Syllabus Fall 2012

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School of Foundation Studies, Department of Foundation Studies, Hong Kong

DRAW 100 - Drawing I: Form and Space

Section: H05 CRN: 13459

SCAD Mission:

The Savannah College of Art and Design exists to prepare talented students for professional careers,
emphasizing learning through individual attention in a positively oriented university environment.

Course Description:

Students learn basic skills and techniques for drawing from direct observation using subjects such as still life,
landscape and architecture. The depiction of form, light and spatial depth is emphasized along with accurate
proportion and scale. Research tools such as thumbnail sketches, quick studies, sketchbooks and digital
resources are used to develop ideas. Analysis of drawings, critiques and classroom discussions build
vocabulary and enrich the students​ understanding of drawing.

Course Goals: The following course goals articulate the general objectives and purpose of this course:

1. Students will use drawing to describe form, light and space from direct observation.
2. Students will develop an understanding of visual language through drawing concepts, composition, and
black-and-white media.
3. Students will learn about the role of research and process in producing a drawing.
4. Students will analyze and critique work on the basis of visual language, design and content.
5. Students will learn about how drawing is used in a variety of art and design fields.

Student Learning Outcomes: The following course outcomes indicate competencies and measurable skills
that students develop as a result of completing this course:
 1. Students will apply basic sighting and measuring strategies.
2. Students will utilize line quality, value and linear perspective to depict form and space.
3. Students will demonstrate competence with limited black and white media.
4. Students will demonstrate professional presentation skills and craftsmanship.
5. Students will use research tools such as sketchbooks, thumbnail sketches, quick gestural studies,
analysis of professional work and digital resources.
6. Students will identify content implied by subject matter, media and composition.
7. Students will integrate appropriate terminology in the analysis and critique of drawings.

Schedule of Classes:

Key events including assignments, projects due dates/exam dates:

Pre-quarter assignment
Topic: Introduction, Pre-test, Syllabus,
Textbook

Discuss: Portfolios,Sketchbook and

presentation of finished assignments.
Introduction to various drawing media

Presentation of images: Lines and Linear

Movement

Demonstration: Pure and modified

contour line drawing

Assignment: Contour Line drawing

Read: Introduction & Chapter 1

Class 1:
Tue, Topic: Introduction, Pre-test, Syllabus,
September 11, Textbook
2012
Discuss: Portfolios,Sketchbook and
presentation of finished assignments.
Introduction to various drawing media

Presentation of images: Lines and Linear

Movement

Demonstration: Pure and modified contour line

drawing

Assignment: Contour Line drawing

Read: Introduction & Chapter 1

Class 2:
Thu, Critique:Contour Line Drawing
September 13,
2012 Topic: Lines and linear movements, physical
and implied/introduction to sighting and
measuring techniques, drawing basic forms

Portfolio 1/Assignment 1: Simple Still-Life

Read: Chapters 2 & 3

Class 3:
Tue, Portfolio 1/Assignment 1: Simple Still-Life
September 18,
2012 Topic: Sighting and Measuring Techniques
Continued

Spatial Configuration

Angling between Spatial Points

Triangulation

Portfolio 1/Assignment 2&3: Lines and

Linear Movement

Read: Chapter 2 & 3 (continued)

Class 4:
Thu, Portfolio 1/Assignment 2&3: Lines and
September 20, Linear Movement
2012
Portfolio 1/Assignment 4: Fully Realized
Still Life Drawing

Read: Chapter 4

Class 5:
Tue, Due and Critique: Portfolio 1
September 25,
2012 Review: Sketchbook (First digital image
due)

Topic: Space Creating the Illusion of

Depth,Linear Perspective and Additional
Sighting & Techniques

Quiz #1

Read: Chapter 4 (continued)

Class 6:
Thu, Portfolio 2/Assignment 1: Perspective
September 27,
Topic: Rectangular volumes, linear and
2012
atmospheric perspective

Intro to value and texture

Read: Chapter 5

Class 7:
Tue, October NO CLASS: NATIONAL DAY, SCAD OPENS
02, 2012 FOR STUDENTS

MAKE-UP CLASS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19,

2012

Portfolio 3/Assignment 2: General Form

Analysis and Depiction

Topic: Modeling from light to dark in various

media

Directional Light and Local Value

Optical Grays and Value Scale

Read: Chapter 7 (continued)

Class 8:
Thu, October Portfolio 2/Assignment 2: Corner of a
04, 2012 Room

Topic: Perception of Spaces-Complex

Compositions and Forms

Exercise: Three Point Perspective continued

Addition perspective exercises, prep work for

critique

Read: Chapter 5 (conitnued)

Class 9:
Tue, October Portfolio 2/Assignment 3: Negative Space
09, 2012 Drawing

Topic: Critique drawing exercises and

supporting homework assignments

Perception of relationships

Line and Spatial Structure

Read: Chapter 6

Class 10:
Thu, October Portfolio 2/Assignment 4: Drawing of a
11, 2012 Chair/Utilizing Negative Space and a
Toned Ground

Quiz #2

Midterm Review Appointments Available

Topic: The interaction of drawing and design.

