3 credit hours A studio aesthetic participation course emphasizing drawing as a creative, foundation artistic endeavor. Drawing stresses perceptual development through the use of accurate proportion, line, rendering techniques and aerial and linear perspective. The knowledge, understanding and appreciation of past and contemporary artistic cultural achievement is integrated through lecture, image presentation, demonstration and discussion. Drawing subjects include historical, natural, fantasy and commercial imagery using charcoal, conte, ink, marker pencil and color pencil media.

[ARTS 1316] (3:0:6) Investigation of a variety of media, techniques, and subjects. Students develop perceptual, descriptive, and verbal skills with consideration of drawing as a conceptual process as well as an end in itself. Outside assignments. AP or portfolio waiver possible. Fulfills Core Visual and Performing Arts requirement.