LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE

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1 LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE Instructor: Phung Huynh Phone: (818) Office hours: Tuesday, 9:00 am 10:30 am Wednesday, 9:00 am 11:30 am Thursday, 4:00 pm 6:00 pm Office in Art 108 A R T L I F E D R A W I N G I I I Spring 2016, Section 8025 Tuesday, 10:50 am 3:00 pm, Room 105 C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N Prerequisite: Art 205 Art 206 is an upper level intermediate course in drawing the nude human figure from life. A thorough study of figure drawing will be practiced through a strong understanding of the essential structure of the human body, problems of pictorial organization, and personal expression. Students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in figure drawing from the classical tradition in which this course will encourage the student to explore artistic methodologies that move beyond tradition and the academic approach to the figure. Color theory, survey of Modernist and Postmodernist art, and media experimentation are core to the overarching ideology of an intermediate figure drawing course. Through the study of 20 th century and 21 st century western art, contemporary art, and art beyond the western tradition, students will investigate expressive and experimental practices in addressing the nude figure in art. C O U R S E O B J E C T I V E S 1. Articulate use of movement, mass, cursory structure, predetermined and arbitrary color strategies in assigned drawing exercises. 2. Articulate comprehension of animal anatomy when discussing or critiquing assigned drawing studies that visually reference it, through use of distortion and abstraction of the human form. 3. Emphasis on Mannerist painting, the Renaissance model of Classical drawings and compositions. 4. Articulate, using appropriate vocabulary, the concepts of Post ( Neo ) Impressionistic drawings and compositions. 5. Critically appraise, using appropriate vocabulary and conceptual reference, the strengths and weaknesses of figure compositions. S T U D E N T L E A R N I N G O U T C O M E S Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: - Produce third level figurative and abstract compositions employing appropriate media and technique. - Employ "Mannerist" Painting, the Renaissance Model of Classical Drawings/Compositions and Post Impressionist palettes and compositions. S E R V I C E S F O R S T U D E N T S W I T H D I S A B I L I T I E S If you are a student with a disability requiring classroom accommodations, and have not contacted SSD (Services for Students with Disabilities), do so in a timely manner. SSD is located in the Student Services Annex, Room 175 or call SSD at (818) or TTD at (818) to meet with a SSD counselor. If SSD has already sent the memo to me confirming accommodations required by you for this class, please meet with me to discuss arrangements.

2 C L A S S P O L I C I E S 1. Attendance and tardy policy: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. Lectures and demonstrations will be given promptly at the beginning of class and will not be repeated. You are expected to be present for both lecture and lab hours. Leaving early without prior consent will be considered an unexcused absence. Attendance will be a vital part of your participation grade. The only students who may attend classes are those who have been admitted to the college and are in approved active status. Students are expected to attend every meeting of all classes for which they are registered. Violation of this regulation may result in exclusion from class as specified in Administrative Regulation E-13. Provisions of Administrative Regulation E-13 include the following: o o o o Students who have preregistered for a class and who do not attend the first meeting of the class forfeit their right to a place in the class. Special circumstances may be considered by the instructor. Whenever absences in hours exceed the number of hours the class meets per week, the instructor will consider whether there are mitigating circumstances that may justify the absences. If the instructor determines that such circumstances do not exist, the instructor may exclude the student from the class. Three cases of tardiness may be considered equivalent to one absence. It is the student s responsibility to consult with an instructor regarding any absences that would alter the student s status in the class. 2. Exclusion policy: The instructor reserves the right to exclude students from the course due to excessive absences as detailed in the Provisions of Administrative Regulation E-13. Any student who has unexcused absences totaling four or more hours of classroom time is subject to exclusion; all excused absences must be cleared with the instructor. Unacceptable behavior that is considered class disruption, such as chronic talking during lectures or cellphone usage during class, may also be grounds for exclusion. 3. Cheating policy: Cheating will not be tolerated. Cheating or plagiarism will result in no credit for the assignment or exclusion or an F grade for the course. Cheating is a form of academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty: According to the Student Code of Conduct , academic dishonesty is defined as Dishonesty, such as cheating or knowingly furnishing false information to colleges. 4. Late policy on quiz, exam and critique days: If you are more than fifteen minutes late on a day a quiz is administered, you will not be able to take the quiz or make up for the quiz. If you are more than fifteen minutes late on a critique day, your project will not be part of the class critique. If you are more than fifteen minutes late on the final exam day, your project will not be part of the class critique, and you will receive a 10% grade reduction for the final exam project. 5. Late and redone assignments: Late assignments will not be accepted. Assignments may be redone, but must be submitted two weeks before the last day of class. You may only redo one assignment. Los Angeles Valley College Art Department, under the accreditation rules of the State of California, requires that all assignments in studio courses be handed in on the due date at the beginning of the class in order to receive credit. No late work is accepted under any circumstances unless a doctor s letterhead note for illness, or a bereavement form for family death is provided for documentation. Participation in critiques, discussions and lab time is required and will be assessed as part of a student s grade. Los Angeles Valley College reserves the right to retain/archive and display assignments.

