ART 100 - Fundamentals of Drawing

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3A
Introduction to principles, elements, and practices of drawing, employing a wide range of subject matter and drawing media. Focus on perceptually based drawing, observational skills, technical abilities, and creative responses to materials and subject matter.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3A - Arts and Humanities (Arts)
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Observe and accurately render three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface;
Create drawings that demonstrate the basic principles of spatial illusion through the application of linear, atmospheric, and other perspective systems;
Utilize a variety of lines and mark making in drawing;
Organize spaces and objects within a drawing according to basic principles of design and composition;
Accurately describe forms and space through gradations of value;
Utilize and apply a wide range of drawing materials and techniques;
Develop expressive content through manipulation of line, form, value, and composition;
Evaluate and critique class projects using relevant terminology in oral or written formats;
Examine and describe historical and contemporary developments, trends, materials, and approaches in drawing.

GE-3A. Arts Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
respond to aesthetic experiences in the arts and develop an understanding of the integrity of both emotional and intellectual responses; and
in their intellectual and subjective considerations, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and culture.