12/26/2024 7:11:49 AM	ART 7A Course Outline as of Fall 2006	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ART 7A	Title:  DRAWING & COMP I
Full Title:  Drawing & Composition 1
Last Reviewed:11/23/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	4.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	70.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units
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Catalog Description:

A basic course in drawing and composition to develop a student's ability to perceive and define shape, mass, contour, volume, space and light, using a variety of graphic media and subject matter.  The course is required for the Fine Arts Certificate and is accepted for transfer at both the UC and CSU systems.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Basic course in drawing & composition to develop a student's ability to perceive & define shape, mass, contour, volume, space & light, using a variety of graphic media & subject matter. Required for the Fine Arts Certificate.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C1	Arts		Fall 1990
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ARTS 110	Fundamentals of Drawing	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ART7A

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Develop perception and awareness of visual elements such as contour,

shape, mass, volume, value and space.

2.  Develop perception and awareness of visual relationships such s

proportion, scale, positive and negative shape, edges, aerial and linear

perspective.

3.  Become familiar with and able to describe drawings both verbally and

in writing using vocabulary of terms pertaining specifically to drawing.

4.  Develop hand skills necessary for basic mastery of various graphic

tools and media, dry and liquid.

5.  Develop and exercise ability to perform analytical operations

necessary to draw forms in three-dimensional space; using sight measuring

and one and two point perspective.

6.  Exercise ability to make critical aesthetic judgments through class

critiques.

7.  Cultivate an understanding of the creative process which includes

both the development of disciplined work habits and the practice of hand

skills, as well as risk-taking and experimentation.

8.  Examine and analyze examples of master drawings, historical and

contemporary.

9.  define health and safety issues that could arise from the use of

graphic arts materials.  train students to use spray fixatives, inks

and other drawing materials safely.

Topics and Scope

The primary intent of Art 7A is visual literacy and performance using

specific media in a studio setting.  This includes:

1.  The ability to recognize the basic elements of drawing (gesture,

contour, shape, mass, plane volume, space and value).

2.  The ability to make aesthetic decisions and judgments about these

elements in drawing.

3.  The ability to perform specific techniques to demonstrate these

elements (contour, blind contour, cross contour, and gesture drawing;

hatching, cross hatching and stippling; modeling, subtractive drawing,.

laying down ink washes, brush drawing, dry brush drawing, continuous

toning through rubbing, erasing).

4.  The ability to intelligently use and care for the tools of Art 7A

(pencils, contÅ crayons, vine and compressed charcoal, kneaded eraser,

gum eraser, chamois cloth, pen and nibs, brushes and inks).

Specific areas of study within ARt 7A include:

1.  Line: using line to define contour as well as an expressive element

itself.

2.  Value:  employing tonal contrasts and gradients to develop volume,

depth, drama and movement.

3.  Shape: recognizing the essential shape of forms first before focusing

on surface detail, using positive and negative shape relationships to

strengthen compositional drama or unity.

4.  Proportion: analyzing the proportions of a single object and

analyzing the proportional relationships between objects.  Use of plumb

lines and level lines as well as of sight measuring.

5.  Linear Perspective: making accurate representations of forms and

spaces in one and two point perspective.

6.  Scale: considering how size, scale and shape of format influence a

drawing.  Considering how the size and scale of what is drawn influences

the impact of a composition on the viewer.

7.  Texture: using textural contrasts and pattern to describe surfaces

and to enrich or give visual weight to drawing.

8.  Edge: the edge as a different way to achieve contrast than line.

Varing edges to create differing contrasts between figure and ground.

9.  Abstraction: introduce the concept of abstraction through various

means: extreme simplifications of the elements of drawing such as form

or of value, expressive spontaneous, or improvised use of materials,

20th century precedents in drawing.

10. Content: recognize other-than aesthetic aspects of drawing such as

metaphor, symbol, narrative, etc.

11. Process: balancing the deliberate and planned with the accidental and

spontaneous.

The scope and sequence of the course will be presented as follows:

1.  Through lectures and slide lectures concerning the concepts, elements

and art historical precedents of drawing.

2.  Through lecture/demonstrations of the proper use of materials and

techniques.

3.  through student practice and demonstration of compositional,

expressive and technical concepts.

4.  Through evaluative one-on-one discussions with individual students.

5.  Through group critique discussions and presentations of in-class

and homework drawings.

Assignments:

1.  Draw negative space surrounding single objects and combinations of

   objects.

2.  Do gesture drawings of single and grouped forms, natural and man-made.

3.  Create shape silhouettes of furniture, fruit, vegetables, etc.

4.  Practice modeling with value gradients (darker for farther) for

   effects of convex, concave forms, tilted planes, etc.

5.  Use gradients for light and shadow drawings of objects in a controlled

   light to depict core of shadow, reflected light, etc.

6.  Practice skills such as shading (with and without shading stick),

   hatching (with pencil and pen and ink), stippling, wash, etc.

7.  Make texture drawings based upon gestural marks as well as direct

   observation.

8.  Practice one and two-point perspective both diagrammatically and by

   viewing the interior and exterior scene (hallways, buildings

   on campus, etc.)

9.  Treat a specific view from three vantage points: close, distant and

   mid-point.

10. Search for and emphasize the planar aspects of objects and archi-

   tectural elements in the environment.

11. Draw cylinders (imagined and observed) from various viewpoints

   using the naked eye and agile hand as well as perspective cues.

12. Analyze tonal and textural relations and other compositional elements

   by drawing from projected slides or prints, or zeroxed copies of

   photographs or art reproductions.

13. Set up still life in various ways for various exercises.

14. Use natural forms as subject:  trees, plants, vegetables, shells,

   skulls, bones, stuffed birds, etc.

15. Look for stimulus in subject matter on campus, in suburban and urban

   scene.

16. Investigate a theme, such as a cube, or chair, and carry through

   a series of variations, altering size, scale, mood, and media.

17. Make commitment to a daily continuity of independent work in a

   sketchbook.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 40 - 60%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
A portfolio of completed class and outside assignments. Other factors: attendance, attentiveness, attitude, effort, class participation & growth.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

A Guide to Drawing, Mendelowitz and Wakeham, Holt Rinehart and Winston,

  Inc., 4th Edition, 1988

The Art of Responsive Drawing, Nathan Goldstein, Printice Hall,

  4th Edition, 1992

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