Maricopa Community Colleges  ART222   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/95
ART222 19956-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Drawing and Composition IV
Further study of drawing techniques with emphasis on individual problems and techniques. Prerequisites: ART211 or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ART222   19956-99999 Drawing and Composition IV
1. Identify and describe selected historical and contemporary drawing references. (I, V, VI)
2. Create drawings using the design elements and principles of traditional and/or contemporary composition. (I, II, III, VI)
3. Apply drawing skills with a select focus on a particular drawing medium and surfaces. (IV, V)
4. Create drawings from personal vision based on observation and/or imagination. (I, IV, V)
5. Create drawings from sketchbook ideas to finished drawings. (V, VI)
6. Define and use terminology in critical analysis of drawings. (III, VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ART222   19956-99999 Drawing and Composition IV
    I. Character of Drawing
        A. Quality of drawing
        B. Approaches to drawing
        C. Continuation of skill development
        D. Personal image development
        E. Representative historical references
      II. Composition and Design Principles
          A. Unity
          B. Rhythm and movement
          C. Repetition
          D. Proportion
          E. Balance
          F. Contrast
          G. Emphasis
          H. Economy
          I. Harmony
          J. Variety
        III. Composition Analysis and Structures
            A. Figure-field: two-dimensional
            B. Format as two-dimensional and three-dimensional (staging) space
            C. Pictorial pattern (tonal grouping)
            D. Visual dynamics of movement
            E. Thematic and counterpoint structure of art elements
            F. Symmetry and asymmetry
            G. Radial
          IV. Finished Drawings
              A. Critical analysis
              B. Technical competency
              C. Sketchbook development
              D. Composition
              E. Historical references
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