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Contents 1 Course Information 1.1 Course Title 1.2 Course Number 1.3 Instructors Name 1.4 Date 1.5 Course Length 1.6 Course Schedule 1.7 Unit of academic measurement 1.8 Lecture Hours 1.9 Lab Hours 1.10 Externship/Internship Hours 1.11 Total Credit Hours 1.12 Total Contact Hours 2 Course Description 2.1 Prerequisite 2.2 Co-requisites 3 Description of Content 3.1 Textbooks 3.2 Resources & Supplies 4 Course Specific Performance Objectives 5 Course Outline 6 Instructional Methods 7 Grading 8 Library Assignment(s) 9 Portfolio Assignment 10 Attendance 11 AIU Library Usage and research support 12 Make-up work 13 Revision date

Course Information

Course Title

Drawing and the Creative Process

Course Number

DES107

Instructors Name

Full Name (optional telephone number and email)

Date

Date course begins or beginning and ending dates of term

Course Length

12 Weeks

Course Schedule

Day(s), Evening(s), Time class begins and ends each meeting

Unit of academic measurement

Quarter

Lecture Hours

40

Lab Hours

40

Externship/Internship Hours

0

Total Credit Hours

6

Total Contact Hours

80

Course Description

This course provides a thorough exploration of the creative thinking process. It introduces students to concepts, tools, and techniques of both representational and non-representational drawing. Principles of composition, balance, rhythm, line, texture, and light are introduced through a series of studio assignments.

Prerequisite

None

Co-requisites

None

Description of Content

Textbooks

• REQUIRED Drawing as Expression: Techniques and Concepts, Sandy Brooke, Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0-13-089313-7

Resources & Supplies

• REQUIRED Drawing supplies, notebook, pen.

Course Specific Performance Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Discuss the creative thinking process and how to apply it to a project.
• Develop a concept and communicate it visually.
• Discuss and apply the terminology, tools, and techniques used in the drawing process.
• Discuss the principles of composition, balance, rhythm, line, texture, and light during classroom presentations and critiques.
• Develop a visual vocabulary.
• Develop drawing skills during the production of both representational and non-representational studio assignments.
• Demonstrate an understanding of timelines and project needs through the completion of drawing assignments outside of the classroom.

Life skills Performance Objectives	Objective Assessment Measures	Subjective Assessment Measures	Program Standards	Purpose
Demonstrate Advanced Participation and Critical Thinking	Participate in group discussions and critiques	Timeliness Preparation Participation	In accordance with established guidance	Prepares learners to problem-solve and work with others
Develop Communication Skills	Participate in group discussions, critiques, and assignments	Self-Reporting of Confidence Group feedback Logical argumentation and research	Student works effectively with others Student demonstrates knowledge and proficiencies	Encourage development of communication skills that promote effective work skills and idea development
Demonstrate Advanced usage of terms, tools, principles, and techniques used in design	Assignment Completion Group discussions Individual guidance	Group critiques Self-Assessment Technical proficiency	Students participate in individual and group-based assignments	Prepare learners to work together as members of teams and to self-evaluate their subject knowledge and technical proficiency

