Drawing I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

ARTS-1316-004 Drawing I

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Course Description

Investigation of a variety of media, techniques and subjects. Exploration of perceptual and descriptive possibilities with consideration of drawing as a developmental process as well as an end in itself. Regular outside assignments.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

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\ Bert Dodson, Keys to Drawing, (Cincinatti, Ohio: North Light Books) 1985

\ ISBN-10: 0-89134-337-7

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

\ CRITIQUES: Critique allows all class members to discuss design and conceptual issues and evaluate the effectiveness of each project. Respect for each other and each person's work is of the utmost importance. This part of our classroom activities is crucial to the creative and technical learning process, giving us an opportunity to learn from each other.

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\ CIVILITY: Disruptions and/or any behavior that the instructor considers inappropriate will not be tolerated and will result in dismissal from the class. Every student deserves and will receive the respect of others. Every student is expected to be involved and engaged with other students and the instructor. For this reason, NO HEADPHONES OR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES ALLOWED. 

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\ FACILITIES: Because the classroom is used by so many, students are expected to clean up their work area before leaving the classroom.

Grading Criteria

CRITIQUES:

Critique allows all class members to discuss design and conceptual issues and evaluate the effectiveness of each project. Respect for each other is of the utmost importance. This part of our classroom activities is crucial to the creative and technical learning process, giving us an opportunity to learn from each other.

CRITIQUE ABSENCES: I will grade projects directly after critique. Grades for work turned in after critique will lose 20 points for each day they are late)

 

LATE and MAKE-UP WORK: Because in-class work is often a response to a specific prompt or set-up, it is difficult to “make up”. This is the reason for the attendance policy.

 

GRADING POLICY:

10 “Quick Draws”: 20%

10 “Finished” Drawings: 50%   

Sketchbook and Homework Assignments: 20%

Final Portfolio: 10%

 

GRADING SCALE:

Because art is more subjective than many other fields, it is important to understand some of the broad areas of the assessment of artworks. The four major areas of assessment are:

 

·       Technique and Use of materials

·       Elements and Principles of Design

·       Project Parameters, Concepts and Ideas, Exploration

·       Work ethic, Presentation and Craft

 

A = EXCELLENT

B = GOOD

C = AVERAGE or ADEQUATE 

D = POOR

F = FAIL

Attendance

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\ ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is CRITICAL to your success in this course.Please note that Amarillo College allows only 2 absences for any reason, with the consequences of missing additional classes to be determined at the discretion of the instructor. Therefore:

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• \ You will sign in each class period and WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE for signing their own name on the attendance sheet in class.  (The instructor is not responsible for students’ failure to sign the class attendance sheet!)
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• \ FAILURE TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE SHEET RESULTS IN AN ABSENCE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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• \ I will allow 5 absences without penalty. The 6th absence will lower your final grade by one letter. Each subsequent absence will result in an additional letter grade deduction.
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• \ Students are responsible for keeping up with their own absence totals. Upon request, and outside of class time, students may inquire as to the number of absences they have.
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• \ Late arrivals and early departures may be counted as absences; you are required to be in attendance for the entire class period.
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• \ If you have extenuating circumstances that impact your ability to attend class, please contact me ASAP.
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\ In addition to the requirement to be in class for demonstration, lecture and work time, your presence is a source of insight and learning for all class members. The impact of your full participation cannot be overestimated. 

Calendar

Week                   Monday                                                                     Wednesday                                                                                                                                

1   Jan. 18		Syllabus Introduction
2   Jan. 23 Jan. 25	Introductory images/Sketchbook: Handwriting/Analogs Upside-down drawings Blind contour: Hands and Faces   Emphasis: right-brain shift Materials: graphite   Homework/ Sketchbook: Read p. 10-15 ·       define “critical vs. practical dialogue” (can you relate to these statements?), “look, hold, draw” and “restating” ·       draw examples from the text or your own	Quick Draw: organizational line drawing and tba   Emphasis: relational accuracy Materials: graphite, eraser   Homework/Sketchbook: Read: p. 16-35; take notes ·       what are the “four rules of shape”? ·       Find 2 complex objects and render their basic shapes (see p. 26) ·       Find a simple object and render their external shapes and “enrichment shapes” (p. 27)
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