ART 105 Two Dimensional Design@ Mercer County
Community College
Kyle M. Stevenson, professor
Room: FA120
Office: ET 124, WWC
Course Blog:
professorkylestevenson2d.blogspot.com
Introduction:
ART 105 addresses the essential concepts and language associated with two-dimensional design. It is upon a foundation of these
visual concepts that good art can be built.
With exercises, projects, and demonstrations I will teach you to work
your specific interests into compelling art projects. You will finish this course able to develop your
own visual ideas and know that the elements
of design are essential to seeing and communicating in a dynamic and compelling
way.
Course Goals
and Objectives:
- Complete
all assignments and exercises on time and in a professional manner.
- Improve
your current skill level and confidence in interpreting and employing
specific design elements.
- Comprehend
and utilize the basic techniques, vocabulary and concepts associated with
design.
- Develop
the ability to communicate your individual ideas into two-dimensional images
that use core design concepts (see list below).
Approaches
and Concepts to be Covered:
Line Scale Emphasis
Repetition Proportion/Perspective Foreshortening
Balance Illusion of Space + Time Value/Tonal control
Color Optical Mixing Collage
Text Bookmaking Painting
This
course is deliberately weighted to meet
the needs of Art Majors and related disciplines. I do realize that there is a diversity of
students (majors) enrolled in this course.
Because this is an introductory class, we will be using the most fundamental concepts of the medium,
so I will expect everyone to be on the same
page as we work through a number of exercises and studies. It is natural to have a range of skill levels
in every class and hopefully you will all gain as much from each other as you
will from my course instruction. Good
Luck.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES
At
assigned intervals the student will present a project for critique. This work will be his/her personal solution
to a particular design problem.
Approximately 8 projects will be completed in class over the course of
the semester including the Final. In addition, the student will be regularly assigned
homework and readings to be done outside
of class. This work will receive a
letter grade based on the following criteria:
·
Following directions (using assigned subject
matter and/or assigned media).
·
Time
and Effort (the appropriate amount of effort was put forth)
·
Professionalism (neatness, technical skills,
and clean work.)
·
Imagination and Interpretation of assignment.
NOTE: Respect
for the due dates is mandatory. Late
work will not be accepted.
ATTENDANCE:
More
than one unexcused absence will impact negatively on the student’s final
grade. Each unexcused absence thereafter
will result in the drop one third of a letter grade (i.e. B drops to B-). If you come
to work sessions unprepared (without the assigned supplies) you will be counted
as absent or late, depending on the degree of unpreparedness. In addition,
arriving to class late or leaving early will count as half an absence each time.
GRADING AND
RETURNING ASSIGNMENTS:
I
will make every effort to return each project or quiz within one week of its
submission. A numeric
value that translates into a single letter grade will be given for each assignment (A-F with +/-). At the discretion of the
instructor, a mid-term portfolio check may be required. Please see the following page for a break
down and explanation of the grading I use to evaluate your skills.
FINAL EVALUATION OCCURS DURING THE LAST WEEK
OF THE TERM
This
course outline is a tool for the instructor.
Its objective is to produce good visual thinking along with manual
skills. Although visual outcomes are defined, the means
for achieving these outcomes are
varied. This course outline encourages instructor initiatives. The right to add or delete projects, to
modify them and/or re-sequence the order of projects is discretionary. In order to facilitate good learning outcomes, the instructor may also wish to adjust
lecture/critique components to fit the needs of his her particular class.
PERCENTAGE
OF FINAL GRADE:
50% = (avg.) weekly class projects
20% = Final Project
10% = (avg.) vocabulary/reading quiz grades
10% = Artist Presentation
10% = Overall Attendance and Daily
participation
100% = Final Grade (A-F)
Materials List
Text: Pipes,
Alan Introduction to Design,
Prentice Hall (any edition)
Supplies needed:
·
Graphite pencils Pack of
4 Graphic or Soft Sketching Pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B)
·
Design brand Ebony drawing pencils Pack of 2
·
Variety of erasers(white plastic; gray kneaded, pink gum)
·
Black inking pens 1
Micron 04 pen, 1 Fine Point Sharpie, 1 Prisma-Color Marker(2 sided Fine/Broad)
·
French curve with
inking edge 10 ½ inking edge
·
Metal ruler: 18” or
24”
·
Circle templates with
large and small circles up to 2” in diameter
·
Triangle with
12” inking edge
·
Sketchbook 8”x10”
to 11”x14”
·
Pad of Bristol paper 14” x
17” pad (more as needed)
·
Canson Mi'tientes brand
or Utrecht Miliani brand individual
sheets of paper
19x25; 1 sheet of white, black, and gray
·
Tracing paper as needed
·
Illustration board as needed (Hot Press) comes in packs of 2
(15”x20”) or 1 (20”x 30” to cut into 2 pieces) will probably need at least 4
packs
·
Cheap water color paper
for
color swatches (feel free to share a pad)
·
Disposable palette
pad
·
Brushes—long handled bristle
brushes (round: #1 or 2, #4 or 5, flats: #3 or 4,#7 or 8)
·
Oil Paint—one small tube for
each of the following colors: ivory black, titanium white, cobalt blue (hue),
cadmium red medium (hue), cadmium yellow light (hue)
·
Small bottle of Liquin
·
Plastic palette knife
·
Small bottle of Turpenoid or odorless mineral spirits
·
Small metal cup
·
Scissors
·
Xacto knife
·
Glue stick(s)
·
Rubber Cement
·
Hole punch (a single
hand held punch, don’t get a 3 hole punch)
·
White-Out
·
Tackle box or Artbin in which to carry all
your supplies
·
Portfolio large enough to
comfortably fit 18x24 paper
