples

Contour Video

Artists:
Gemma Anderson
Ergon Schiele
Milton Glaser
​Pablo Picasso

Cross Contour Examples
    For additional examples go to Figure Drawing week 1 and look at their contour examples.

Ergon Schiele was a master at the varied and emotional contour line.
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Artists for this week:Look at their drawings.
M.C.Escher
Aubry Beardsley
Kara Walker
Russell Crotty
Richard Serra--drawings
Barry McGee
Trenton Doyle Hancock
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week 3- space

September 21

positive and negative space assignment

positive_negative lecture

line and composition

Watch this TED talk.
cut from paper

negative space

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Student drawing. Positive and Negative Space

STAC student Positive/Negative homework.

Artists for this week: Look at their drawings. 
Matthew Richie
Jim Dine
Julie Mehretu
Alberto Giacometti

Jeanette Barnes
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Dryden Goodwin
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week 4-gesture & mass

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September 28
homework assignment sheet 





link to video on gesture


watch this slide show of gesture drawings by STAC students.


Steps for Success in Gesture:
1. FOCUS--- constantly. The eye, a wonderful camera estimates proportions, contours, movement, and contrasts quickly. Determine contours first, then interior shapes and shadows.

2. DRAW LIGHTLY---for the 1st "layer" as a rough draft; darker for the 2nd drawing corrections right over the 1st layer adding contrast; then, the darkest 3rd layer with deep shadows and final contours.

3. DRAW QUICKLY--- The entire image is viewed in a blink. Make the pencil follow content flashed to the brain. Keep the pencil/pen in constant circular and linear motion. Catch the form, not the details.

4. CONSTANT MOVEMENT---is a necessity. Quick, light drawing makes for easy clarifications in succeeding layers. Move eyes with quick returns without moving the head. Accuracy takes patience, perseverance and lots of practice.

week 5-- perspective


Artists:
Leonardo da Vinci
Charles Avery
Paul Noble_
Kayo Kusama
Jeanette Barnes
​M. C. Escher
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week 5-perspective

October 5
assignment

lecture_examples



Definitions for Drawing

Why are you doing this?
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One and Two Point Perspective

Week 6 Value

No sketchbook
assignment this week.

​Use these artists Drawings (not paintings) to do sketchbook assignment. Be specific as to which drawing you are analyzing:

Robert Longo
Shahzia Sikander
Chuck Close--drawing
​Georgio Morandi
Georges Seurat
Vincent Van Gogh
Lucian Freud
Philip Pearlstein
Kathe Kollwitz
Paul Noble
Dryden Goodwin
Martha Alf
Jenny Saville

week 6-value & 
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mark makingdrawing_points.pdf --
read this hand-out

October 12

Note that this week the assignment has changed from what is listed on the assignment sheet to this one on Value.

Value assignment sheet

Value instruction sheet

lecture

self-critique sheet

links:
     shade a sphere
     shapes into form



value

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light overall values. 
subtle line
one point perspective
eye level

No Smudging




week 7-- creative process 

No drawing homework assigned this week. Use week to revise any previous work and read article on creative process. 

Sketchbook this week:

Watch this video and take notes:
Review both of these articles. Choose one to read carefully and take notes in sketchbook. 

Creativity in Art and Science: are there two cultures?

19 Habits of Artists That Can Help Unlock Your Creativity



week 7

October 19

​Why are you doing this?
Creativity is a concept often discussed as valuable but little understood. 
There is a difference between originality and creativity. 
Very little happens that's original.
Creativity on the other hand, is something we can nurture and develop.
Much of what appears to be new is actually bringing together previous work and presenting it in a new or reorganized way. 

Creativity is being able to see things and present things in a new way. 

Creative Process_lecture

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Creative process: steps
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Information on Project Revisions:
All projects assigned before mid-term and handed in on time can be revised up to mid-term.


Sketchbook will be collected again on November 17th. Those can be revised up to Dec 7 for second half.

All revised assignments must be clearly labeled with original project presented.

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Deadline for Revisions is next week.

