Chabot College
Fall 2005
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Art 2B
DRAWING AND COMPOSITION
Catalog Description:
Art 2B – Drawing and Composition
3 units
Development of knowledge and skills introduced in Art 2A, emphasizing media and composition
and introducing the use of color. Prerequisite: Art 2A (completed with a grade of C or higher). 2
hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
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demonstrate the skill of hand and eye coordination in drawing;
organize a composition that reflects the five basic elements;
use balance and rhythm and negative and positive space to achieve unity and variety;
produce relatively flat, two-dimensional compositions;
create the illusion of three-dimensional form and space on a two-dimensional surface in black
and white media;
6. use tools and materials such as pencil, charcoal, and/or ink.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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demonstrate improved hand and eye coordination in drawing;
discuss characteristics of a variety of modes of visual representation and composition;
correctly articulate color theory and pictorial uses of color in drawing;
demonstrate skill in using graphite, charcoal, and ink;
describe features of color drawing media.
Course Content:
1. Line
a. matching
b. cross-hatching
c. scribbled
d. qualities of
2. Value
a. form and space
b. color and value
c. shadows
d. linear perspective and light logic
e. surface characteristics
f. light reflection
3. Introduction to color theory and mixing
a. hue, value and intensity
b. primary hues and complementary effects
c. tints, tones and shades
d. color schemes
4. Composition
a. composition in values only and in color
b. distinction between two-dimensional and illusionistic three-dimensional compositions
c. compositions based upon shape and color relations
5. Expression
a. development of an awareness of personal responses to value only and to color
media, to form and to subject matter
Chabot College
Course Outline for Art 2B, page 2
Fall 2005
Course Content (Cont.)
b. using this awareness to make personal statements in drawing
6. Materials
a. Varieties of techniques in graphite, charcoal and/or ink
b. Colored media such as pastel, colored pencil, marker pen and/or designer’s gouache
colors
c. Drawing media
7. Ways of working
a. realism
b. abstraction
c. non-objectivism
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture, discussion and demonstration
Examples of student and professional work
Slides, PowerPoint and videos
A museum and/or a gallery visit with an appropriate exhibition
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. With a composition of your choice, pick a set of complementary colors in gouache.
Paint from the setup in class using tints, shades and tones of your gouache. Next
class, using the same composition, draw over gouache with pastel to alter and/or
abstract the composition. Use the compliments equally or let one dominate to create
a focal point with the other compliment.
b. From the setups in class, abstract the compositions using black drawing ink in
different values, lines, shapes and textures. Interact negative and positive space as
you draw. Explore what each type of brush and type of brush hair will do with the ink.
c. Define the following terms:
1) Analogous
2) Non-objective
3) Equal Value
4) Intensity
5) Tones
6) Primary Hues
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Class projects
b. Student drawing
c. Final portfolio review
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Drawing as Expression: Techniques and Concepts, Sandy Brooke, Prentice Hall, 2002
Special Student Materials:
Drawing supplies to complete all of the assigned studies.
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