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Pacing Schedule

Albrecht Dürer, German 1471 - 1528

FA 2018
WED AUG 29  Introduction to course

MON SEP 03 Exploring media - pencil / line / value
WE SEP 05 End of Add/Drop 
High Keyed drawings & Collage
THUR SEP 06 4-5:30 Surface Tension exhibition in the Art Gallery in Reisman Hall

MON SEP 10 Critique High Keyed Drawings + atmospheric perspective
WED SEP 12  Introduction to charcoal, value studies, shape and tone + atmospheric perspective

MON SEP 17 Charcoal drawings in vine & Sighting practices + view finder
WED SEP 19  Charcoal drawings in vine & Sighting practices through observation + view finder

MON SEP 23  Full Tonal range, sighting practices & foreshortening + view finder

 WED SEP 25 Pepper Absent

MON OCT 01 Still Life - complex, full tonal range with pitchers/pumpkins
WED OCT 03  Still Life - complex, full tonal range with pitchers/pumpkins

MON OCT 08  Autumn Break!
WED OCT 10 Midterm 
Critique: Complex still life / full value range
Negative Shape Drawings

MON OCT 15 
Figure Model - Drawing from the human form
WED OCT 17 
Figure Model - Drawing from the human form
MON OCT 22
Figure Model : Structure to Value + Volume: Chiaroscuro – The illuminated Subject, charcoal

WED OCT 24 
Figure Model - Drawing from the human form

MON OCT 29 
Figure Model - Drawing from the human form

WED OCT 31  -- Come in Costume!   
Figure Model - Drawing from the human form

MON NOV 05 Pre Registration week SP 2019
Figure Model

WED NOV 07    
Figure Model  

MON NOV 12                
Drawing from life / wet and dry materials  
WED NOV 14   Drawing from life / wet and dry materials
  
>Thanksgiving recess MON NOV 19 thru FRI NOV 23 (full week off) < 

MON NOV 26   Student Multi-Media Presentations DUE and paper
Color in Drawing: local color and symbolic color DRY + WET MEDIA 
         
WED NOV 28     Color in Drawing: local color and symbolic color DRY + WET MEDIA 
** Student Multi-Media PPTs
MON DEC 03    
CRITIQUE: Color in Drawing: local color and symbolic color DRY + WET MEDIA    
** Student Multi-Media PPTs

 WED DEC 05 Last day to withdraw from a class
Introduction to Final Project
Research gathering
                                                                                                         
MON DEC 10   
Preliminary drawings towards the final project
Bring in your source materials + good paper

WED DEC 12, Last class of Fall term
HAND IN COMPLETED SKETCHBOOKS for grading

Preliminary drawings towards the final project
Work from source materials and inspirations

FINAL EXAM FOR SA 111
Is on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10:15AM – 12:15PM  

Critique Self Directed Student Projects
Please note, if any student is scheduled for more than two exams in a single day they need to notify Dr. Jesse Lott in the Academic Learning Center.

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