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Schedule of Instructional Delivery
Week
One : Introduction
Refreshing & rewriting: the
elements of drawing
DOT- gestalt, Michelangelo's
"rope trick", using dot
LINE- sketching ; “how
to start” drawing techniques “spider web”
using HB pencil;the quality of line (emotion, Pul Klee,
outline, contour); duende
COMPOSITION- introduction
to the composition schemes, plane (hierarchy, static
& dynamic), Kandinsky's "visual data"
Materials: various pencils
Drawing as thinking tool-
Homework:
fill up the pocket-size sketchbook with LINE & COMPOSITION
drawings. Find a theme (emotion, ritual) and draw your
week. Try to express your sensitivity and define your
stylistic affinities.
Moleskine journals online
http://www.moleskinerie.com/
Artists sketchbooks
online here
Drawing resources for
teachers here
Drawing tutorials and
links here
Wiki on drawing here
Paul Klee drawings/collection
here
Kandinsky all works
here
Week
Two : Space & structure
Drawing for architecture:
Introduction and demonstration of perspective systems,
from traditional to contemporary; proportion and measuring;
direction of form and other sighting techniques; structure
of the form (natural and artificial)
Materials: rulers,
compass, pencils, felt pens, ball pens, coloured pencils,
transparent paper, cardboard, scissors, tape & glue
Class work: spatial
grids, projections, organization (size, overlaping,
contrast, trransparency), 3D modelling (paper folded
models)
Homework:
create a paper 3D model. Sketch the space (real or imaginary)
using spatial rendering. Fold the cardboard and add
drawing on the surfaces.
Toyo Ito (Serpentine pavilion)- Master
class here
Folding architecture (book) here
Current events in architecture
-blog here
Week
Three : Tonal
drawing
Drawing for motion graphics:
working with light and shadow; achieving atmosphere,
shading techniques and contrast; drawing form and volume
(pencil, charcoal, conte crayons)
Atmosphere: seeing in black & white;
division of tonal values; contrast and key (high, low,
medium); shading techniques: hatching, crosshatching,
blending, stippling; textures and surfaces
Materials: charcoal,
conte crayons, erasers
Class work: cinematic
storyboarding, scene and background,
Erasure techniques here
Chiaroscuro definition
on studiochalkboard here
Tone in pencil and charcoal
here
Review & comparisons
of drawing papers here
Perspective drawing
lessons here
Homework:
create a storyboard consisting of six sequences. Tell
the story using various tonal techniques.
Draw a concept for video or performance (a time-based
art, work or event). Please bring working sketches,
research and eventualy produce the work (video clip
or performance).
Storyboarding tips &
examples here
Week Four
: Figure drawing I
Drawing for Industrial Design:
Ergonomic principles of industrial design. Analytical
studies of body parts; drawing based on intense observation
using the male model.
Class work: "X-ray"
figure drawing; skeleton, muscles and skin study; Anatomy
for designers: body as structure, construction, imprint
Materials: mixed media
(pencil, charcoal, crayons, coloured pencils, felt pens)
Portrait online tutorials
here
Figure drawing tutorial
online here
Figure drawing links
here
Homework: draw
a study of the object (design) using human body as a
resource & inspiration. Make an imprint of the body
part (clay, aluminum foil) and design an ergonomic device.Bring
model, research, sketches of the process.
Ergonomics: blog here
Week Five
: Figure drawing II
Drawing for Communication Design:
human body as creative inspiration; composition- figure
and background (positive and negative) space; rhythm
and gesture drawing using female model;
Materials: mixed media
Class work: Dynamic
anatomy; gesture and body language; emotions and expressions;
"Human Alphabet"
Graphic communications: advertising,
posters, web
Life drawing animated here
Gesture drawing here
Wiki advice
on gesture drawing here
Homework: draw
a composition for a poster. Please use human figure
and text. Composition should incorporate a positive
and negative space interaction. Please bring the process
sketches (and resources) and eventually print the project.
Compositions examples here
Poster making tips here
Week
Six : Applied drawing
Drawing for Applied Arts:
taditional ink dawing and contemporary practice; applied
drawing- (graphics, textile, ceramics, digital art).
Ink drawing techniques
Materials: pen, various
brushes, inks (black and coloured), water containers
Class work: cartoons
and Ilustration; shading techniques
with pen , brush and wash; calligraphy and
Sumi-e
Pen & ink techniques
here
Ink Techniques illustrated
here
Various drawing techniques
& examples here
Homework: draw
a proposal for applied art or illustration (postcard,
cartoon), or execute a drawing directly on object's
surface (ceramics, textile).
Week
Seven : Stylization
Drawing for Virtual Environments;
Fantasy and dream spaces; memory drawing; using colour
in drawing; definition of style
Materials: soft pastels,
coloured pencils, felt pens
Class work: Stylization
strategies (morphing), Drawing form memory (real and
constructed), Colour drawing – pastel (colour
pencils) techniques, colour theory, mixing colours
Style through history-
MET timeline of arts here
Homework: Draw
a conceptual ddrawing for virtual space. Design your
version of the "Second life" VR space, including
landscape, architecture, objects, human figure, nature
and other relevant details.
Contemporary drawing showcase:
Drawing Center NY viewing
program here
Contemporary art + drawing
blog here
Week
Eight Synthesis
Drawing as synthesis
(post-Bauhaus experience); Technology, experiement,
interactivity, data visualization; alternative drawing
tecniques & applications; street art & drawing
Class work: Conceptual
drawing, merging of discipines; post-digital drawing
practice;
Drawing and multimedia blog here
Draw.ca- blog on drawing
& illustration here
E-zine on drawing here
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