ART 2250 section 1: First Year Studio 2-D (4 credits)
Semester: |
Spring 2008 | Instructor: |
Asst. Professor Alison Denyer |
Class time: |
M W 8:35am - 11:35am | Office: |
ART Bldg 351 |
Class location: |
ART 352 | Office hours: |
By appointment |
Pre- or Co-requisite: |
Art 2200 | Telephone: |
585-0324 |
Fulfills: |
Email Address: |
a.denyer@utah.edu |
Notice: It is the responsibility of the student to enrolled in the class by the add deadline (http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/pages/Deadlines.html). Late slips will not be signed by the department. It is also the responsibility of the student to make sure that dropping or withdrawing from the class has been officially completed in the Registrar's office.
Course Description
The second semester of drawing continues the two-dimensional description with form and space using the visual element of value. The final two-thirds of the semester concentrates on color. Students begin with basic color mixing and work through a series of color-theory problems dealing with relativity of color, color illusions, psychological effects, and ideas pertinent to basic color harmony. Problems are both design-oriented and representational in nature. Pre-art major class.
Course Fee
Course Text and Other Readings
Drawing; Space, Form and Expression. Wayne Enstice & Melody Peters. ISBN 0-13-098113-3.
Drawing from Observation. Brian Curtis. ISBN 0-07-241024-8.
The sketching and drawing bible. Marilyn Scott. ISBN 0-7858-1945-2
Course Content and Objectives
Through in class exercises and formal assignments, students will demonstrate comprehension of the following concepts and the ability to perform the following skills:
ART 2250 can be summed up with the following: black and white, color, and composition
Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate the following:
Teaching and Learning Methods
The format of the course will consist of working in the classroom setting for the most part from direct observation. Conceptual projects will be introduced and examples of works by other artists will be shown. Weather permitting, some classes may be held outside towards the end of the semester.
Attendance Policy
There are no excused absences. The accumulation of more than four absences will result in the student’s failure for the class. No exceptions will be made. Students adding the class once the semester has commenced are required to make up missed classes prior to their add date.
Additional Policy:
Each student is required to be in class on time. Students arriving more than ten minutes late for class or returning from break (if one is given), more than five minutes late will receive a late mark. The accumulation of more than four late marks will be considered equal to one absence.Evaluation Methods and Grading Scale
Grading Opportunities:
In order to receive a pass grade at the end of term, each graded project must be completed and graded.
There will be one grading opportunity each week. All graded projects will carry equal weight when figured into the final grade. There will be extensive out of class work. Each student is expected to spend a minimum of 7 hours per week on homework.
Graded projects will be returned to students as soon as possible and must be picked up from the ‘graded pile’.
Incomplete:
Please refer to University policy.
Late projects.
Students will typically be given one week to complete each homework assignment. If an assignment is handed in up to one class late, it will receive a drop in the letter grade. Assignments that are more than one class late still must be completed but will only receive an ‘o.k. grade’, which is equal to 50 points. This will affect the final grade.
Grades may be discussed at any point during the term (please see office hours).
A project may be reworked and re-graded providing it is handed in on time to begin with.Sketchbooks.
Each student is required to keep a sketchbook to practice elements taught in class, create thumbnail sketches and work through individual ideas. Students may draw, smudge, paint, stick, write or sew in their sketchbooks. Sketchbooks will not be graded at the end of term.
Draw as much as you can. ‘Practice makes perfect’!
Grading criteria
Project will be graded on the ‘project goals and outcomes’ as well as on the following criteria:
Mid semester and final grades will be calculated based on an average of all project grades.
Grading Standards:
Each graded project will receive a letter grade and a number grade as follows:
A 90 – 100 Excellent.
B 80 – 89 Good.
C 70 – 79 Average.
D 60 – 69 Passing.
F 0 - 59 Failing.
Student conduct:
Each student is required to conduct herself / himself appropriately during class. Any student, whose behavior is not acceptable to the Professor, will be asked to leave the class and consequently will receive an absence.
ADA statement
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.
All written information in the course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.