Experiment with the fundamentals of color, how color affects line and rendering. Use a variety of medium and techniques. Pedro Cuni Fill the void between drawing and perspective classes. Concentrate on the basics of linear perspective and concepts of light and shadow through free-hand drawing in pencil and charcoal. Develop a language of drawing that represents observation, memory and imagination.
Students go on one field trip and also present their master drawings.
This class is useful to architects, designers, sculptors or anyone who needs to convey three dimensional ideas through drawing. To cultivate these elements of draftsmanship, there are presentations of master drawings, anatomy lectures and an emphasis on selective observation to develop an understanding of structure. This basic painting studio begins with the examination of the use of color, composition, spatial structure and transition. Students work primarily with a variety of observed sources including the figure model, while receiving specific attention to the issues they are struggling with. Art history and contemporary art is incorporated throughout the term as a support for student learning.