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 Art 105 Sketchbook Assignments

First Evaluation | Second (Midterm) Evaluation | Third Evaluation | Final Evaluation

Your sketchbook will be evaluated 4 times over the course of the semester. Please note: Content is subject to change.

Each sketchbook evaluation is worth 4% for an overall subtotal of 16% of your final grade.

First Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 9/18

Week 1 (8/19)

Use your sketchbook to capture people as they go about their daily lives. Draw quickly and fill the page with several gesture drawings. Fill at least 5 pages.

Week 2 (8/26)

Do at least 3 blind contour drawings of your hands and 3 of your feet and and feet.

Week 3 (9/2)

Create 5 relatively quick (10-15 minutes each) modeled drawings of people. Use a variety of techniques stippling, massing, and shadow modeling.

Week 4 (9/9)

Download and copy this drawing of the human skeleton. Include the labels for each bone.

Extra credit: Download and copy this drawing of the male nude by Michelangelo. Try and capture as much detail as you can.

Week 5 (9/16)

Download and copy this drawing of the dissected nude by de Amusco. Concentrate on the torso only. Try and capture as much detail as you can.

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Second (Midterm) Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 10/16
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Week 6 (9/23)

Download and copy this drawing of the legs by da Vinci.

Download and copy this drawing of the arms by Barocci.

Extra credit
Download and copy this drawing of comparative anatomy by da Vinci.

Week 7 (9/30)

Download and copy this drawing of hands by van Gogh.

Download and copy one pair of hands from this drawing by del Sarto.

Week 8 (10/7)

Make 5 quick drawings of your own hand.

Download and copy this drawing of the foot by Durer.

Week 9 (10/14)

Download and copy this drawing of the head using the proportional drawing techniques reviewed in class.

Download and copy the drawing of the skull. This is a front view.

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Third Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 11/6

Week 10 (10/21)

Download and copy the drawing of the skull. This is a side view.

Week 11 (10/28)

Make a tonal drawing of a glass of water under a spot light. Try to capture as much detail and tonal variety as you can.

Week 12 (11/4)

Download and copy this drawing of the male nude by Michelangelo.

Week 13 (11/11)

Download and copy this drawing by Rafael.

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Final Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 12/11

Week 14 (11/18)

Download and copy this image from the Dream Anatomy web site.

Week 15 (11/25)

Museum Sketchbook Assignment

Week 16 (12/2)

Download and copy this image from the Dream Anatomy web site.

Week 17 (12/9)

No assignments this week.

Week 18 (12/16)

No assignments this week.

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