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Drawing & Composition





 

    Drawing & Composition

    A beginning course to develop skills in the elements of drawing and composition. Through demonstration, class exercises, and critiques, students explore concepts including contour line, cross contour, modeling, uses of marks to show form and space, perspective, scale and measurement, and positive/negative space.

    Prerequisite: None

    First class materials for Jones: Drawing board; 18”x24” sketchpad (Strathmore, Canson, Aquabee;) 11”x14” sketchbook; Charcoal pencils: hard (HB or B), medium (2B or 4B), soft (6B or 8B); Pastel pencils: Faber-Castell “PITT” or Stabilo “CarbOthello” pencils, NO Conte’ pastel pencils; Pastel colors: dark sephia in PITT and one or two other dark earth-tones, blues, reds; Colored pencils: Faber-Castell “Polychromos” and Berol “Prismacolor” Colors: two or three in dark colors (black, reds, blues, etc.; Do not get watercolor versions of these pencils;) Kneaded rubber eraser; Eraser shield; Razor blades; Small piece #100 sandpaper (3”x4”); Chamois; 18”x2” “See-Thru Ruler” (plastic)

    First class materials for Adams: One box of Staedler Mars graphite pencils 9H or 9B; one roll of drafting tape or artists tape (low tack tape), ½” thick; one Staedler Mars white plastic eraser; one pencil sharpener; one masonite drawing board with two clips and pink rubber band (large enough to hold an 18”x24” sketch pad; one 18”x24” Strathmore recycled drawing tablet (dark green cover) or Strathmore drawing tablet (brown cover)

    Course Details
    Course Code: XDWG1001
    Meetings: 10
    Credit Hours: 1
    Lab:
    Section 1 Foundation Class
    Instructor: Lisa Adams
    Meeting Day(s): Sunday
    Meeting Time(s): 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
    Meeting Date(s): June 02, 2013 - August 04, 2013
    No Meeting/Special Note:
    Class Size: 20
    Meeting Room:
    Location: Goldsmith Campus
    Registration
    Credit: Registration #: Fee:
    Non-Credit 25220 $395 Add to Cart
    Certificate 25221 $430 Add to Cart
    Credit 25222 $1220 Add to Cart
    13 of 20 seats available (last 2 seats are not available online)
    = ($50 off) EARLY BIRD Discount on courses $395 or more (ends at Open House).
    * 2.75% fee to pay online. Read More
    Section 2 Foundation Class
    Instructor: Ken Jones
    Meeting Day(s): Tuesday
    Meeting Time(s): 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
    Meeting Date(s): June 04, 2013 - August 06, 2013
    No Meeting/Special Note:
    Class Size: 20
    Meeting Room:
    Location: Goldsmith Campus
    Registration
    Credit: Registration #: Fee:
    Non-Credit 25223 $395 Add to Cart
    Certificate 25224 $430 Add to Cart
    Credit 25225 $1220 Add to Cart
    12 of 20 seats available (last 2 seats are not available online)
    = ($50 off) EARLY BIRD Discount on courses $395 or more (ends at Open House).
    * 2.75% fee to pay online. Read More
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