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Drawing Techniques (ART 114)

Term: 2024-2025 AY - Fall Semester

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Cynthia J AhlstrinShow MyInfo popup for Cynthia J Ahlstrin
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This studio arts course is an introduction to various drawing techniques. Subjects will include: still life, figure, and landscape. Slides, samples, or copies will be shown to provide students with examples of the various techniques including: pencil, charcoal, pen, ink, wash, and pastel. Drawings will be made in class and a sketchbook of drawings made outside of class. “Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see...â€â€“Kimon Nicoliades. The basic skill needed for drawing is coordination between the eye and the hand. Whether working from life or from the imagination, drawing involves both visual and motor skills. The appreciation of good drawing is seeing, seeing, seeing. The basis of good drawing is practice, practice, practice.