Fall 2015 Office - 102 G Professor Avantika Bawa E-mail: [email protected] Credits – 3 Meetings - M,W - 12.10-14.50 VMCC 107

FA 110-Beginning

Course Description: This introductory studio course teaches student’s basic skills and techniques in drawing from direct observation. Direct observation for this course is defined as drawing from , and . The primary goals are to learn to judge proportion, create volume and depict the illusion of depth and form. Verbal skills are developed through critique and class discussion. Students use traditional subject matter to explore a range of drawing materials and techniques including the introduction of color, mark-making techniques, and gesture. Compositional and rendering skills are emphasized through various wet and dry media.

Course Outcomes: The following course outcomes indicate competencies and measurable skills that students develop as a result of completing this course:

At the end of this Course topics (and dates) that address these This outcome will be course, students learning outcomes are: evaluated primarily by should be able to: [assignment or activity]:

Define, analyze, and • Begin sighting and measuring to create accurate Critique, comments and solve problems. proportions, angles, and positive and negative shapes grades on assignments- (Creative and critical Aug 24, 26, 30 thinking) • Manipulate a variety of black and white media. Project 2a&b Sep 23, 30 & Oct 5 • Apply overlapping, foreshortening and diminishing Project 3& 5 scale. Aug 24,26, 30 • Render three-dimensional form with light and Project 3,4,5 &6 shadow using a variety of black and white media. Sep 21, 23, Oct 5, 7 • Use Mark-making to render volume and depth. Project 5 Oct 12, 14 • Apply linear perspective techniques to Project 3 observational drawing. Sep 21, 23, 28, 30

Choose appropriate • Organize the compositional relationship of objects Critique, comments and communication medium to each other within the picture plane. grades on assignments- and technology. Weeks 1-16 (Communication) • Use appropriate terminology to objectively critique All Projects work. Weeks 1-16 • Organize the compositional relationship of objects Project 1 to each other within the picture plane. Aug 24, 26, 30 All Projects • Demonstrate professional presentation skills and craftsmanship. Weeks 1-16

Implement well • Observe, analyze and research the work of drawing Critique, comments and designed search masters and contemporary . grades on the assignment. strategies. Weeks 1-16 Sketch Journal (Information Literacy) Applying the concepts • Organize the compositional relationship of objects All Projects of the general and to each other within the picture plane. specialized studies to Aug 24, 26, 30 personal, academic, • Exploring and experimenting with concepts beyond service learning, ones comfort zone. professional, and/or Weeks 1-16 community activities. (Depth, Breadth, and Integration of Learning)

Course Prerequisite: FINE 102 or 101

Required Text(s): None

Recommended Text(s): Ways of Seeing - John Berger Drawing, Form and space, and expression by Wayne Entice - Melody Peters Art of responsive Drawing - Nathan Goldstein Drawing, A Contemporary Approach - Claudi Betti, Teel Sale Guide to Drawing - Daniel Mendelowitz The Art of Drawing - Bernard Chaet

Required Materials: (I will supply the items in italics) (A 'basic' kit with some of the items listed in the dry and wet media, erasers, and related section) will be provided. Please buy more if you run out).

Dry Media 3 woodless -HB- or 2B, 3B or 4B, 6B or 9B Medium (Black) Sanguine conte-1-2 sticks (red-brown color conte) Compressed charcoal (brand name NU -Charkole is the best and cheapest) Vine charcoal-jumbo sticks White pastel- choose from 3brands-Nu pastel, Rembrandt, Sennelier. Dry (colored) brand name NU Pastel, Rembrandt or Sennelier. (Wait to buy) This set has most items –Generals Charcoal Drawing Assortment

Wet Media Black OR Sepia India (Dr Higgins-water proof, Pelikan-regular)

Erasers Kneaded eraser and 1 of the following-, magic rub, or gum eraser.

Surfaces Hardbound sketchbook 9x12 (app.) 18x 24 pad of drawing paper (Strathmore is one brand) 18x 24 pad of Newsprint (Strathmore is one brand)

Related Reed / pen/ Nibs with nib holder (Speed ball) Portfolio to keep your flat and to transport them Masking tape or drafting tape Pencil sharpener and Exacto Knife with extra blades Metal ruler18”x24” long Rolled paper stump or tortillion Workable fixative

Art Supplies Stores - In Vancouver - www.dengerinkart.com, 518 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 www.craftwarehouse.com, 13503 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98684 In Portland - http://www.dickblick.com/stores/oregon/portland/, 1115 NW Glisan St. Portland, OR, 97209

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ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is required at each and every class meeting. • If you miss more than 3 classes, your final numerical average for the course will drop by 4 points. • Each subsequent unexcused absence will lower your grade by 2 additional points per missed class. • If you miss more than five classes, you could fail this course. • I keep track of tardy arrivals, extended breaks, early departures and count three of these as an absence. • If you know in advance that you will be late, or that you must leave early, or that you need to miss class, email me at least 24 hours before class. There is no guarantee that prior notice will excuse your tardy arrival or early departure. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. Please do not expect me the go over an entire 2.5 hours class session in one email. A brief overview is what I can send you.