Course Outline

Topic And Date	Description of Content	Time (In Contact Hours)
1	Introduction to Drawing: History, artists, styles, developing the ability to “see,” interpret, and represent; introduction to drawing terminology and principles (composition, balance, line, rhythm, texture, light, etc.)	5%
2	Drawing Tools and Media: Paper, Charcoal, Pencil, Pen, Ink, Brush, Watercolor, Gouache, Pastel, Conte Crayon, Mixed-Media, Acrylics, Oil Paints, Computer Illustration, etc.; Benefits and purpose of various media; studio assignment; Assign Project #1	10%
3	Line and Form: Outline/Contour Drawings, line tone and quality, gesture drawings, rhythm and expression, line character and media; harmony and balance, composition, proportion, movement, space; studio assignment	10%
4	Value and Texture: Qualities of light, form and volume, creating space, layering and weight, crosshatching, expressive uses of value; studio assignment; Project #1 Due; classroom critique; Written Assignment #1 – Creating Space with Line and Value: Analysis of Selected Artists’ Techniques	10%
5	Color: The vocabulary of color, measurements of color (additive and subtractive); hue, value, and intensity; the color wheel; mixing colors (triadic color system, neutrals); Color relationships (complements, emotion, monochromatic, warm and cool, simultaneous contrast); color balance; the role of color in composition. Written Assignment #1 Due; Begin Midterm Assignment (Project #2)	10%
6	Composition, Space, Plane, and Shape: positive and negative space, figure-ground relationships, balancing light and dark, ambiguous shapes and relationships, the picture plane and edge; still-life studio assignment	10%
7	Perspective: Linear and Empirical Perspectives, picture plane, baseline and horizon line, focal point, vanishing point, cone of vision; one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective, perspective grids, measuring depth, figures in space, atmospheric perspective and value (chiaroscuro), landscapes; studio assignment; Midterm Assignment Due (Project #2); classroom critique; Written Assignment #2 – Composition and Perspective: Analysis of Selected Artists’ Techniques	10%
8	Landscape and Environment: pictorial elements, composition; value, texture, and pattern; imaginative drawings, expressionism, and abstraction versus realism; studio assignment; Written Assignment #2 Due; Begin Project #3	10%
9	Figure and Gesture Drawing: figure studies, gestures, contours, using geometric shapes, light and planar analysis, foreshortening, value and space, figures in space/environment, composition, abstraction and realism; studio assignment	10%
10	Portraiture: Planar analysis of the head, the skull, 3D study of the face and proportion, self-portraits, realism versus expressionism and media; studio assignment; Project #3 Due; classroom critique; Assign Final Project	10%
11	Conceptual and Contemporary Drawing: innovative techniques; social and political subject matter and commentary; abstraction and expressionism; minimalism; parody; process art; post-modernism; conceptualism and critical analysis; studio assignment	10%
12	Final Projects Due; Classroom Critique and Discussion	5%
TOTAL		100%

Instructional Methods

Lectures and demonstrations, classroom discussions and critiques, studio assignments, handouts, presentations, and written assignments will assist in the critical analysis of different techniques, principles, and theories of drawing and the creative process.

Grading

Student performance will be based upon the following criteria:

Class Participation and Critiques:	10%
Studio Assignments:	30%
Project #1:	10%
Midterm Project #2:	15%
Project #3:	10%
Written Assignments:	10%
Final Project:	15%
	100%

Library Assignment(s)

As assigned by the instructor. The written assignments will involve both library research and the use of reference material with proper documentation. Directions for the written assignments will be on file so that tutors may assist students; students requiring additional assistance should speak with the instructor at their earliest convenience. The CECybrary should also be used as a reference for all class papers and projects.

Portfolio Assignment

Program portfolios are a recommended and demonstrable means for assessing student competencies. Each student should select a project or paper from this course that best demonstrates his/her proficiencies with the material presented. Each student should then review and assess the chosen project or paper with the course instructor, revise it as needed, and add it to his/her program portfolio.

Attendance

Students are expected to perform as professionals in their respective fields, which includes reporting to work/class regularly, on time, and prepared to contribute.

• Miss 10% of the scheduled hours for the course, receive a warning letter
• Miss 20% of the scheduled hours for the course, student may be withdrawn and assigned the appropriate grade based on AIU grading policy. The instructor may consider extenuating circumstances.
• Late arrivals (tardies) or early departures from classes will be counted, on a prorated basis, in course absences.
• The university’s attendance portal does not differentiate between “excused” and “unexcused” absences. Students are encouraged to coordinate with faculty prior to missing any class period.
• Students who stop attending class without officially withdrawing will be considered in violation of the attendance policy and will receive the appropriate grade, which may include a grade of “F.”
• Students are responsible for any missed work when absent. In addition, the student is expected to be prepared for class upon his/her return.
• At the discretion of the respective faculty member, class participation, not attendance, may be included in the course grade.
• Students requesting a grade of Incomplete must follow the guidelines established in the College Catalog or the Student Handbook.

AIU Library Usage and research support

Students with valid AIU IDs are encouraged to use the Buckhead Campus Library to conduct research. The website to look for books in the AIU Library is http://arc.aiuniv.edu. The research database, GALILEO, may be accessed from two websites: http://www.galileo.peachnet.edu or http://www.galileo2.peachnet.edu. Passwords for access to GALILEO change periodically, but can be obtained from the Library at 404-965-5767.

Make-up work

To be determined by the faculty member.

Revision date

12/02 JSaulter