Foundation Studies

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DRAW 100 Drawing I
This introductory studio course teaches students basic skills and techniques in drawing from direct observation. Direct observation for this course is defined as drawing from still life, landscape and architecture. The primary goals are to learn to judge proportion and to depict those observations in drawings that demonstrate an understanding of depth, form and space. Verbal skills are developed through critique and class discussion.

DRAW 101 Drawing II
This course reinforces and further develops the skills of drawing from direct observation established in Drawing I. Direct observation for this course is defined as drawing from still life, landscape, architecture and the human form. Students use traditional subject matter to explore a range of drawing materials and techniques including the introduction of color, mark-making techniques, and gesture. Compositional and rendering skills are emphasized through various wet and dry media. Prerequisite: DRAW 100.

DRAW 102 Drawing III
This is the third in a series of drawing courses required for several majors. The goals of this course are to build skill with a variety of color media, explore more advanced problems with emphasis on creative interpretation, and guide students to develop ideas and explore methods for personal expression. Students produce projects of a longer range and more personal nature than in previous drawing courses. The relationship between media and technique is emphasized to demonstrate content. Class time is spent developing ideas, introducing materials, discussing concepts and evaluating completed work. Class exercises and research are frequently performed as preparation for projects completed outside class. Prerequisites: DRAW 101, DSGN 101.

DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts
This studio course introduces students to the technical graphic representation techniques of design utilized within the building arts professions, as well as teaches drawing as a tool for thinking. Lectures and studio projects examine the language of three-dimensional form and deal with a wide range of analyzing and representing form, including mechanical drawing, freehand sketching, and various means of rendering. Prerequisite: DRAW 100.

DRAW 200 Life Drawing I
This studio course provides students a thorough understanding of the structure and anatomy of the human figure. With this foundation, students will be able to render proportion, weight, form and mass of the figure. Drawing skills developed in previous classes will be further refined by a variety of dry media. Prerequisite: DRAW 101.

DRAW 201 Life Drawing II
This studio course is designed to further develop the visual, verbal and technical skills necessary to represent the figure. Students work in a variety of media, with an emphasis on color. The course focuses on using the figure as an element in composition and reinforces the skills used in Life Drawing I. Students are expected to develop the ability to draw the figure perceptually, expressively and with an awareness of some of the conceptual issues associated with the figure. Prerequisite: DRAW 200.

DRAW 206 Drawing for Storyboarding
Students will explore the fundamentals of perspective, composition and staging to effectively communicate ideas with images, graphics, effects and stories through storyboards. Prerequisite: DRAW 200.

DRAW 209 Medical Illustration
This drawing course emphasizes observation and drawing techniques that enable students to translate complex subject matter and ideas into clear, accurate, and aesthetic works of art that also serve the purpose of medical illustration. The course also focuses on problem solving and storytelling skills to communicate medical information. Prerequisites: DSGN 101, DRAW 200.

DRAW 210 Portrait Drawing
In this course, students learn to draw the human head and discover the art of portraiture. Students further develop drawing skills, techniques and traditional approaches to portrait drawing. Prerequisite: DRAW 101.

DRAW 220 Special Topics in Drawing
The topic of this course varies from quarter to quarter. Each seminar focuses on various problems or themes in the drawing field and affords or offers students opportunities to pursue individual research projects related to the subject of the course. Prerequisites: Vary according to topic.

DRAW 223 Perspective
This studio course emphasizes the skills and methods that enable students to construct drawings according to the basic laws of linear perspective. Students use one-, two- and three-point and isometric perspective to create scenes with convincing depth of field and proportion. Prerequisite: DRAW 101.

DRAW 230 Drawing for Design
This course introduces students to methods of drawing that bridge from ideation to creation of product designs on the computer. Using techniques related to Bauhaus School methods, students become familiar with basic geometric forms and how they can be sectioned and reassembled into more complicated constructions. Units of study focus on specific forms ranging from the cube through the cylinder, cone and sphere, adding complexity as knowledge and experience build. Students also become familiar with the traditions of classical proportion as it applies to the design of images, objects and architecture, including the application of root rectangles and the Golden Section. Prerequisite: DRAW 100.

DRAW 300 Advanced Drawing and Painting
This course synthesizes the hands-on creative component of drawing and painting used in the classical world with the intellectual exploration of that world from a historical perspective. Students have the unique opportunity to create art on location at historically significant and visually stimulating sites. The major concentration is on architecture, landscapes and architectural and local details. Prerequisite: DRAW 100. This course may serve as a substitute for DRAW 101, DRAW 102 or DRAW 201.

