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JADE 1121: Drawing 1
Effective date
September 2022
Department
Jewellery Art & Design
School
Trades, Technology and Design
Description
Drawing is a visual language that can be used to communicate and present ideas to clients, to makers, and within a design team. It can also be used as a tool to record and develop ideas and concepts. Through in-class exercises and homework assignments, students learn to apply perspective, technical drawing and various other techniques to develop concepts from thumbnail sketches to more presentable drawings that describe the shape, form, texture & finishes.
Credits
1.5
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
JADE 1120, JADE 1122.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use line drawings to generate, develop, record and communicate ideas
- Utilize shading to describe shapes and profiles
- Apply various drawing techniques to represent basic textures and finishes
- Represent an object or a design in orthographic views
- Utilize perspective to illustrate objects and designs realistically
- Apply drawing techniques to visualize and sketch designs to be made in the jewellery workshop
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 37.5
Total Hours: 37.5
Total Hours: 37.5
Instructional Strategies
Demonstrations, in-class excercises, group discussions, critiques, homework assignments.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
75 |
Students demonstrate their abilities through 6 to 8 weekly assignments |
|
Project |
25 |
Students demonstrate / summarize their abilities through one final project |
Course topics
- Brainstorming, producing thumbnail sketches
- Development sketches to explore and develop ideas
- Perspective drawing
- Orthographic drawing (basic technical drawing)
- Explanatory drawings (Analytical Drawing, Part List, Exploded Drawing…)
- Finished (presentable) sketches with shading to describe the shape, form, texture
- Pencil Rendering
- Basic grey paper rendering
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.