ART 1300C - Drawing I

College of Fine Arts and Humanities

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 92
Effective Term Spring 2025 (645)

Course Description

This course is an introduction to basic drawing skills, concepts and processes through a structured learning situation. Various media are used. Course may be taken up to three times for credit. NOTE: This course is not intended for students in the Digital Media programs. Digital Media students should register for DIG 2183C – Digital Drawing. Please see an advisor for further guidance. 92 contact hours.

Course Topics

Digital Arts Majors
  DIG-AS students should take DIG2183C

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explain that drawing is a process of visual communication by:
    1. applying the vocabulary of academic drawing in practical applications.
    2. demonstrating how mark-making can influence meaning in drawing after being exposed to a variety of drawing styles.
  2. The student will translate their visual experiences into two-dimensional drawings by working from observation and through synthesis by:
    1. utilizing the element of line to render observed object(s) on the page.
    2. rendering space in terms of perspective.
    3. analyzing the three-dimensional forms of a still life and drawing them in terms of two-dimensional shapes.
    4. assessing the way light falls on a three-dimensional object(s) and render this visual experience in terms of gradations of value.
    5. organizing the picture plane according to the guidelines of formal composition.
  3. The student will develop basic drawing skills and techniques in assorted media, which may be applicable in various art-related careers by:
    1. employing a variety of media, such as graphite, charcoal, and ink, in creating drawings.
    2. demonstrating a number of different drawing techniques, including shading, cross-hatching, and using various types of mark-making to create expressive drawings.
    3. demonstrating various skills and techniques and how they may be applied to art-related careers.

Criteria Performance Standard

Each student will submit his or her work on a bi-weekly basis so the instructor may assess his or her progress. The drawings will give evidence of the following criteria: 1. The drawings will demonstrate an understanding of basic drawing vocabulary. 2. The drawings will demonstrate compositional abilities. 3. The drawings will show the ability to utilize a variety of media and techniques. 4. The drawings will demonstrate improvement in all of the above criteria over the course of the term. Drawings will be evaluated by the instructor based on the A-B-C-D-F scale. The instructor will evaluate mastery of the course objectives through assessment of each student’s work using a 70% minimum level of achievement.

History of Changes

Revised 8/2/83 Revised 8/84. Reviewed C&I 9/25/90 Special Fee Effective Session 19901 3 year review 8/94. C&I 11/25/97, DBT 12/97, Effective Session 19981. C&I 11/23/99, DBT 12/14/99, Effective Session 20001. 3 Year Review 2007. C&I 6/8/2010, BOT 7/22/2010, Effective 20101(0430). C&I Approval: 06/08/2010, BOT Approval: 07/22/2010, Effective Term: Fall 2010 (430). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2017 (525). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Summer 2017 (530). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2019 (555).
C&I Approval: 07/19/2024, BOT Approval: 09/17/2024, Effective Term: Spring 2025 (645)

Related Programs

  1. Art Education (ARTED-TR) (670) (In Review)
  2. Art Education with ESOL Endorsement (ARTED-BS) (670) (CS Approved)
  3. Digital Media (DIGME-BAS) (670) (Active)
  4. Digital Media (DIGME-TR) (670) (Active)
  5. Studio Art BFA (ARTBFA-TR) (670) (Active)
  6. USF Tampa - Art History (FTARHIS-TR) (670) (Active)
  7. USF Tampa - Studio Art BA (FTARBA-TR) (670) (Active)
  8. USF Tampa - Studio Art BFA (FTARBFA-TR) (670) (Active)