Trinity Theatre Graphics

OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday & Thursday 3-5 & by appointment. To schedule a meeting outside office hours, please e-mail or speak with Professor Gilliam in advance.

M, W, F 8am - Noon, Professor Gilliam has Studio Hours. You may reach him by calling 494-7373.

CLASS MEETING: T-R, 12:45 -2:00
Primary Classroom, RTT 318, Design Room
Secondary Classroom, AMB 206, Digital Computer Lab

COURSE CONTENT: Theatre Graphics is a “skills” course, which involves exploration of a variety of techniques and media used to visually express ideas and projects in illustrative forms. Whereas the course will focus on drawing and rendering techniques to effectively communicate designs in the theatre, projects will take into account differing individual artistic interests.

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The objective of Theatre Graphics is to stimulate, develop, and improve artistic fluency so that creative ideas can be clearly expressed using the presentational standards common professional artists.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance in this class is mandatory. This is an experiential course. Classroom activities and studios are central to understanding and excelling with the subject matter. You are allowed a total of two cuts (one week of class) before it affects your grade. Each class missed beyond this lowers the unit evaluation during which the absence is recorded by a half letter grade. Should you miss a class, for whatever reason, it is your responsibility to cover the missed material and be prepared for the next class meeting. Do not miss class.

ART SUPPLIES: You will be expected to provide your own art supplies. These will vary from unit to unit. Log onto the Art Supply Homepage for suggested materials.

CLASS STRUCTURE: Class meetings will involve introductory explanations and demonstrations with in-class exercises. These guided exercises are designed to assist the student in the development of graphic skills to be used to complete weekly assignments outside of class. It is essential to keep up with the assigned exercises and come to the studio classes prepared to demonstrate progress so that through in-class critiques, students will be able use the constructive evaluations and feedback to improve.

PROJECTS: Different graphic and artistic materials, techniques and stylistic approaches will be demonstrated at the outset of each unit. Then, students will learn to express understanding through the execution of projects both during and outside studio hours. The graphic artist, like a musician, must practice regularly to attain proficiency. Therefore, this course will be a series of guided exercises and projects designed to increase skills in areas including sketching, figure drawing, watercolor rendering, perspective drawing, drafting, model building and an introduction to Adobe Photoshop.

SKETCHBOOK: A sketchbook or graphic journal of your semester will represent 15% of the grade for the class. Students are expected to draw at least 4 times per week. Each session must last a minimum of 20 minutes. You are to date and indicate how much time you spent on the drawings. Sketchbooks are due EVERY Tuesday. I will look at them with you to provide feedback. You will receive a grade for completion and a grade for progress. Then, together, we will decide what you should work on for the next week.

CLASS PORTFOLIO: Worth 5% of your grade, the portfolio will contain all creative projects and provides the opportunity for revisions.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Whereas this course is a mixture of individual and collaborative creativity, it is assumed that each student can distinguish when it is proper to use and incorporate ideas and thoughts of others and when it would be ethically improper. Drama 3301 follows the guideline set forth by the University regarding Academic Integrity and the University Honor Code.

EVALUATIONS: Most projects receive critiques. The instructor schedules blocks of time to review specific projects as a whole. Late projects will be evaluated when the instructor has available time and will not receive the benefit of a class-wide overview. Therefore, late projects are returned when possible and may not receive extensive evaluations. When appropriate, projects are graded. Project grades, classroom participation and overall progress for each section are considered to provide grades. Each Unit is weighted as indicated below. After the allowed two absences, each missed class lowers the Unit Grade by a half letter grade.

DRAWING: 20%
WATERCOLOR RENDERING: 20%
PERSPECTIVE: 10%
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: 15%
FINAL PROJECT: 10%
SKETCHBOOK: 15%
PORTFOLIO: 5%
IMPROVEMENT: 5%

Syllabus	Art Supplies	Graphic Evaluation
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