Recommended for students seeking initial exposure to studio arts. Introduction to elements of drawing. Dry and wet media such as pencil, charcoal, and ink. Class and homework assignments in drawing objects, still lifes, perspective effects, and human forms. Study of organization, structure, and composition of form through use of basic design elements such as line, shape, and value.
Emphasis is on development of design as related to two-dimensional art.
Two-dimensional study of fundamentals of color and visual perception. Design projects will emphasize evaluation and mixing of color and include development of a color wheel to acquire understanding of contrast in hue, value, and intensity. Exploration of three-dimensional design, employing such materials as paper, card, wood, sheet metal, plastic and wire using simple hand and machine techniques. Analysis and discussion of three-dimensional perception will be directed by projects that develop awareness. Seeks to stimulate discussion and analysis of three-dimensional perception.