I. Purpose
Drawing I is the beginning drawing course. It is about the experience of making and seeing drawings. The students use the visual elements to express the idea of three-dimensional space in drawings. A number of different materials and techniques are used to develop skills and visual sensitivity. Drawings are done from models, still life, and landscape subjects. A working vocabulary of terms and awareness of the concepts of drawing are developed as a general rational for looking at and making drawings.

II. Objectives
A main goal of this course is to help you identify and investigate the many choices you can make as you build skills and pursue ideas in drawing , so that , when you wish to use these resources , they will be available . An ability to recognize styles and choices made in works of others will help in the development of your own drawings . But more useful than any study of others will be your own exploration of specific ideas and techniques .

This will be achieved by an introduction to a number of ways to put down , on a flat two- dimensional sheet of paper , lines and other marks that will recall to you later , and suggest to viewers at any time , the visual experience you enjoyed while perceiving a subject directly . This rigorous pursuit of this perceptual approach to drawing will provide you with the most rewarding basis for further development or study .

III. Procedure
Problems will be given about once a week and student will do drawings based on the problem, with some of the work being developed in class and some outside of the classroom. The media and paper used in each problem may change from drawing to drawing.

An assignment sheet will be given with each problem explaining the exercise and the goals for the drawing . A group critique will take place on the day that the assignment is due , and a grade sheet will be given after the critique . [some short drawings may be critiqued as a group]

Late assignments may be turned in no later than one week after they are due and will be assessed a full grade lower [see grade information sheet ] unless a documented excuse is presented.

Areas of study

• introduction to measuring on the picture plane
• contour line
• gestural line
• using line to make space
• structural line
• expressive line
• materials used-charcoal and pencil

• introduction to value
• using value to develop space
• modeled drawings
• halftone drawings
  cross-hatched drawings
• expressive value drawings
• materials used-charcoal, pencil, ink (pens and brushes)

• introduction to perspective
• linear perspective drawings
• aerial perspective drawings
• foreshortening
• proportion
• material-same as above

• introduction to texture
• simulated texture drawing
• drawings using the real characteristics of the material themselves
• materials used-charcoal, pencil, ink, conte, paper, glue, sticks, etc.

• introduction to making things work together
• composition in art
• configuration on the page
• line structure
• unity
• materials-all page

• the elements in expression
• responsive drawings
• materials-all

IV. Grading
Grades will be based on assignments given about once a week and critiqued on the day it is due . A grade sheet will be given for each assignment to outline strengths and weaknesses in the drawing . Failure to turn in work for critique will result in a grade of “F” for the assignment . Late assignments may be turned in no later than one week after they are due and will be assessed a full grade lower unless a documented excuse is presented .

V. Safety and Health Statement
This course may require the use of hazardous chemicals or equipment that the University Safety Committee recognizes as potentially hazardous to a students safety and health . Every instructor is required to provide instructional information and training on safe handing and usage procedures prior to engaging students in the use of hazardous chemicals or equipment . In addition , students are advised to notify the instructor or laboratory supervisor of any medication or conditions that may impair their mental alertness and/or their ability to safely engage in the use of any hazardous chemical or equipment . All students should participate in the use of hazardous chemicals and equipment only under the direct supervision of the instructor or by approval of the instructor , using recommended methods and procedures . Failure to adhere to the out lined safety precautions could result in disciplinary action .