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                  ART 2041 - Foundation Drawing 2  Credits: 3 Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 4 Course Description: This course expands and refines concepts covered in Foundation Drawing I. Additional topics include thematic intent and deeper investigation into the impact of composition and the properties of a variety of wet and dry materials, including color. Projects and exercises are based on direct observation of still life, the human form, architectural spaces, and nature. Coursework includes cultural/historical research and considers a range of contemporary professional applications. Open studio hours are available for outside class work if needed. MnTC Goals  None
  Prerequisite(s): ART 1041  with a grade of C or higher Corequisite(s): None Recommendation: ART 1024  
  Major Content  
	- Historical/cultural overview
 
	- Professional and industry applications of thematic drawing
 
	- Traditional drawing strategies for creating the illusion of 3D form and space
	
		- Relational measuring and sighting
 
		- Light Logic
 
	 
	 
	- Contemporary approaches and trends
 
	- Combining traditional and contemporary approaches to drawing
 
	- The relationship between form, content, and subject matter
 
	- Properties and functions of a wide range of drawing materials 
	
		- Wet materials (for example, ink washes)
 
		- Dry materials (charcoal, graphite, contes, pastels, chalks)
 
	 
	 
	- Color materials (for example,oil and/or dry color pastels)
 
	- Wet materials (for example, ink washes)
 
	- Dry materials (charcoal, graphite, contes, pastels, chalks)
 
	- Paper types
	
		- Tinted and toned papers
 
		- Weights and surfaces
 
	 
	 
	- Composition principles
 
	- Art elements
 
	- Color theory applied to drawing
 
	- Subject matter and Themes
	
		- Still life (various degrees of technical and conceptual complexity)
 
		- Landscape
 
		- Architectural space (interior and exterior)
 
		- Human form (portraiture/basic anatomy)
 
		- Series (variations based on an intentional theme) and “extended” drawings.
 
		- Abstraction
 
		- Representation
 
	 
	 
	- Spatial devices (includes linear perspective)
 
	- Divergent and convergent visual problem-solving
	
		- Sketching and preliminary process drawings
 
		- Conceptual processes
 
		- Perceptual processes
 
	 
	 
  Learning Outcomes  At the end of this course students will be able to:
	- develop a theme based (content oriented) series of drawings.
 
	- apply the art elements to serve the visual impact, content or function of a drawing.
 
	- analyze drawings using terms and criteria common to art.
 
	- identify the range of professional applications of drawing.
 
	- demonstrate the properties, function, and visual impact of a variety of drawing materials.
 
	- demonstrate the function and visual impact of composition principles.
 
	- solve visual problems using convergent and divergent thinking strategies.
 
	- create the illusion of 3 dimensional form and space using traditional drawing strategies.
 
	- identify the distinction between conceptual and perceptual processes.
 
	- demonstrate both contemporary and traditional solutions to drawing projects.
 
	- identify drawing styles from a variety of cultures and historical contexts.
 
	- apply health and safety practices within the discipline.
 
  Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies  Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)  None Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)  None
 
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