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GRA 136 - Drawing as Design Process
This course is a second semester drawing course intended specifically for GRA majors going directly into the work force upon graduation. This course will focus on specific freehand drawing skills needed to be successful in the daily requirements of the advertising and commercial design fields through structural analysis of man-made and natural forms. The elements of line shape, value and spatial organization will be stressed to develop drawings suitable for inclusion in the student's design portfolio.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Draw from observation using elementary forms and linear methods to achieve structure.
Analyze proportion and form to build complex geometric forms.
Create drawings using one-point, two-point, three-point and intuitive perspective techniques.
Emply the value scale to achieve volume and mass.
Apply rapid "visualization processes to draw objects from memory.
Produce finished "symbol" drawings through the process of icon translation.
Prerequisites: Drawing I fro Graphic Design Majors (GRA 133)