Syllabus Projects Class Schedule
Basic Drawing Class Schedule
Week 1
Tuesday, Aug. 29
- Introductions
- Review syllabus/semester
- Grading: Projects, class participation, sketchbook
- What is drawing?
- Draw
- Critique
- Multiple composition homework (due Tuesday, Sept. 12)
Thursday, Aug. 31
- Draw multiple compositions of still life
- Composition examples on project page
- Critique
- Homework progress due on Tuesday
Week 2
Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Review homework progress
- Blind contour drawing
- Contour drawing
- Draw negative shapes
Thursday, Sept. 7
- Contour & negative shapes
- Cross contour (pencil/ink)
- Cross contour examples
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework due on Tuesday
Week 3
Tuesday, Sept. 12
- Critique homework
- Value exercises on cube shape (pencil, charcoal & ink)
- Value scale
- Value study 1 homework (due Tuesday, Sept. 26)
Thursday, Sept. 14
- Primitive shapes and shadows
- Still life with values (pencil, multiple lighting setups)
- Critique
- Homework progress on Tuesday
Week 4
Tuesday, Sept. 19
- Review homework progress
- Hatching examples
- Stippling examples
- Scribbling examples
- Still life with values (pencil & ink, hatching, stippling, scribbling)
- Bring water media on Thursday
Thursday, Sept. 21
- Still life with values (pencil & ink wash)
- Wash examples
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework due on Tuesday
Week 5
Tuesday, Sept. 26
- Critique homework
- Still life with values: reflective & transparent objects (charcoal)
- Value study 2 homework (due Tuesday, Oct. 10)
Thursday, Sept. 28
- Still life with values: reflective & transparent objects (charcoal)
- Homework progress on Tuesday
Week 6
Tuesday, Oct. 3
- Review homework progress
- Still life with values (charcoal on toned paper)
- Show examples from Value Study 3 homework
- Bring conté crayons and toned paper next class
Thursday, Oct. 5
- Still life with values (conté crayon on toned paper)
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework due on Tuesday
Week 7
Tuesday, Oct. 10
- Critique homework
- Still life with values; student choice of medium
- Value study 3 homework (due Tuesday, Oct. 24)
Thursday, Oct. 12
- Still life with values
- Homework progress on Thursday
Week 8
Tuesday, Oct. 17
FALL BREAK, NO CLASS
Thursday, Oct. 19
- Atmospheric perspective
- Atmospheric perspective examples
- Review homework progress
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework due on Tuesday
Week 9
Tuesday, Oct. 24
- Critique homework
- Atmospheric perspective
- Value study 4 homework (due Tuesday, Nov. 7)
Thursday, Oct. 26
- Atmospheric perspective
- Homework progress on Tuesday
Week 10
Tuesday, Oct. 31
- Review homework progress
- 1 pt. perspective
- Perspective examples
- Draw
Thursday, Nov. 2
- 1 pt. perspective
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework due on Tuesday
Week 11
Tuesday, Nov. 7
- Critique homework
- 1 pt. perspective
- 1 pt. perspective homework (due Tuesday, Nov. 21)
Thursday, Nov. 9
- 2 pt. perspective
- 2 pt. perspective examples
- Homework progress on Tuesday
Week 12
Tuesday, Nov. 14
- Review homework progress
- 2 pt. perspective
Thursday, Nov. 16
- Multi pt. perspective
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework due on Tuesday
Week 13
Tuesday, Nov. 21
- Critique homework
- Three pt. perspective
Thursday, Nov. 23
THANKSGIVING BREAK, NO CLASS
Week 14
Tuesday, Nov. 28
- Portraits
- Portrait examples
- Review homework progress
- 2 pt. perspective homework (due Thursday, Dec. 7, progress review next Tuesday)
Thursday, Nov. 30
- Portraits
- Self Portrait homework (due Thursday, Dec. 14, last class)
Week 15
Tuesday, Dec. 5
- Homework due on Thursday
- Portraits
- Review homework progress
Thursday, Dec. 7
- Critique homework
- Portraits
- Review sketchbooks
- Homework progress on Tuesday
Week 16
Tuesday, Dec. 12
- Review homework progress (due Thursday)
- Portraits
Thursday, Dec. 14
- Final critique: self portraits & sketchbooks