ART 509 - Drawing II

Credits: 3.0
This course has been designed to develop and practice fundamental skills in Drawing - a basis for all art forms. Drawing series of assignments of increasing difficulty from observation will teach a student to see and perceive things as they are, not as they think they are. The principles of perceptual drawing: composition, spacing, measurement, perspective, linear and areal, tonal values and form principle, introduction to human form, will be explained and demonstrated in major dry media. Color, as a powerful element of artistic expression will be emphasized in mastering colored pencils, Conte Crayons and pastel techniques.

Drawing II students will work on the large scale assignments, increasing their proficiency in the techniques and artistic expression.