Advanced Drawing

About This Course

In Advanced Drawing, students will be reviewing basic drawing skills and the elements and principles of design, while exploring how they are used in art. Students will also work in-depth with several different types of media and artistic styles in order to define their personal aesthetic and design their own compositions. In each section, students will observe and analyze various artworks to expand their knowledge of art history and develop their personal aesthetic. All projects in this course will be an original composition by the student. After instruction and research, students will be given prompts and guidelines on how to create each project, but the final outcome will be unique to each student. Later in the course, students will participate in either a self- or peer-critique. This is to help students learn to analyze their work and grow as an artist from the input of others. Students will compile and organize their artwork into a digital portfolio and write an artist statement. This can be used as a record of personal accomplishment or as an application to a secondary art program or job. Prerequisites:  Visual Art Comprehension I or an equivalent course that covers the following topics: elements and principles of design, drawing materials, types of drawing including sketch, gesture, contour, perspective and value, art critique, and self-reflection.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to...

• Review and demonstrate several elements and principles of design
• Explore various drawing media and use them with a high degree of proficiency
• Create several original compositions throughout the course
• Create both a realistic and abstract still-life
• Create both a realistic and abstract portrait
• Create a children’s book illustration and a comic or cartoon
• Research various artists and art styles to broaden their knowledge of art
• Conduct self- and peer-critiques to analyze their own artwork and grow as an artist from the input of others

Course Outline:

Module 1: Drawing Basics Review

Module 2: Media

Module 3: Still-Life

Module 4: Portraiture

Module 5: Landscape

Module 6: Illustration

Resources Included: Online lesson instruction and activities, opportunities to engage with a certified, online instructor and classmates, when appropriate, and online assessments to measure student performance of course objectives and readiness for subsequent academic pursuits.

Additional Costs: Students must have access to the following art supplies.

• Drawing pencil set 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B (preferably woodless)
• 9×12 multimedia sketch book – 60 sheets
• 18×24 pastel paper, assorted colors (gray, tan, black, and burnt umber) – 10 sheets
• Oil pastels – at least 24-piece set
• High quality colored pencils – 36-piece set (recommend Prismacolor brand or similar quality)
• Chalk pastels – 24-piece set
• High-quality art markers (tombow, Prismacolor, or similar brand) water based or alcohol based – primary colors and flesh tones
• 1 black fine point Sharpie
• 1 black ultra-fine point Sharpie
• 1 kneaded eraser
• 1 white eraser
• 1 hand-held pencil sharpener
• Optional – Finishing spray for pastels
• Optional – Assorted blending stumps and tortillions
• Optional – 18×24 portfolio to keep artwork
• Optional – toolbox to keep supplies

Scoring System: Michigan Virtual does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue diplomas. A final score out of total points earned will be submitted to your school mentor for conversion to their own letter grading system.

Time Commitment: Semester sessions are 18-weeks long: Students must be able to spend 1 or more hours per day in the course to be successful. Summer sessions are 10 weeks long: Students must be able to spend a minimum of 2 or more hours per day, or about 90 hours during the summer, for the student to be successful in any course. Trimester sessions are 12-weeks long: Students must be able to spend 1.5 or more hours per day in the course to be successful.

Technology Requirements: Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube.

Please review the Michigan Virtual Technology Requirements: https://michiganvirtual.org/about/support/knowledge-base/technical-requirements/

Instructor Support System: For technical issues within your course, contact the Customer Care Center by email at CustomerCare@michiganvirtual.org or by phone at (888) 889-2840.

Instructor Contact Expectations: Students can use email or the private message system within the Student Learning Portal to access highly qualified teachers when they need instructor assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside the learning management system. The Instructor Info area of their course may describe additional communication options.

Academic Support Available: In addition to access to a highly qualified, Michigan certified teacher, students have access to academic videos and outside resources verified by Michigan Virtual. For technical issues within the course, students can contact the Michigan Virtual Customer Care by email at customercare@michiganvirtual.org or by phone at (888) 889-2840.

Required Assessment: Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, instructor-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building and other forms of authentic assessments.

Technical Skills Needed: Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to:

• Download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• Download and install software
• Use a messaging service similar to email
• Communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• Open attachments shared in messages
• Create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• Edit file share settings in cloud-based applications, such as Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides
• Save a file as a .pdf
• Copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• Insert images or links into a file or html editor
• Search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• Work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• Activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• Use presentation and graphics programs
• Follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• Use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• Create and maintain usernames and passwords

Additional Information: None