DRAW 302 Alternative Drawing Methods
In this course, students explore drawing within a contemporary art context. Using various techniques and media, students explore diverse and alternative facets of drawing. Exercises in alternative media and nontraditional approaches form the basis for project assignments. Critiques and discussions focused on media exploration encourage students to think in new ways about marking art. Prerequisite: DRAW 102 or DRAW 200.

DRAW 305 Drawing on a Theme
Thematic drawing is based upon a commonly shared experience of artists to produce a body of works that are related by idea and/or materials. This course will guide students in developing a theme of personal interest and, subsequently, using the span of the term to execute works based upon that theme. Each student will be challenged in the development of the conceptual theme, as well as its execution using a wide variety of materials that fall under the umbrella of drawing. Prerequisite: DRAW 102 or DRAW 200.

DRAW 310 Landscape Drawing
This advanced study in landscape drawing explores both traditional and contemporary approaches using a variety of drawing media. Color media are also studied and applied. The class explores the artistic possibilities of different types of landscape subjects, including urban landscapes, natural landscapes, seascapes, trees, foliage and the figure in the landscape. Prerequisite: DRAW 200.

DRAW 312 Color Drawing
This course concentrates on mastering technical skills as students experiment with various wet and dry color drawing media such as crayons, watercolors, colored pencils, pastels, pastel pencils, and colored markers. A strong emphasis is placed on the formal aspects of value analysis and the practice of building color gradually. Prerequisites: DSGN 101, DRAW 200.

DRAW 320 Non-objective Drawing
This course focuses on the development of imagery through a sophisticated use of elements and principles of design including color and a variety of drawing media. Students research visual concepts and utilize design processes while honing drawing skills and techniques. Prerequisites: DRAW 101, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

DRAW 325 Advanced Portrait Drawing
This course addresses the combined depiction of the head and hand in portraiture, the use of limited dry and fluid color media, and the exploration of classical and contemporary approaches in portrait drawing. The course reinforces the study of the proportions of the head and hand from direct observation. Emphasis is placed on the self-portrait, the depiction of the half and three quarter pose and the examination of jewelry, drapes, headwear, etc., as critical embellishments in the design and expression of a successful portrait. Prerequisite: DRAW 210.

DRAW 341 Travel Portfolio
To draw a place is to know a place. In this course, students develop studies of urban contexts, structures, architectural and sculptural elements, interiors, period furniture and work from historical drawings. A personal focus within the breadth of the portfolio establishes primary motifs, processes and materials. The portfolio is accompanied by related writings and collected materials. Inventive approaches are encouraged. Prerequisites: DRAW 100, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

DRAW 350 Classical Rendering
This course trains students in classical rendering techniques. There is a strong emphasis on fully rendered observational drawing (still life and figure) in the classical tradition. Students further develop technical skill acquired in prerequisite classes and attain fluency in the handling of color as well as black and white, wet and dry media through exercises, demonstrations, assignments and critiques. Prerequisites: DRAW 101, DSGN 101.

DRAW 499 Special Topics in Drawing
The topic of this course varies from quarter to quarter. Each course focuses on various issues in drawing and allows students to pursue individual projects related to the subject of the course. Prerequisites: Vary according to topic.

DSGN 100 2-D Design
Utilizing the elements and principles of design and working in various black-and-white and color media, students in this course develop an understanding of the various organizational possibilities available in designing for the flat surface. Along with learning and applying professional presentation skills and craftsmanship, the development of ideas, problem-solving skills and understanding design concepts are the focus of this course.

DSGN 101 Color Theory
Through study, direct analysis, reading, demonstrations, exercises and formal assignments, students in this course develop a practical understanding of color properties and relationships. Topics include color systems and fundamental vocabulary for analyzing and identifying color and color phenomena. The use of color by various artists and designers, and the work of theorists are examined. The ability to utilize color in a variety of fields, professional presentation skills and craftsmanship are emphasized. Prerequisite: DSGN 100.

DSGN 102 3-D Design
Through the execution of a broad range of architectural and sculptural projects, using a variety of media and techniques, students in this course will study the elements and principles as they apply to designing in three dimensions: height, width and depth. Using critique as a tool to analyze three dimensional objects and their related spaces, students will learn how to manipulate and construct form and space. Prerequisite: DSGN 100.