3 C L A S S P O L I C I E S (continued) 6. Materials: You are required to have all art supplies that are noted on the materials list on this syllabus. Put your name on your supplies and properly handle and store them. 7. ZERO TOLERANCE CELL PHONE POLICY. Turn off your cell phones in class. Absolutely no cell phone usage during class time. If you are using your cell phone during class, the professor remains the right to have you leave the classroom premises, and/ or have you suspended for up to two days. Cell phone usage is considered a class disturbance and can result in suspension. 8. No head phones in class. 9. Studio Maintenance: Shared maintenance of studio is necessary. It is your responsibility to clean up after yourself. Be courteous to others who share the classroom/studio space. 10. No eating or drinking in class. 11. If you stop attending class or wish to drop the class, you must drop the class yourself. Failure to do so will result in a grade of F in the class. 12. Respect for the model. Inappropriate behavior towards the figure model will not be tolerated. Such behavior includes, but not limited to, snickering, laughing, rude remarks, touching, harassment, etc. Inappropriate behavior towards the model will result in immediate exclusion from the class. A 100% - 90% B 89% - 80% C 79% - 70% D 69% - 60% F 59% - 0% E V A L U A T I O N A N D G R A D I N G 1. Execution: Judgments are made on the formal aspects of the student s work. Is the student demonstrating solid applications of drawing principles, composition, materials, texture, etc.? Does the student exhibit creativity and originality in the work? 2. Concept: Judgments are made on the idea, drawing theory, theme or message in the student s work. Is the student demonstrating an understanding of an artistic concept, or is the student conveying an interesting idea? 3. Effort: Judgments are made on the overall process, time and effort of the student. Did the student come to class on time, prepared, equipped with all required materials? Did the student turn in an art piece that was kept clean (not folded or dirty)? Was the student careful, deliberate and focused when working on the art piece? In-class assignments: Homework assignments: Class participation: Final Exam: 60% of final class grade Sketchbook, portfolio, and all projects assigned during lecture time and executed in class (lab time) 15% of final class grade All projects done at home and to be turned in for a grade 10% of final class grade Attendance, participation in class discussions, participation in class and individual critiques 15% of final class grade (Project done for final exam grade)

4 (1) 18 x 24 white bond paper pad (1) 18 x 24 Newsprint pad (4) sheets of 18 x 24 Canson paper (mid-value, neutral or gray, no color) (6) sheets of 18 x 24 color Canson paper (variety of colors and value) (2) sheets of 18 x 24 3-ply or more white Bristol paper for wet and dry media (5) sheets of 18 x 24 tracing paper (3) 18 x 24 or larger chipboard or cardboard Pens (variety of ballpoint, fountain, sharpie, etc.) Chamois cloth (1 ea.) Graphite pencils (2B, 4B, 6B) (1 ea.) Kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser (2) Compressed charcoal sticks (1 ea.) Charcoal pencils (4B and 6B) (1) pack of vine charcoal (1) small sandpaper pad (1) X-acto knife with extra #11 blades (1) small set of Prismacolor pencils (at least 10 colors) (1) set of color chalk pastels (1) long stick or branch used for drawing tool (1) Higgins Black India Ink (non-waterproof) (1) small round brush for water media (#3 or #4) (1) large round brush for water media (#8 or #9) (1) large flat brush for water media(#8 or larger) (1) small bottle of white acrylic gesso (1) small bottle of acrylic matte medium (1) small bottle of white Elmer s glue (1) Drawing board with metal clips (18 x 24 or larger) (1) small plastic painting palette for watercolor (3) small tubes of watercolor paint (red, blue, yellow). You may buy more colors. Large portfolio to accommodate 18 x 24 drawings (1) 9 x 12 sketchbook (for homework assignments, sketches, and notes) M A T E R I A L S L I S T A R T S U P P L Y R E S O U R C E S The majority of art supply stores will provide a student discount upon presenting your student ID card. Be sure to ask the art supply stores if they provide a student discount. Carter Sexton Continental Art Supplies Pearl Paint Blick Art Materials Swain s Graphaid Inc. C L A S S O U T L I N E A N D S C H E D U L E The following is a basic outline and schedule of what will be covered in the course. Depending on the class pace, the course outline and schedule are subject to change. Tuesday, February 9 - Overview of course, syllabus, class policies and materials - OBSERVATIONAL FIGURE DRAWING o Drawing the nude figure using observation o Gesture drawing - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (10) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, chamois cloth, graphite pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Purchase art materials for class

