Objectives:

The Primary concern of this course is to investigate how color expresses and depicts the perceptual phenomena of volume, mass, space, and light.  The exploration of drawing in color will function as a bridge between drawing and painting; it should more clearly demonstrate how color creates bulk and space.

Introduction- syllabus, expectations, and requirements

Section 1 Review, weeks 1-3
  Gesture- mapping, plotting, and measuring
  Blind Contour- shape, negative shape
  Line- shape, cross contour, geometry

Section 2 Value, weeks 4-6
  weeks 4 and 5 -Drawing in white on gray paper.
  weeks 5 and 6- Drawing in whit and purple on gray paper

Section 3 Color relationships and figure/ ground relationships, weeks 7-10
  Aspects of color white, purple, and full color- use crayola crayons and oil/ wax crayons

Section 4 Mixed Media, weeks 11-13
  Grounds
  Mixed media- experimentation with media combinations

Section 5 Sustained drawing, weeks 14-16
  One pose and set-up for this section- Try a large drawing -at least 22" x 30"

1) week 1, due week 3: 2 drawings- anysize, white only (china marker)- 1 hands, 2nd feet

2) week 3, due week 5:2 self-portrait drawings using only purple and white (china marker)- 1 over life size, 2nd  under life size

3) week 5, due week 7: 2 drawings from perceptioninvolving the figure- any size, full color- 1 single figure, 2nd 2 or  more people

4) week 7, due week 9: at least 22" x 30" multi figure compostion-eplore  content possibilities- emotional,     psychological, narrative, etc.

5) week 9, due week 11: 1 drawing  at least 2' x3'

6) week 11, due week 13: 1 tdrawing at least 2' x3'

7) week 13, due week 15: 1 drawing any size

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