Drawing SC4: SYLLABUS

Art 101-01 (9603) Foundation Drawing--Course Outline

2015 Section 01, T /TH 1-3:50 pm FAB Room 29

St. Clair County Community College

Professor: Myrna Pronchuk

Office: Art Office FAB
Phone: 615-974-2726

Email: mlpronchuk@sc4.edu/ myrnapronchuk@gmail.com No Text*
Office Hours: T/TH 12:00-1; 6:50-7:30
Class Blog: DRAWSPRING2015.BLOGSPOT.com
Class cancellation hotline: 810-989-5770

Textbooks: Will post reading abstracts to be discussed in class on Blog:

1. The Shape of Content: Ben Shahn, Harvard University Press, 1957

2. Excerpts from Art and Fear: David Bayles/Ted Orland, 1994

Course Rationale

To develop the process of observational drawing the student will develop foundational skills that will assist in fully rendering a successful within a varied format. The student will gain experience and comprehension of working with many mediums and styling and with still life, landscape and portraiture. The student will gain this exchange through experimentation of materials, continual work assignments in the sketchbook, portfolio development, critique, readings, continual upkeep of the class blog, and through a final capstone project with research paper.

Catalog Description

This course will introduce students to freehand drawing, emphasizing creative expression and astute observation through the use and exploration of various drawing media. Students will concentrate on the fundamentals, knowledge, attitude and skills (e.g. line, volume, tone, texture, perspective, observation and composition) necessary for the development of visual imagery. The emphasis in the course is on observational drawing, working from real-life, geometric and organic forms. This course is typically directed to all art majors and is recommended as prerequisite to most studio art classes. Students may take this course concurrently with other entry-level art classes.

Prerequisite: None

3 credits, plus 3 contact hours = 2 lecture, 4 laboratory

Academic Accommodations

SC4 will provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities in accordance with ADA, provided such accommodation does not fundamentally alter the nature of the program, cause undue hardship on the college, or jeopardize the health or safety of others.

Course Objectives

Students who successful complete this course will demonstrate these skills and/or knowledge:

1. Demonstrate the ability to use the various drawing media in the execution of a drawing;

2. Demonstrate the use of various line concepts, functions, and qualities in relationship to any subject matter being drawn;

3. Apply the various shading and value techniques that will enhance and complete the variety of forms being drawn;

4. Compare and contrast the theory of perspective based upon certain known premises;

5. Compare and contrast effective methods of embodying a complex of ideas into convenient shorthand and readily recognize forms for a non-verbal visual communication;

6. Discuss and visually demonstrate the various concepts dealing with diagrammatic drawings, juxtaposition, foreshortening, composition and positive and negative space;

7. Demonstrate a sound working knowledge of all basic fundamentals necessary to complete a drawing successfully.

Course Requirements

· Completion of weekly Sketchbook assignments to be handed in mid-term and final – In-class sketchbook weekly update and share with class

· Two written test quizzes

· Participation and attendance at class critique

· Reading discussion and oral quiz

· Portfolio – completed - hand-in midterm and end term

· Capstone Project with research paper - including presentation and critique

(Research paper must be done MLA styling, double space, research 2 artists)

· Late hand-ins of work, including Portfolio and Capstone projects will loose one whole letter grade for each class day they are late, beginning with the due date.

· Any readings, quizzes, cannot be made-up for any reason whatsoever.

· Attend all classes. More than three absences will lower your final grade one full grade (ie. A to B). More than four unexcused absences will keep you from passing the course.

· Come to class on time. 3 tardies = 1 absence.

· Disabilities that need an accommodation must be reported to the Academic Achievement Center.

· No Audiotaping of class, unless needed for accommodation needs my permission on a daily basis. Videotaping just isn’t going to happen.

· INCOMPLETE GRADES only can be given when there is reasonable chance the student can finish the work. The amount of work allowable is small. Also, I must be contacted well before grades are due in the Record’s Office. It has been my experience that very few incomplete grades are actually completed by the contracted date. When this happens, the “I” grade turns into an E.

· ELECTRONICS POLICY: No outside buds to be allowed in class.

· CANCELLED CLASSES, snow days, disasters (natural or otherwise) happen. If class is cancelled, we will do the assigned work the very next day we meet.

