Basic Drawing Class Schedule

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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

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

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