Foundations Courses
Course descriptions are intended as guides, to inform students of the essential content of the four studio foundation courses. They are Beginning Drawing (Art 1020), Design One (Art1005), Beginning Figure Drawing (Art 1030), and Design Two (Art1015). Since beginning students are dealing with the most basic form-generating processes, much of the information will overlap from course to course.In these courses, students are taught to control and organize the elements of design (point, line, plane, shape, texture, color, space, value) using the principles of organization (harmony, variety, balance, proportion, movement, repetition, rhythm, dominance). This is achieved by the use of a variety of media in both two and three dimensional projects. Usually an exercise has a limited and specific aim focusing on certain elements and how they may be effectively used with the principles of organization.
It is recognized that there are many ways of presenting information to students. We welcome this variety and encourage students to attempt courses from different teachers. The content provided is to be used by the instructor who may add material as she/he feels appropriate.