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week 8- Put it together

week 8

Trace to Map
October 26



Note the example has real objects arranged in an unusual way.
 It is composed of objects of different shapes, different sizes, they are overlapping, interconnected and viewed from different perspectives.
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Reasons for Trace to Map
1. To begin experimenting with the creative process.
2. To make decisions about subject matter.
3. To consciously compose a drawing using various elements.
4. To use line that enhances meaning and reflects careful observation of subject.
5. To use value to create form and/or pattern in order to create the illusion of form and move the eye across the page.
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Examples of STAC students Trace to Map
Artists for Sketchbook this week to discuss content and ideas behind the work. Be specific as to which drawing you are analyzing:

Lucian Freud
Barry McGee
Kathe Kollwitz
Dryden Goodwin
Pablo Picasso
Chuck Close
Jenny Saville
Yoshitomo Nara
Stephen Fisher
shahzia sikander


week 8--creative process continue

Open Studio with Yontz:
Dates to come.

Please be sure to read Security Rules for classroom use on Home Page.

Artists for Sketchbook this week to discuss content and ideas behind the work. Be specific as to which drawing you are analyzing:

Richard Long
Wolfgang Laib
Heather Hensen
Tony Orrico
William Kentridge
Tambino--video installation
Carl Krull--video
Robin Rhode--street art

week 8

November 2
week 2 Trace to Map

Trace to Map Self-Critique


Reasons for Trace to Map
1. To begin experimenting with the creative process.
2. To make decisions about subject matter.
3. To consciously compose a drawing using various elements.
4. To use line that enhances meaning and reflects careful observation of subject.
5. To use value to create form and/or pattern in order to create the illusion of form and move the eye across the page.

 Introduce Small World

Look at some of these drawings for examples on how to add limited but intentional value with sensitive line. 
These are the images for Quiz in order.

Revise Quiz grade

write clear and complete analysis of the works with regard to:
1. Giacometti-- line and composition
2. Neel--line, value & perspective
3. Beardsley--line, value & composition
4. Morandi--value, composition & perspective 
5. Persian Manuscript-- perspective & composition
6. da Vinci-- line and value
7. Noble-- perspective and value





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Watch the Video above on Composition in Paintings to help understand how artists arrange elements in space and to what end.

week 9--concept 1

Examples of Small world from the internet.

week 9- small world concept drawing

November 9

Small World assignment

Small world photo samples



Process for Creative Concept Drawings:
1. Problem Presented --in this case Small World
2. Brainstorm-- have a lot of possible ways to solve the problem
3. Research-- what have others done, google, read books, etc.
4. Ideate-- thumbnails to work out ideas and composition.
5. Accumulate Reference
6. Begin drawing. 
​7. Critique and revise. 
STAC student work for Small world
Open Studio Dates: 
Dates to come.
 

week 10 Small World

November 16
continue Small World

Critique Small world drawings to date.

November 30 Final Critique for Small World

Self-Evaluation Form

working with Charcoal

Map in a still life_shading
Sketchbook Homework for this week:
Look at the drawings of these artists. Choose 5 and make notes in your sketchbook about the ideas behind the work, discuss subject matter and the most important Formal Element used to achieve the end. (this would be line, perspective, value, composition, etc.)
Kiki Smith
Jim Dine
Marlene Dumas
Barry McGee
Russel Croty
Yoshitomo Nara
Cornelia Parker
Charles Avery
Dryden Goodwin
Daniel Zeller
Cai Guo-Qiang
Martha Alf
Julie Mehretu

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Process for Creative Concept Drawings:

1. Problem Presented --in this case Small World
2. Brainstorm-- have a lot of possible ways to solve the problem
3. Research-- what have others done, google, read books, etc.
4. Ideate-- thumbnails to work out ideas and composition.
5. Accumulate Reference
6. Begin drawing. 
​7. Critique and revise. ​
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week 11-12_Final Project

November 30

Final Project_working with a sequence in charcoal

William Kentridge_Art 21

Kentridge samples

Kentridge_automatic writing

Kentridge_ excerp from Felix in Exile

A sequence by any other name--graphic novel, animation.
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week 13

December 7

Today is a work day. We will critique your final project to date. 
Please make sure your idea, image and composition is worthy of a final project in Drawing.

Sketchbooks due with sketchbook self-evaluation sheet.
Self-evaluation Final Sketchbook

week 14 Last Classes

December 14

Final Critique
come to class with 5 examples of classwork and 4 examples of homework (including final project) for final critique. All students must attend. Think of this as your final exam.

Learn more about Storyboards_wiki

sketchbooks might look like this


Self-evaluation sheet

sketchbook self evaluation

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Open Studio Dates: 
M211 open. Yontz present.
Dates to come.

sketchbook homework 

research on Kentridge
Have ideas. Lots of them.


Sequence drawings by STAC students
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