SYLLABUS

I. ART 110 DRAWING 1 3 credit hours II.

II. TERM: Fall, 2001

INSTRUCTOR: Bebe DeBord

OFFICE: Bluebird Hall (869-6256)

OFFICE HOURS: M 3:30 - 4:30

T 1:00 - 2:30

W 3:30 - 4:30

R 1:00 - 2:30

F by appointment

III. COURSE PREREQUISITES: None

IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

ART 110 is a studio course designed to develop basic drawing skills in a variety of media and techniques.

V. TEXT: None

VI. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop competency in drawing through the practice

of different techniques:

a. value studies

b. gesture drawing

c. contour drawing of both positive and negative

shapes

d. textural studies

e. figure studies

f. imaginative drawings

2. To develop competency in drawing through practice in

a variety of media including charcoal, pencil, marker,

and pen and ink.

3. To develop the ability to block out shapes from the

general to the specific, to sight angles, and to

measure size relationships

4. To develop the ability to plan balanced and visually

interesting

compositions.

5. To develop the ability to originate personally

meaningful ideas for drawings.

VII. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

The primary learning method in this course is studio practice supplemented by demonstrations, individual guidance by the instructor, informal discussions, and group critiques.

VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Regular class attendance. Only with regular

attendance can a student benefit from guidance while

work is in progress, interact with and learn from

the group, and adequately complete studio assignments.

Therefore, the professor reserves the right to lower the

final grade of a student with more than six absences or

excessive tardiness or early departures from class.

2. Completion of all assignments by due date. Work will

be turned in for evaluation periodically (approximately

every ten class periods). Any work missing or incomplete

will result in a lowered grade. Late work will not be

accepted. This work will count as 85% of the final

grade.

3. Participation in class critiques. Periodically there

will be critiques of assignments. Work should be ready

to be discussed on critique days. Serious, thoughtful,

perceptive comments about one's own and others' work

are encouraged.

4. Completion of final project and participation in

final critique. The final project will be presented

during the regularly scheduled exam period. It must be

original, in a medium used in class, and completed

during this semester. It counts as 15% of final grade.

IX. UNITS OF INSTRUCTION:

1. Charcoal value studies

2. Gesture drawings

3. Contour drawings

4. Marker/pen and ink textural studies

5. Gesture and contour drawings of the figure

6. Self-portraits

7. Fantasy-based drawings

8. Final Project

X. For Fall, 2001