1. Robert Jones
  2. Associate Professor
  3. Delaware County
  4. Community College
Wk Date Schedule Activity
1 Jan 12 Introduction
Syllabus Overview
Materials & craftsmanship
Preliminary drawing
Gesture drawing
Contour drawing
Cube exercises
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Homework:

Blind contour drawing
Contour drawing of object
2 Jan 19 Measuring and sighting
Gesture and contour drawing

Homework:

Contour drawing with line weight changes

In-class drawing
3 Jan 26 Measuring and Line weight
Constructing geometric solids.
The cube, cone, cylinder and sphere

 
4 Feb 2 Perspective:The conventions of technical perspective
One-point & two-point perspective

Homework:

One & two-point cubes

Geometric solids in two-point
5 Feb 9 More perspective

Homework:

Cityscape maze
6 Feb 16 Object studies In-class drawing
7 Feb 23 Object studies In-class drawing
8 Mar 2 Introduction to value - using light and shadow to model form

Homework:

Value exercises
9 Mar 9 Value using Graphite

Homework:

Value exercises
10 Mar 16 Intro to charcoal

Homework:

Value exercises
11 Mar 23

SPRING BREAK

  
12 Mar 30 Subtractive processes  
13 Apr 6 Subtractive vs additive processes  
14 Apr 13 Working from small study to larger, finished drawing  
15 Apr 20 Working from small study to larger, finished drawing  
16 Apr 27 Continuing prolonged studies  
17 May 4 Continuing prolonged studies  
18 May 11

Final Project

  

 

 

Course Content & Timeline

Semester: Spring 2010

Syllabus

Homework

Textbook: Drawing Essentials: A Guide to Drawing from Observation

Materials List:


    PAPERS
  • Strathmore 400 Prem Drawing Pad Reg 18x24 (2)
  • Charcoal Paper as needed
  • Canson Mi-Teintes Drawing Paper 19x25 as needed
  • Colors: Dark gray, felt gray, or sand
  • Arches 30x40 drawing paper. (Final projects)

    • line image


    DRAWING TOOLS
  • Pencils: 6H, 2H and HB (1 each)
  • 2B, 4B and 6B. (1 each)
  • Ebony pencil (1)
  • Pencil Sharpener (Small metal one)
  • Medium size kneaded erasers (3) ,
  • Art Gum eraser (1) , Magic Rub eraser (1)
  • Vine and/or Willow Charcoal (thick/soft) 12 pack
  • See note below.
  • Compressed charcoal, 2 sticks medium
  • Blending Stumps: 3/8 inch
  • Sandpaper block
  • General's charcoal pencil,6B (1),
  • white charcoal pencil (1)

    • line image


    MISCELLANEOUS
  • White Artists tape 3/4"
  • Drafting tape 3/4"
  • Workable Fixative Spray (2)
  • Chamois cloth
  • 3M Scotch Magic Plus Removable tape 3/4"

    Most of these supplies will be required in Drawing II

  • Vine or Willow charcoal?

    Winsor & Newton Charcoal Packs contain high quality vine and willow charcoal that’s carefully selected for uniformity without imperfections. Willow charcoal is very soft and produces a deep black favored by many artists. Vine Charcoal is less dark, tends toward a gray. Vine comes in a range of very soft to hard and Willow comes thick to thin. Sticks are cut to 6” in length, and comes either 3 or 12 to a box.



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