· NETWORKING is always a good idea since life is so unpredictable. I encourage you to get the phone numbers of a few classmates. Always, of course, you can contact me, too.

· Notify instructor of absence by email. Due to the tight schedule I will not go over the missed classes in class time-you will be responsible to make an appointment and meet with me during office hours to review what you have missed.

· Be professional by meeting all deadlines for sketches and finished art.

· Contact instructor via email for appointment for extra assistance.

· Work load: 6 hours of work outside class is required each week.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Plagiarism, or having someone else write all or part of your papers will not be tolerated. Cheating, in any form is not tolerated. If I detect plagiarism or intentional cheating, I will fail you for that assignment with an E grade of 0%. If the academic dishonesty is blatant, repeated, or damages a classmate’s grade or impeded his or her chance for success, I might add further penalties including a E grade for the entire course. These acts of academic dishonesty might be reported to the college, and the college might take action against you as well. Consult the College Catalog for more details. Proven cases of academic dishonesty are recorded on your transcripts, and they will follow you wherever you go. It’s just not worth the consequences. Remember this too, unintentional, accidental, plagiarism is still cheating, and can bring similar penalties.

CLASSROOM CONDUCT: Any behavior that disrupts class, threatens physically or verbally, or intimidates any member of the class is absolutely out of line with good conduct in any classroom and especially a college classroom since we are supposed to be mature adults. A classroom, the hallway, or any instructor’s office is not your personal venue for venting your frustrations or unsolicited opinions. Check your ego at the door and allow your classmates and the instructor his or her chance to talk. Remember this: a college class is not a democracy. The teacher has absolute say, and even though we welcome input, what happens or doesn’t happen in the classroom ultimately is up to the instructor. When you sign up for and attend a college class, you’ve signed on with the implied intent of proceeding with mutual respect. If you exhibit behavior that is threatening or disrespectful, you might be asked to exit the classroom for that meeting time, and you could be removed from the class permanently (after due process, of course). Security might be called in if the teacher so chooses.

**A NOTE ON COURSE AND DISCUSSION CONTENT: Be aware that art and literature can be very frank on issues of politics, religion and human sexuality. If some of the art and literature’s or the discussions’ attitudes or language should so offend your sensibilities that you feel it might be difficult for you to participate in open discussion, let me know so that I might find another way to engage you in the course material. Even so, you still will be responsible for being evaluated on the content of the syllabus.

Course Grading

If you are having difficulty with one or more parts, it is your responsibility to meet with me during office hours so I can help you resolve any issues. Please email me at any time to ask for further clarification, or set up an appointment. Extra credit may be offered and cannot exceed 10% of your total grade.

*Sketchbook: (25%) -A sketchbook will be used and maintained to work out ideas and process. It is expected that you create 2 or more sketches each week for a minimum total of 28 sketches. Sketchbook must be brought in each class with work sketches completed. * To be turned in with portfolio (division of values: Completed assigned sketches 50%; Rendered Assigned Focus 50%)

*Portfolio: (45%)- We will draw everyday. Most work done in class will make-up your midterm and final portfolios. Your portfolio grade is dependent on attendance, attitude and effort. (division of values include two portfolio hand-ins. Graded on comprehension of concept and technique)

*Projects: (30%)- We will complete project drawings through out the semester that will be graded separate from your portfolio including capstone. These drawings will focus on a theme or a problem that each person will solve individually. (division of values: Capstone: 20%; Reading/Writing/Presentations 10%)

Supplies

Most supplies will be provided and paid for in lab fees. A sketchbook is required in addition. You may choose to purchase additional supplies to experiment with as the semester progresses. This is purchased at Sc4 Store

Sketchbook 8 ½ x 11 11.60/ea. *NOTE: THIS IS TO BE A NEW SKETCHBOOK

Work Schedule

***The following "schedule" is the best approximation at this time of what will happen in this class. However, the course content and the timing of the assignments might vary from this schedule in order to meet the particular needs of this class:

01/13 Week 1: Class procedures, materials, syllabus, expectations;

01/15 Intro to line in drawing, contour, blind contour, modified contour, gesture/rapid contour drawing

HOMEWORK: *Purchase sketchbook

*Blog – do assignment on blog

01/20 Week 2: Topic- Elipses.

01/22 Changes in ellipse for size, intersecting ellipses, multiple ellipses. Intro to Cubes. Working into the still life.