5 Tuesday, February 16 - REVIEW OF FIGURE DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS o Gesture, line, form, structure, construction, proportion, balance, rhythm, anatomy - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (10) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, chamois cloth, graphite pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Sketchbook Assignment #1 In your sketchbook, draw (10) gesture drawings of figures observed from life (do not have to be nude). Each figure should take up the entire page of your sketchbook. Due next week. Tuesday, February 23 - Sketchbook Assignment #1 due at the beginning of class. - REVIEW OF FIGURE DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS o Gesture, line, form, structure, construction, proportion, balance, rhythm, anatomy - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (10) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, chamois cloth, graphite pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Sketchbook Assignment #2 Select (5) figures from the artwork of artists you admire, and draw them in your sketchbook. Theses figures can be from drawings, paintings or sculptures. Due next week. Tuesday, March 1 - Sketchbook Assignment #2 due at the beginning of class. - MOVEMENT o Quick poses and drawing the moving figure o Drawing figure in different stages of movement o Repetition - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (15) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, chamois cloth, graphite pencils, pens, Higgins black India ink, small and large round brushes, container for water, rag, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Sketchbook Assignment #3 In the drawing media of your choice, make five drawings on five separate pages in your sketchbook of moving figures. Due next week.

6 Tuesday, March 8 - Sketchbook Assignment #3 due at the beginning of class. - COMPOSITION o Cropping (cropping frame) o Creating a picture plane and a frame of reference o Pictorial organization o Spatial relationships o Balance, unity, variety, visual emphasis, focal points - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (1) sheet of 18 x 24 neutral midtone colored Canson paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, chamois cloth, graphite pencils, pens, black and white conté crayon sticks, sandpaper pad, X- acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Sketchbook Assignment #4 In your sketchbook, use black and white conté crayon to make three different compositions that incorporate at least three figures. The figures may be from life or from art historical references. Each composition should take up at least one page in your sketchbook. Tuesday, March 15 - Sketchbook Assignment #4 due at the beginning of class. - COLOR THEORY o Hue, Saturation, Temperature, Value o Triadic color schema o Drawing with color (chalk pastel drawing techniques) o Color and compositional studies of figure using chalk pastel - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (1) sheet of 18 x 24 mid-value, neutral Canson paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, charcoal pencils, color chalk pastels, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Sketchbook Assignment #5 Choose a figure you have drawn in class, crop it, and redraw it in your sketchbook with color chalk pastel in a triadic color schema. Tuesday, March 22 - Sketchbook Assignment #5 is due - COLOR THEORY o Working with series of neutrals and two hues (many variations of that hue) o Drawing with Prismacolor pencil and a watercolor wash o Color and compositional studies of figure using Prismacolor pencils o Drawing techniques in textural markings (hatching and cross-hatching) - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (5) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, (1) sheet of 18 x 24 3-ply or more white Bristol paper for wet and dry media, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, Prismacolor pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, brushes, watercolor paint, palette, container for water, rag, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Sketchbook Assignment #6 Choose a figure you have drawn in class or a figure from an artwork of an artist you would like to study, crop it, and redraw it in your sketchbook with Prisma color pencil using variations of neutral tones with two hues.