The University has very specific rules regarding excuses for absences. WSU defines the following as an excused absence. Do not try to take advantage of these policies—you may be subject to disciplinary actions! • Documented absence related to a university-sponsored event/activity. You must notify your instructor in writing PRIOR to absence. • Documented illness; documented religious holiday, personal emergency, documented mandatory court appearance, and documented parental responsibilities.

WORK QUALITY AND GRADES Grades will be based on class work, projects done out of class, critique participation, tests, written assignments, attendance, progress, and promptness with regard to due dates. Criteria for grades understand of concepts, skill, craftsmanship, improvement, and inventiveness.

PRESENTATION OF ASSIGNMENTS Artwork handed for credit should be trimmed. All work handed in for credit must be fixed or covered with cover sheets. Cover sheets should be cut to fit the size of the work, hinged on just one side. Please do not wrap the work entirely. Anonymous work will not be graded. Sign/write your name clear on the backside only.

TIMELINESS WITH ASSIGNMENT Students need to have the completed project in by the due date, then it is “on time”. The due date has several ‘In progress” due dates; Presenting ideas, sketches of the ideas, 80% of the project done and then final due date. Each one counts and effects your grade, but the final due date is the most important. There will usually be a class critique on the final due date (or the session just after), in which you must participate.After the critique, you can hold on to the project and rework or build on it, in response to criticism and feed back. There is no late penalty you choose this option as long as you turned in the completed project in time (i.e.- the next class session).

CRITIQUES The critiques are held to give you feed back and initiate a broader, yet insightful discussion between your peers, the instructor and occasionally, invited guest.

LATE PASS You can turn in only one project late over the course of the semester (Within a week of the due date). This too will be subject to a 5-point penalty per class. Late work beyond this will not be accepted.

THE SKETCH JOURNAL. A sketch journal (bound) should contain all in-class exercises, handouts, notes on reading assignments, visual research, drawings, articles, writings, photocopies and other materials to support your work. Progress of your work, whether it is in this class, or in your career is fundamentally important. You are required to have your sketch journal at every class. I will periodically grade your notebook during class sessions.

Grading Opportunities: Your overall course grade will be computed according to the following breakdown:

Assignment Weight Project 1 (Sensory Overload) 10 percent Project 2a (In class final still life) 10 percent Project 2b (Deconstructing still life) 10 percent Collaborative Project (Site-specific installation) 05 percent Project 3 (Linear Perspective) 10 percent Project 4 (Value/Tromp l’oeil) 10 percent Project 5 (Mark Making-Traditional) 10 percent Project 5b (Mark Making-Experimental) 10 percent Final 10 percent Sketch Journal 10 percent Class participation 05 percent Total 100 percent

GRADE BREAKDOWN: A – Outstanding A 100-93 A- 92-90 B – Above average B+ 89-88 B 87-83 B- 82-80 C – Adequate C+ 79-78 C 77-73 C- 72-70 D – Poor D+ 69-68 D 67-63 D- 62-60 F - Failing F 59 and below

Field Trip (s): Expect a few.

· WSUV Reasonable Accommodation Statement: “Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. If you have a disability and need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please either visit or call the Access Center (Washington Building 217; 509-335-3417) to schedule an appointment with an Access Advisor. All accommodations MUST be approved through the Access Center. For more information contact a Disability Specialist on your home campus: Vancouver: 360-546-9138 http://studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu.edu/student-resource- center/disability-services

· WSU Academic Integrity Statement: “Academic integrity is the cornerstone of the university. You assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work you submit. You may collaborate with classmates on assignments, with the instructor's permission. However the guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that your submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be your own work. Any student who violates the University's standard of conduct relating to academic integrity will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and may fail the assignment or the course. You can learn more about Academic Integrity on your campus using the URL listed in the Academic Regulations section or to http://conduct.wsu.edu/academic-integrity-policies-and-resources. Please use these resources to ensure that you don’t inadvertently violate WSU's standard of conduct.”

