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This is a studio course designed to introduce to the student various methods and materials traditionally used in drawing and early painting. Emphasis is placed on the learning of correct observation and on the translation of that observation accurately on to a flat surface by means of the non-verbal language of line and value (lightness and darkness). Because correct observation requires so much contact with actual objects, the course addresses a rich variety of actual objects and environments for utilization in drawings, paintings and mixed-media work. The class also focuses heavily on color theory and the application of it during creative exploration. Each drawing session may be followed by brief discussion of the work.

Course objective: To communicate the rudiments of observational drawing through the study of value, color, scale and proportion, as well as linear and atmospheric perspective.
I propose the use of traditional drawing tools-graphite, vine and compressed charcoal, and Microperm pens, and watercolor paint. It is my intention to instruct the complete novice in developing competency in representational drawing. Students will have the opportunity to acquire the necessary rendering skills in the first portion of the summer session though assignments and examples in the studio/lab. Once they have developed a degree of familiarity with their drawing tools and techniques, then we will venture to various locations with sketchbooks and cameras. I will provide the class with a brief history of previously selected sites, identifying locations, art and architecture of significance. The students will then be expected to use their sketches with photo documentation and their newly acquired skills to produce finished compositions with the various drawing mediums.

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. The listed ECTS credits are a recommendation by the University of New Orleans Innsbruck Summer School, based on contact hours, anticipated out-of-classroom requirements such as field trips, and projected workload for readings, assignments, and exam preparation. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at