AT 141 - Drawing II

Description
This course is a continuation of AT 140, plus a study of the clothed model, focusing on improving technical and compositional skills, using various black and white and color media.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: AT 140 (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $20.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Fine Arts, A.F.A., Interior Design, A.F.A., Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer), Photography, A.F.A.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Produce drawings that demonstrate skillful use of color and drawing techniques.

2. Demonstrate solutions to aesthetic and design problems through understanding of basic design principles, concepts, and media.

3. Explore and synthesize traditional and contemporary approaches to drawing.

4. Objectively critique verbally and in writing one’s own artwork as well as those of others.

5. Demonstrate self-discipline to manage work load through the coordination of various steps of the drawing process and be able to move back and forth between drawings in various stages of completion.

6. Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems or issues.

7. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.
Course Outline:
I. Value: Shape, plane and volume, sphere and 6 categories of light, value scales, additive technique (render, parallel line, cross-hatch), additive and subtractive technique, exploration of materials using pencil, charcoal pencil, black and white color pencil

II. Space: Scale, perspective, aerial perspective, color

III. Synthesis: Narrative, appropriated imagery, concepts

IV. Portraiture: Measurement and Proportions of the Human Head

V. The Figure: Measurement and proportion of the Human Form in various contexts (backgrounds)

VI. Concept: Use of various sources for drawing imagery: masterpieces, magazines, the Internet, etc

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-25%

Projects/studio work: 60-80%

Mediated discussion (slides, video): 10-25%

Group work (critiques): 5-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
Use the Rubric Assessments for:

1. Critical thinking

2. Drawing skills

3. Creative thinking

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2
Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
People Soft Course ID Number: 100206
Course CIP Code: 50.0799
Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
General Room Request: 473 RJF

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: AT
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Instructor must have an MFA in drawing/painting and college level teaching experience.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250228T17:58:44
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030