7 Tuesday, March 29 - Sketchbook Assignment #6 is due - COLOR THEORY o Color reduction (reducing color to its essential function) o Layered paper cut-outs - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (6) sheets of 18 x 24 colored Canson paper (five different values, all different colors), kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, white Elmer s glue, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Figural Paper Cut-Out Assignment Work on the Figural Paper Cut-Out Assignment that was initiated in class, using the color study that you made. This is due on April 19. Tuesday, April 5 - No class (Spring Break) Tuesday, April 12 - EXPRESSIVE APPROACH TO FIGURE o Exploring and defining expressionism in figurative drawing o Psychology and emotion in figurative art o Drawing with long stick, ink washes, ink drips - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (15) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, (2) sheets of 18 x 24, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, long stick, Non-waterproof Higgins black India ink, rag, container for water, round and flat brushes, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Figural Paper Cut-Out Assignment Work on the Figural Paper Cut-Out Assignment that was initiated in class, using the color study that you made. Tuesday, April 19 - Figural Paper Cut-Out Assignment is due - Introduction to Final exam project - EXPRESSIVE APPROACH TO FIGURE o Exploring and defining expressionism in figurative drawing o Psychology and emotion in figurative art o Working with color, using color as form of expression - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (15) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, (2) sheets of 18 x 24 or larger chipboard or cardboard, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, gesso, rag, container for water, round and flat brushes, watercolor paint, palette, color chalk pastel, Prismacolor pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Final Exam Proposal Work on your final exam proposal which includes a one-page written statement and a preliminary drawing that is 9 x 12 or larger. This is due May 10.

8 Tuesday, April 26 - ABSTRACTION o Abstraction through distortion and personal stylization o Focusing only on negative space and reinterpreting the shapes and forms as abstract elements - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (15) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, color chalk pastels, Prismacolor pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Final Exam Proposal Work on your final exam proposal which includes a one-page written statement and a preliminary drawing that is 9 x 12 or larger. Tuesday, May 3 - Field trip to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (11:00 pm 3:00 pm) - Museum Assignment: Make figure drawing studies in sketchbook of at least 15 works of art that incorporate the human body (paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, etc.). Each drawing should take up one page in your sketchbook in order to fill 15 pages in total. For each drawing, indicate the artist, title, medium, and date of the artwork you are drawing from. This is due next week. Tuesday, May 10 - Final Exam Proposal is due - ABSTRACTION o Fragmentation, mixed perspective, overlapping of figures - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (15) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, (5) sheets of 18 x 24 tracing paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, color chalk pastels, Prismacolor pencils, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Final Exam Project Work on your final exam project. Bring scissors and imagery to collage (photographs, newspaper, magazines, wallpaper, leaves, fabric, etc.) for next week

9 Tuesday, May 17 - EXPERIMENTATION WITH THE FIGURE o Texture, mixed media and collage o Oversized drawing o Create drawing out of several figure drawings, blocking areas with gesso, layering drawings and gesso. - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (10) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, (2) sheets of 18 x 24 or larger chipboard or cardboard, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, color chalk pastels, Prismacolor pencils, gesso, Higgins black India ink, rag, container for water, round and flat brushes, watercolor paint, palette, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, gesso, matte medium, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Final Exam Project Work on your final exam project Bring at least three images of non-western figurative art to class next week. Tuesday, May 24 - Sketchbook due at the beginning of class - NONWESTERN FIGURATIVE ART o Metaphor, cultural meaning, body as symbols, ritual, mythology o Looking at how different cultures interpret the body in art o Figure as divine (gods and goddesses of various cultures) o Indian Yakshi, androgynous figures of Buddha and bodhisattva in Far East and Southeast Asia, fertility figures, figurative art of Oceania and Africa o Survey of 18 th and 19 th century European art that is inspired by non-western art o Select a representation of a figure from nonwestern art, paying attention to cultural context, stylization and treatment of the figure and appropriating those observations on the live nude model in class. - Materials: 18 x 24 Newsprint pad, (10) sheets of 18 x 24 white bond paper, kneaded eraser, gum eraser, pink/white Staedler eraser, graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, color chalk pastels, Prismacolor pencils, gesso, Higgins black India ink, rag, container for water, round and flat brushes, sandpaper pad, X-acto knife, gesso, drawing board with metal clips, sketchbook - Homework: Work on final exam project Tuesday, May 31 - Final Exam, 9:30 am 11:30 am