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I AT 208 Drawing as Inquiry

I AT 208 Drawing as Inquiry. LECTURE: 1 Spring 2012. Welcome to IAT 208: FAQ. FAQ. Class Format Lecture: 1 hours (Wed) Labs 2 hours (Wed) The labs have a duration of 2 hours. The labs will be broken into several parts .

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I AT 208 Drawing as Inquiry

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  1. IAT 208 Drawing asInquiry LECTURE: 1 Spring 2012

  2. Welcome to IAT 208: FAQ

  3. FAQ • Class Format • Lecture: 1 hours (Wed) • Labs 2 hours (Wed) • The labs have a duration of 2 hours. • The labs will be broken into several parts. • Each lab will start with a fifteen minute warm-up. This is intended to help students loosen up before the exercises. • After this, we will have exercises including a critique break at the half-way mark • If there is time, students will prepare for mid-term or work on their journals.

  4. FAQ • Class Format • Instructional Model • Susan Clements-Vivian: lecture and first hour of Lab. • Suk Kyoung Choi: present for all Labs and will lead Lab activity.

  5. FAQ • Email Procedure/Etiquette • Susan’s Email • sclement@sfu.ca • *Please allow at least 24 hours for response. • I do not check my email on weekends. • If it is an emergency, please put ‘urgent’ on the subject line • The best strategy is to copy both Suk Kyoung and I on your email • Suk Kyoung’s Email • choisukc@sfu.ca

  6. FAQ • Mark Breakdown • Research: [20%] • Mid-Term: [30%] • Journal Project: [35%] • Theory Quiz: [10%] • Participation: [5%] • Bonus Project: [5%] • Total: 105%

  7. FAQ • Mark Breakdown • Other Assignments/Quizzes: • Bonus Project: [5%] • -weeks 8 – 12 Labs, submit 2 drawings for maximum 5% boast on Mid-term portfolio • Theory Quiz: [10%] • -Held on Week 13 during the lecture. Students will be required to retain a practical knowledge of concepts explained in lectures/labs. • Participation [5%] • Students will be evaluated on lab attendance • -In class participation e.g. discussion, in-class exercises.

  8. FAQ • Assignments • There are three major assignments for this course: • Research Assignment • Mid-Term Hand-in • Journal

  9. Research Assignment [Due Week 4] • Specifications: • Process: • Research: • Use the SFU Surrey Library to find information about your chosen art style. You will select three different works to emulate, in the same style. You may also use internet sources. • Your selected artist must draw from life, no abstraction, Pop Art, anime etc. • All sources must be cited. • Materials:You may substitute pencil and use grayscale in substitution of colour (if the artist’s work is in colour) • Format:Letter sized document, stapled or in folder. Must be appropriate drawing paper.

  10. Research Assignment [Due Week 4] • Specifications: • Artists you may pick: • Select 3 works in the same style. Include a short biography of the artist and their stylistic traits (approximately half page) for each image. • They don’t all have to be fine artists. You can pick three car designers, architectural illustrators etc. • Create 3 drawings ‘in the style of’ each of the 3 practitioners / artworks, using subjects of your choice. You must include a reference image from the artist work you are emulating. This must be printed on an 81/2 x 11 page and be of decent quality. • Note: You may not choose from the following: abstractionist e.g. de Stijl, pop art e.g. Roy Lichtenstein or Andy Warhol, or anime/manga. If you are unsure, check with us next week. • Try to mimic the artist’s style as close as possible but using your own subject e.g. portrait of grandmother.

  11. Research Assignment [Due Week 4] • Deliverables: • The deliverable is at least 6 pages... • 3 pages are scans of practitioner styles with notations of source, creator, date and other relevant information (bio) • 3 pages are your drawings ‘in the style of’ your chosen practitioners • Grading Criteria: [Graded at 20% of Course Grade] • Technical [10%]: Explores and experiments with a breadth of drawing approaches • presentation is consistent with style of explorations • Conceptual [10%*explores a variety of inspirational styles • *articulates or applies style to own work • *explores unique ways to apply drawing strategies to other interests

  12. Mid term review [Due Week 7] • content • 8-12 dated drawings produced in workshop labs [Weeks 1-6] • Marking Criteria • Explores and improves skill in a variety of mediums • Applies a variety of drawing strategies • Tries to develop a unique style or approach • Applies problem-solving to drawing activities • Demonstrates improved perception related to drawing • Drawings must be contained in package or sketchbook so they can stay together. • Can be hard copy or digital. You will show them to me- I will not keep them. • Select your strongest work and date it! • Grading will be based on evidence of improvement and challenge.

