9184 - Drawing Explorations

Course Description

Drawing skills provide the primary foundation and means of communicating ideas for all areas of art and design. This course begins with the fundamental platform of traditional analyzation and representation of form; objects, human figure and spatial context are explored through discussions, demonstrations and exercises in light and shade, proportion and composition. Students are pushed to move beyond rendering into dynamic mark making using alternative methods and materials to create expressive line and tactile interpretations of the “feeling” of volume, movement and depth of space. Extensive drawing periods and fast-paced exercises train students to accept mistakes as a necessary part of success and innovation.