Compositional elements and the principles of

design

Read: Chapters 6 (continued)

Class 11:
Tue, October
16, 2012
DUE AND CRITIQUE: Portfolio 2

Review: Sketchbook (Second digital

image due)

Topic: Surface Structure of Natural Forms

Topographical Marks, Texture, Pattern

Texture and Pattern

Read: Chapter 6 (continued)

Class 12:
Thu, October
18, 2012
Portfolio 3/Assignment
1:Chiaroscuro/Modeling from Light to
Dark in Various Media

Topic: The Visual and the tactile

Approaches to general form analysis

and depiction

Planar Analysis

Gesture, Mass Gesture and

Exploratory Contour

Planar Analysis and building forms

from the inside

out

Read: Chapter 7

Class 13:
Tue, October NO CLASS: CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL-SCAD
23, 2012 HK CLOSED

MAKE-UP CLASS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26,

2012

Portfolio 4/Assignment 1: Plaster Bust

Topic: Chiaroscuro and Topographical Marks

Class 14:
Thu, October DUE AND CRITIQUE: PORTFOLIO 3
25, 2012
Review: Sketchbook (Third digital image
due)

Topic: Chiaroscuro and Texture PP. 164

Chiaroscuro and Local Value

Read: Chapter 7(continued)

Portfolio 4/Assignment 1: Plaster Bust

Topic: Chiaroscuro and Topographical Marks

Class 15:
Tue, October Portfolio 4/Assignment 2: Toned Ground
30, 2012
Topic: Critique projects and supporting
exercises and research

Demonstration: Toned Ground

Read: Chapter 8 and 9

Class 16:
Thu, Portfolio 4/Assignment 2: Toned Ground
November 01, (continued)
2012
Topic: Form and Content

Read: Chapter 8 and 9 (continued)

Class 17:
Tue, DUE AND CRITIQUE:Portfolio 4
November 06,
2012 Review: Sketchbook (Fourth digital image
due)

Portfolio 5: Glass and Reflective Surfaces

Demonstration: Chiaroscuro and Topographical

Marks

Class 18:
Thu, Portfolio 5: Glass and Reflective Surfaces
November 08,
2012 Topic: Prepare drawings for final portfolio
review

Due: Sketchbook (Fifth digital image due)

Writing Assignment

Class 19:
Tue, Portfolio 5: Glass and Reflective Surfaces
November 13, (continued)
2012

Class 20:
Thu, DUE AND CRITIQUE: Portfolio 5
November 15,
2012 Wrap-up and final discussion

Post-Test
Grading Opportunities:
Your overall course grade will be computed according to the following breakdown:

Assignment Weight

Portfolio 1 15%

Portfolio 2 15%

Portfolio 3 15%

Portfolio 4 15%

Portfolio 5 15%

Sketchbook 10%

Quizzes & Writing Assignment 15%

Total Weight 100 percent

Grading Standards Range

Letter grade: A = excellent 90 —100 percent

Letter grade: B = good 80 — 89 percent

Letter grade: C = * 70 — 79 percent

Letter grade: D = * 60 — 69 percent

Letter grade: F = failing 0 — 59 percent

*Refer to the student handbooks and departmental standards for minimal acceptance for passing
grade.

Course Information:

Field Trip(s):

Select one of the following options

1. “ Arts and Smarts: Two Different Skills Needed to be a Successful Computer

Animator ” by Paul Topolos and Meng Yu, Pixar, Thursday, 20 Sept, 7-8pm
 Courtroom 1

2. Design and Sustainablity by Mr. Todd Downey

Thursday, 25 Oc, 7-8pm, Courtroom 1

3. Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre:a newly renovated nine-storey factory

building in Shek Kip Mei

Exact date and time to be confirmed once events are announced

4. Delay No Mall in Causeway

Exact date and time to be confirmed once events are announced

Extra Help Session(s):

1. Friday, October 12, 9-11am

2. Friday, November 2, 9-11am

University-wide extended learning opportunities

Extended learning opportunities are designed to enrich and expand students' course-based learning
experiences. Attend at least three (3) of the following 10 university-wide extended learning opportunities (i.e.,
Guests & Gusto, Bee Well, SCADextra and SCADamp workshops, or SCAD signature events) either on-ground
or virtually to further explore your discipline, discover new information, and deepen academic engagement.