  13. Journal [Due Week 13] • Journal Project [35%] Due Week 13 • Size: Variable- no larger than 13X19 please. • Format: Variable: hard-copy, sketch book, pages assembled in some way for presentation, etc. One page per day is recommended. • Mediums: Variable or combinations: pencil, felt, pen, Conte, pastel, charcoal, string, wire (anything that makes a line) • Subject Matter/Theme: Follow a consistent (possibly mutating) subject matter for consecutive days. By mutating, I mean that you could at examine a different aspect of an environment each day or you could focus on a different intense detail of a place; the subject matter will relate to your everyday life. • Style: There may be a consistent style although that style may mutate over the course of the journal and emphasis may change. • Number of Drawings: 20

  14. Journal [Due Week 13] • Technical [20%] • Shows ability to develop unique style • Shows a consistent, coherent approach • Strengthens work by applying various drawings strategies • Presentation is considered and consistent with style of exploration. • Conceptual [15%] • Demonstrates creative problem-solving • Explores conceptual relationships in subject or perception • Explores a drawing medium in unexpected ways • Explores unique ways to apply drawing strategies to other interests.

  15. Questions?

  16. Why Draw? “The art of Sue Coe” video clip

  17. Tools of the Trade: Pastel/Chalk http://latifm.com/artstation/files/Still-life_with_Draperya.jpg

  18. Tools of the Trade: The Different Types of Pencils • Hard pencils: HB, H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H and 9H • Soft pencils: B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B and 9B (softest) • Modern pencils are made with Graphite, not lead.

  19. Tools of the Trade: Paper • The biggest consideration in selecting a drawing paper is its tooth or the roughness of its surface • The tooth helps the pigment cling to the paper’s surface. • For pencil drawings with a range of H and B leads, choose a paper with a medium tooth. • For charcoal drawing, choose a coarser paper with a heavier tooth to trap the larger particles. • (Nice, How to See, How to Draw)

  20. Tools of the Trade: Erasers • Erasers: Usually, our first encounter with an eraser is when we use it to remove a mistake. • Our main aim with it is to obliterate the offending area so that we can get back to the business of progressing with our drawing. • Used effectively, the eraser can be one of the most positive tools at our disposal. But first, we need to remove the idea that mistakes are bad. • Positive ways of using erasers include bringing back the areas of light in a tonal drawing which had been worked over with graphite, charcoal or ink. (Stanyer, The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques)

  21. Tools of the Trade: Erasers • Types of Erasers: • Putty Rubber: Usually used for charcoal and pastel, it is also suitable for other materials such as pencil. The chief advantage of a putty eraser is that it can be kneaded into any form to erase in a particular manner. • Plastic Rubber: This type is designed particularly for erasing very dense graphic markings, and will also remove charcoal , pastel and pencil. • Ink Rubber: Ink marks are very difficult to remove entirely with a rubber. Erasers for removing ink and come in pencil and circular forms. • (Stanyer, The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques) http://www.jdarts.com.tw/images/638-0002.jpg

  22. Demonstration: How to hold a pencil Control the pencil with three fingers. The grip should be relaxed but firm. Control the movement with the same three fingers. Images and text from Pencil Sketching by Thomas C. Wang

  23. Demonstration: How to hold a pencil POSITION A POSITION B POSITION C

  24. Pressure Lines which show signs of pressure and the twist andturn of the pencil; the trademark of using a soft pencil. Images and text from Pencil Sketching by Thomas C. Wang

  25. Demonstration: practice strokes PRACTICE STROKES (B) Focus primarily on finger movement; adjust angle of hand accordingly. 2/HB pencil PRACTICE STROKES (A) Begin with small finger movement; increase pressure on pencil; expand movement to include moving of the hand; use the wrist. 2/HB pencil PRACTICE STROKES (C) Short up/down strokes using finger movement; glide the hand across the page to repeat stroke; rotate pencil. 314 pencilC

  26. This weeks reading • Drawing for the Absolute Beginner chapter 1.

  27. Resources

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