1187 - Drawing: Introduction

Course Description

Drawing is the simplest, most efficient and most accessible way to communicate visual ideas. This course, designed for the absolute beginner, focuses on development of hand-eye coordination -- required for all perceptual drawing -- to understand how to look and how to transcribe what is seen onto a surface. Presentations facilitate students learning to begin to describe shapes with line, including exploration of line weight, direction and speed. Moving on to value, investigating both additive and reductive ways of working and how to utilize the power of light and dark to create volume and space is explained through tutorials. As students practice, confidence builds, and progress is made into more complicated subject matter and working out compositional decisions and strategies. Tools utilized include pencil, charcoal and eraser. Subjects include still life, architecture/space and a brief introduction to the landscape.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Animation Certificate : Electives
• Graphic Design Certificate : Electives
• Interactive Design Certificate : Electives
• Natural Science Illustration Certificate : Electives
• Painting Studies Certificate : Electives
• Photography Certificate : Electives