Please refer to the grading opportunities section of this syllabus to see how your participation in the above
extended learning opportunities and your completion of related assignments contribute to your overall grade
for this course.

Additional extended learning opportunities:

Other Course Information

Students are expected to come to class on time, prepared and ready to participate. Excessive absences will
have an impact on the “Class Attendance and Participation” portion of the grade. More than 4 absences will
result in a failing grade for the course. I should be contacted in the event of illness or other major difficulty.
Students missing class are responsible for obtaining course materials covered during that section. Students
who leave during class will be marked absent for that day.

All exercises and assignments should be clearly marked with your name and date. Assignments must be
turned in on time. Portfolios will not be accepted at any time other than during the regularly scheduled class
period. All projects and assignments will be returned to students by the end of the last day of class, unless
selected for exhibition on campus. Any student work not removed from the classroom by the end of class will
be discarded.
All cell phones need to be turned off during class. All other electronic devices, including computers and iPods,
should not be brought to class unless authorized by the instructor.

No food or drink in the labs or classrooms- no exceptions.

Foundation Studies has a dedicated space for working on homework assignments. The computer labs should
not be used at anytime for studio space.

Course Materials:

Required Text(s):

Drawing: Space, Form, and Expression Wayne Enstice & Melody Peters

Recommended Text(s):

Drawing: A Contemporary Approach, Claudia Betti & Teel Sale

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain , Betty Edwards

The Art of Responsive Drawing , Nathan Goldstein

The Natural Way to Draw, Kimon Nicolaides

Ways of Seeing , John Berger

Required Material(s):

The following items are included in the Foundation Studies Art Kit Available through Artland. This Kit will
provide the required basic supplies for Draw 100, Draw 101, 2D Design, 3D Design and Color Theory. If you
choose not to buy the Foundation Studies Art Kit, you should purchase the items that are marked with an *
for this class

C9502C-CM60 Cutting Mat – Green

*C1151-7-FGHA2 Grain Heavy Wt. Cartridge

*A1813-L450 Lion Plastic

A1816-0600 Steel Ruler

A2005-ST-96517 Staedtler Noris Club Hobby Scissors 17cm

A1831-1-10 'Need' Set Square

C9502-TC601GS Hobby Knife with Cushion

*A1104-2-0700661 Derwent Graphic Blister

*AC64-6824 Crayola 3-in-1 Trio Pencil Sharpener

*C8032-7020 Faber Kneadable Eraser

*C8111-0700838 Derwent Charcoal Tin of 6

*C8101-7M-S Rowney Willow Charcoal Assorted Sticks 10/box

*C8031 Sand Paper Pad

*C8001-1570-S-1 Holbein Artists' Soft Pastel – SingleBlack,White-@3

*C4072A-212010 Holbein Synthetic Brush Pen, Refillable ( Big )

*A1402-UA75 Silver Paper Clip 3"

C1151-STP-A3 Rowney Simply Tracing Pad 90gsm x 30's A3

AC56-1135 Crayola Glue Stick 0.88oz

*A1725-M-19 Masking Tape 3/4"x36yds.

C2061-SP2085603 Simply 6 Brush Set Round,Flat,Angle,Liner

C3031-SF-165 Plastic Mixing Well Flower Shape 165mm 2/pkt

*C8011-7-1 Rowney Low Odour Perfix CFC Free 150ml

C4078-200-1 Pro-Black Point Pen

A1723-F-12 FK Double Side Tape

A1723-F-18 FK Double Side Tape

*A1721-811 3M Scotch Removable Tape

C1014-349184 Golden Acrylic Colour Set

*C1111-8013 Rowney Clear Empty Caddy

*A2 Portfolio/ Carrying Case

The following items are not on the Foundation Studies Art Kit, but should also be acquired for this class.

(1) White plastic eraser

(1) Pen style retractable eraser

(6 sticks) Soft compressed charcoal

Pitt Pastel Pencils: black and white

Conte crayon: black, white, and sanguine

(1) Snap “razor” knife with blades

(2) Paper blending tortillions (small and medium sizes)

(2) Large metal spring clips (76mm/3”)

(1) Hardbound sketchbook for recording ideas, thumbnails, class notes, minimum A4.
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