Instructor contact information
Instructor:
Clarence Chun
Office:
E-mail:
clarencechun@hotmail.com
Office Phone:
Contact me by email
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Website:
www.clarencechun.com
Department/Division
Contact:
Welcome to
Course Title:
Course Prefix:
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Lecture Hours:
Lab Hours:
Drawing I
Arts
1316
3
2
4
Semester and Year:
FALL 2010
Class Days & Times:
MW 5:00-9:00pm
Class Room Location:
FA 204
External Hours:
Total Contact Hours:
(All hrs. x 16)
96
CEU’s (if linked w/ credit course):
NOTE: divide the credit contact hours by
10 to get the Continuing Education Units.
Course overview
Catalog Description:
An introductory course in freehand drawing. Involves the study of space and form through the use of perspective, line and
value. (5007055226)
Course Learning Outcomes:
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Define drawing terms.
Produce drawings using pencil, charcoal, ink, conte, and marker.
Produce drawings using: perspective, value, proportion, space, and shape.
Translate 3D objects to a 2D surface.
Produce drawings using different techniques: contour, gestural, and linear.
Evaluate verbally and in writing his or her own and other drawings.
Produce a drawing portfolio focusing on the methods and techniques listed above.
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Getting ready
Prerequisites: ENGL 0305 or ENGL 0316 AND ENGL 0307 or 0326 or 0356, OR higher level course (ENGL
1301), OR placement by testing
Co-requisites: Course may be taken as a co-requisite with ENGL 0305 or 0316 and ENGL 0307 or 0326
Supply List
Pencils
2B, 4B, 6B
Charcoal
Char Kole brand compressed sticks
Charcoal pencils, soft medium and hard
Vine charcoal
Pens
Extra fine or ultra fine black marker or pen handle and fine point.
Ink
India ink and watercolor brush
Paper
18” x 24” newsprint pad
18” x 24” Strathmore or Grumbacher drawing pad
Sketchbook
Charcoal paper (purchase as needed)
Erasers
Magic Rub and Kneaded eraser.
Drawing board and 2 bulldog clips
At least 18” x 24”
Miscellaneous:
Blending stump
Small chamois
Masking tape
Workable fixative
Pencil sharpener
Portfolio
Cardboard or other
Instructor guidelines and policies
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Attendance: This course emphasizes the development of basic drawing skills, the ability to work responsibly
in a group and the development of critical thinking skills. Participation in class discussions, activities and
critiques is essential.
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Absences: 3 unexcused absences WILL REDUCE YOUR Final LETTER GRADE BY ONE LETTER.
Absences in excess of 4 will lower your final letter grade 5 points for each absence
Three late arrivals or early departures count as one absence. If you disappear for a long period of time
during the class it will count as an early departure.
If you stop attending class and do not officially drop you will receive an “F” for the course. I will not drop
you.
To receive an excused absence you must contact the instructor. This does not guarantee the absence
will be excused. Proper documentation must be supplied.
If you need to leave class early please inform the instructor at the beginning of class so you don’t miss
any information.
You may not work on other school work or study for other classes while in this class. If you are
not working on the assignment for this class you will be counted as absent
Assignments: You will have approximately 10-12 drawings that will be graded. Some will be
weighted more than others
Make-up Exams: Grades for projects that are turned in late will be lowered by one letter grade with
the exception of excused absences. If a grade on a specific project is lower than you would like you
may always re-work it and I will re grade it. You have until week 14 of class to accomplish this. Make
sure you talk to me concerning specifics that need to be changed or improved on
Cell phones: Cell phones must be turned off when you are in the classroom. Phone calls, text
messaging, playing games on phones are not allowed. No laptops or recording devices are allowed
without specific permission.
GRADE DETERMINATION:
Your grade will be
determined by the following
Details
Points
(if applicable)
In class and out of class
drawings
Approximately 9-10 drawings completed
in and outside of class
Final series
Series of 3 drawings submitted at the end
of the semester. Subject matter to be
determined by student/ professor
Completions of weekend homework
assignments
Use of class time, critique participation,
improvement
Homework Assignments (4)
Work ethic, participation
Total:
LETTER GRADE ASSIGNMENT:
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Percent of
Final
Average
75
10
10
5
100%
Letter Grade
A
Final Average in Percent
90-100
B
80-89
C
70-79
D
60-69
F
59 below
Tentative Instructional Outline:
Week
Number
1
SEPT 25
2
OCT 4
3
OCT 11
Activities
and Assignment
Introduction
Objectives
and Details
Discussion of expectations, projects and supplies
What is Art? lecture
Still Life Sketches
Discussion of gestural approaches
charcoal drawings, 1min, 5
min, 15min, 1hour
Discussion of composition, balance
Discussion regarding methods of depicting space, placement
Still Life Sketches
Discussion of value range and light to create believable form
Charcoal drawings, full value
range drawing, pencil
1min, 5 min, 15min, 1hour
4
OCT 18
Personal still life
Student is to bring personal item to sketch
Complex objects full value
range
Homework 3 hour drawing
5
Charcoal, toned ground
Fundamentals of addition by subtraction
OCT 25
Cont. still life drawings
The use of an eraser as a drawing tool
1st hour critique of homework
6
Charcoal, toned ground
NOV 1
Cont. still life drawings
Fundamentals of addition by subtraction
Homework 3 hour drawing
7
NOV 8
8
Introduction to linear
perspective
Techniques, terms and demonstration of 1 point and 2 point
linear perspective
Imagined space drawing
1st hour critique of homework
Observed space drawing
Outside drawing of architectural subject
Collage drawings
Drawing from magazines, photos, or any other print media
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Week
Number
Activities
and Assignment
Objectives
and Details
NOV 15
1st hour critique of homework
Issues of juxtaposition of images, their meaning & consequences
Final Series assignment
Concepts, subject matter, medium, and size will be agreed upon
individually
9
NOV 22
NOV 25-28
Thanksgiving Holiday
10
Final Series assignment
NOV 29
11
DEC 6
Portfolio presentation
Portfolio review
Final Critique of Series
assignment
Date to be announced
Last week of class
HCC Americans With Disabilities Statement: Any student with a documented disability (e.g.
physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable
accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the
beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations
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requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
The Southwest College Disability Counselor is Dr. Becky Hauri at 713.718.7910.
To visit the ADA Web site, log on to www.hccs.edu,
Click Future Students
Scroll down the page and click on the words Disability Information. http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/futurestudents/disability-services
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
Cheating on a test: copying from someone else’s paper, using unauthorized materials during
a test, or collaborating with another student during a test.
 Plagiarism: Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged
incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit. In other words, do not
use another person’s words, information or ideas in your own written work without appropriate
acknowledgement (and quotation marks when exact words are used). This also applies to
visual materials in studio work.
 Collusion: Unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written or visual work
offered for credit (such as having someone else work on your project).
Consequences may include failing the assignment, failing the entire course, and/or recommendation
for probation or dismissal from the Houston Community College System.
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CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
Disruptive behavior during class will not be tolerated
I will ask students to leave the classroom immediately if disruptions persist.
If a disruption continues, a student can be administratively withdrawal from the course without
refund.
Use of cell phones in class will be strictly forbidden. Phone must be shut off for the
duration of the class period.
Guests are not allowed in the class room unless permission is granted by me ahead of time.
Eating will not be allowed in the classroom
DISCLAIMER: This is a college course for adults. As such, students must understand that there may
nudity and controversial subjects present in works of art. Also, religion has inspired countless art
works and will be discussed to put the work in context. The content of the art work is not meant to
challenge your personal beliefs.
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