ART 1045 - Drawing I

3 sem hrs cr

This studio course provides the beginning student with methods of free-hand drawing.

(Additional three hours of lab required per week.) Formerly/Same As (Formerly ART 1210, ARTP 1010)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UT

• demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles and techniques of drawing and drawing media.
• demonstrate an understanding of various approaches to drawing, including observational skills as well as development of form, structure, tone, and composition.
• demonstrate an understanding to translate visual relationships onto a two-dimensional surface to introduce media and methods of drawing and seeing.
• demonstrate the ability to introduce and expand your knowledge of the visual elements and principles of art.

Course Objectives
Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to…

• recognize the major historical styles of art.
• distinguish the major media used in drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography.
• relate and interpret these works in their specific historical and socio-political context.
• compare, contrast, and distinguish subject matter from different periods or as depicted by different artists.
• relate structure and distinguish subject matter from different periods or as depicted by different artists.
• relate structure and style with relevant media and technology.
• synthesize the characteristics and styles of these historical models and apply these to analyzing contemporary models.