drawing drawing

A class at SFPC Fall 2019

Teacher: Taeyoon Choi

5 Sessions, 3 hour classes

drawing drawing is a class about visual storytelling and the joy of drawing. The class is inspired by Shantell Martin's class "Drawing on Everything." Drawing is a fundamental human act of mark making. How can we take drawing to the next level? Can we introduce the concept of time and space into drawing? Can we tell stories by drawing? Can we perform drawing?

Inspirations: Rene Daniels, Louise Bourgeois

Class 1 Still life

Class: We will draw from observation.

Topics:

• Lines and forms
• Flowers and fruits
• Lights and perspectives

Materials: Charcoal on paper, no eraser.

Homework: Draw a still life from your bedroom.

Class 2 Landscape

Class: We will draw outside.

Topics:

• Making marks and noticing textures
• Depicting scales and movement

Materials: pencil and sketchpad

Homework: Draw a landscape of WestBeth and SFPC courtyard from unconventional perspecives. Be creative about getting the perspective.

Class 3 Portrait

Class: We will draw each other.

Topics:

• Forms and Mass
• Factial features and outline
• Expressions and movement

Materials: pencil and sketchpad, hand mirrors.

Homework: Draw a portrait of your classmate and a self portrait.

Class 4 Comic

We will draw a comic strip.

Topics:

• Character development
• Plot
• Text and lettering

Materials: Ink, brush and sketchpad.

Homework: Draw a 4 scene comic depicting a day in life at SFPC.

Class 5 Storybook

We will make a storybook based on our own narrative.

Topics:

• Context and background
• Layout
• Visual storytelling

Materials: Ink, brush and sketchpad.

Homework: Complete your storybook that consists of 2 pages.