Art 116: Beginning Drawing Through Comics

This course equips students with a technical and conceptual foundation in drawing through the lens of comics. Students will engage in hands-on studio work, out-of-class projects, and critique, while studying examples of comics and engaging in comics-based drawing practices. As with traditional beginning drawing, this course emphasizes observational approaches in order to develop perception and mechanical skills. Students will employ a variety of materials and use still life, landscape, and the figure as starting points for their work. Students with little or no background in visual art are encouraged, along with those who may have significant knowledge and experience. Knowledge of comics is not necessary. This course follows the same learning goals as traditional beginning drawing, so students cannot take both Art 115 and 116 for credit. May be taken as credit toward the Film and Media Studies major or minor. Two two-hour studio sessions per week.