DSGN 204 4-D Design
This course investigates the shaping and designing of time-based artwork through a variety of media: video, sound and interactive/change-driven multimedia. Students build on concepts explored in previous design courses by transposing fundamental design principles to the design and organization of material over time. The conceptual development of working in time-based media is achieved through exposure to groundbreaking team-based artworks as well as fundamental introductions to appropriate technologies. Prerequisites: CMPA 100 or CMPA 110, DSGN 100, and DSGN 101.

DSGN 210 Advanced Practices in Color and Design
The focus of this course is on advancing students’ visual awareness through a design process that includes extensive independent visual research, and produces fully articulated works. Students develop high levels of confidence and overall competency in controlling color in design. Regular exchanges of feedback with other students in the class and frequent in-progress critiques aim to promote students’ proficiency in the use of visual language and terminology and the development of a refined color sensibility. Prerequisites: DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

DSGN 223 Architectural Fundamentals I
A series of carefully sequenced lectures and studio exercises guides the transformation of basic design into elementary architectural design. Emphasis is on the comprehension of space and its delineators as abstract entities and on the theoretical development of design concepts. The exercises progress from dealing with a single space and its adjacencies to sequences of spaces with specific functions. Exercises also involve the design analysis of notable works of architecture. Prerequisite: DRAW 115.

DSGN 224 Architectural Fundamentals II
Lectures and studio exercises continue the studies begun in Architectural Fundamentals I with the addition of the physical environment as a design factor. With a continuing emphasis on the visual definition of space and on related design concepts, the exercises become increasingly complex in their consideration of form and space transitions and their relationships. Students are expected to continue to develop abilities to represent ideas in drawings, models and oral presentations. Prerequisite: DSGN 223.

DSGN 225 Architectural Fundamentals III
This studio will investigate the dynamics of choreographed movement through sequences of architectural space which impact the visual, haptic, and auditory senses. In addition the perceptual dynamics of configuration, light, view, frame, image, motility, posture, surface, and transparency within architectural space at various scales of investigation will be explored. Prerequisite: DSGN 223.

DSGN 299 Special Topics in Design
The topic of this course varies from quarter to quarter. Each course focuses on various issues in design and allows students to pursue individual projects related to the subject of the course. Prerequisites: Vary according to topic.

DSGN 300 The Art of the Spectacle
This course is intended to foster interdisciplinary cooperation in the creation of a series of spectacles that act as a bridge between the visual and performing arts. Students are offered the opportunity to apply their intellectual and physical efforts to projects that result from collaboration both with peers and in response to thematic motifs established by the featured events. Prerequisite: DSGN 102.

DRAW 602 Drawing the Environment
This course builds freehand drawing skills to process, record and interpret the natural and built environment. Designed for students with limited exposure to drawing, the content includes an emphasis on sighting, perspective, and composition as a means to understand and record the world around them.

DRAW 704 Observational Drawing
Students study form, light, and space through observational drawing. This course expands the students’ drawing experience and creates challenges based on the complexities of the formal aspects of drawing.

DRAW 707 Figure Drawing
Students study the human figure from direct observation. Students develop a thorough understanding of traditional and contemporary approaches utilized in the representation of the human figure through observational drawing. Proportional accuracy and pictorial space are analyzed in depth.

DRAW 708 Graduate Drawing
This independent studio course approaches drawing as a unique fine art medium, as well as a means for building momentum for works in other media. Students explore drawing both as a process through which ideas may be presented, and as a finished product with renewed relevance in contemporary art. The course encourages students to establish a working method in drawing unique to their respective studio practice.

DRAW 709 Contemporary Approaches to Process and Media in Drawing
Utilizing observational drawing, students experiment with contemporary processes and media. Investigations of diverse, non-traditional resources and materials lead to processes that can be applied to drawing in a contemporary context. Critiques and discussions focus on media exploration and encourage students to develop new drawing tactics.

DRAW 780 Special Topics in Drawing
The topic of this course varies from term to term. Each course focuses on various issues in drawing and allows students to pursue individual projects related to the subject of the course. Prerequisites: Vary according to topic.

DSGN 780 Special Topics in Design
The topic of this course varies from term to term. Each course focuses on various issues in design and allows students to pursue individual projects related to the subject of the course. Prerequisites: Vary according to topic.