· Emergency Notification System: : “WSU has made an emergency notification system available for faculty, students, and staff. Please register at zzusis with emergency contact information (cell, email, text, etc.). You may have been prompted to complete emergency contact information when registering for classes at RONet. In the event of a building evacuation, a map at each classroom entrance shows the evacuation point for each building. Please refer to it. Finally, in case of class cancellation campus-wide, please check local media, the WSU Vancouver web page and/or http://www.flashalert.net/. Individual class cancellations may be made at the discretion of the instructor. Each individual is expected to make the best decision for his or her personal circumstances, taking safety into account. Safety plan website.”

Incomplete: Assigning Incompletes: University policy (Acad. Reg. #90) states that Incompletes may only be awarded if: "the student is unable to complete their work on time due to circumstances beyond their control".

Schedule of Classes: Key events including assignments, projects due dates/exam dates:

This is subject to change based on class needs. Be in tune with class announcements for the most current information.

Class 1: Mon, Aug 24: Introduction to course & sketchbook requirements. Project 1 - Sensory Overload/Visual diary. Ballpoint pen drawings with a focus on mark making and composition. Begin now, due November 30

Class 2: Wed, Aug 26: Sighting techniques. Still life drawing in class. Sketchbook - Sketches of familiar and unfamiliar objects.

Class 3: Mon, Aug 31: More sighting techniques

Class 4: Wed, Sep 02: More sighting techniques. Project 2a Still life drawing in class.

Class 5: Mon, Sep 07: Labor Day. NO CLASS

Class 6: Wed, Sep 09: Proportion, composition and line quality. Project 2 - Deconstructing the still life

Class 7: Mon, Sep 14: Project 2 - Deconstructing still life (show sketches). More sighting techniques. Still life drawing in class.

Class 8: Wed, Sep 16: Continue still life drawing in class.

Class 9: Mon, Sep 21: Continue with sighting techniques. Negative and positive space drawing of silhouettes. Project 2 - Show project development (70%) Sketchbook - Negative space sketches.

Class 10: Wed, Sep 23: Critique Project 2 a& b

Class 11: Mon, Sep 28: Working with Negative Shapes. A collaborative site-specific class project. Be there!

Class 12: Wed, Sep 30: Presentation on the use of perspective during the renaissance and the intentional distortion of perspective by pre and post renaissance artists. Sketchbook - Drawings of the same room, from different angles

Class 13: Mon, Oct 05: Possible outdoors sketching. Using the viewfinder and Project 3 - The five perspective drawings (one experimental)

Class 14: Wed, Oct 07: Continue work with perspective

Class 15: Mon, Oct 12: Continue work with perspective (Introduction to ellipses).

Class 16: Wed, Oct 14: Continue work with perspective and ellipses.

Class 17: Mon, Oct 19: Finding forms through tonal value using rendering and mark-making techniques. Sketchbook - Graphite drawings to show value. Rendering architectural structures (Perspective + Rendering)

Class 18: Wed, Oct 21: Value, finding form through tonal value. Studies in Trompe l’oeil Critique Project 3

Class 19: Mon, Oct 26: Project 4 - Trompe l’oeil Drawing

Class 20: Wed, Oct 28: Value, finding form through tonal value (contd.) Project 4 - Show project development

Class 21: Mon, Nov 2: Work on Trompe l’oeil drawing Mark-making techniques using ink reed and calligraphy . Cross- Class 22: Wed, Nov 4: hatching, hatching, stippling, scribbling, finger etc.

Class 23: Mon, Nov 9: Mark-making techniques. Sketchbook-Copies of drawings by the masters Critique Project 4 Project 5a - Mark Making-Traditional. Ink portraits or foliage drawing Project 5b - Mark Making- Experimental. (Keep the subject same as pt. a)

Class 24: Wed, Nov 11: Veterans Day NO CLASS

Class 25: Mon, Nov 16: Value studies, mark-making techniques using ink. (Portraits)

Class 26: Wed, Nov 18: Value studies, mark-making techniques using ink (contd.) Project 5 - Show project development Introduction to the Final (Open, but related to a past project)

THANKS GIVING BREAK

Class 27: Mon, Nov 30: Work on Mark-making

Class 28: Wed, Dec 02: Continue work with the Mark-making

Class 29: Mon, Dec 08: Hand in Sketch Books. Final project due. Final crit

Class 30: Wed, Dec 10: Email final paper (no class session)