Instructor: Aki Miyoshi
E-Mail: miyos at reed dot edu
Meeting times: M & W 13:10-16:00
URL: http://www.reed.edu/~miyos/F09/VC/vc_syllabus_09.html
Office hours: Tues 4:30 - 5:45pm

Schedule: http://www.reed.edu/~miyos/F09/VC/vc_schedule_09.html

Course Description: Full course for one semester. An introduction to the concepts and processes of studio art through drawing and other media. We will explore traditional and non-traditional approaches used by artists to serve their conceptual strategies.

Materials:
18x24 Newsprint:
Start with one 100 sheet pad. Most cost effective. For making quick studies with dry media. Because of the residual acids left from the manufacture, newsprints become brittle and yellow with age and exposure to light.
18x24 Strathmore drawing pad / White drawing paper (70 or 80 lb):
Start with one 25-30 pad.
Sketchbook - your choice of size and format
Compressed charcoal
Square sticks. (If you like, you could also purchase charcoal pencils in addition to the square sticks. Pencils come in hard, medium, and soft).
Vine charcoal and/or Willow charcoal
Carbonized dried plant vines and willow tree branches.
Graphite stick
square sticks
Drawing Pencil
get couple from hard (HB) to soft (8B). For example: 8B, 7B, 6B, 4B, 2B, HB
FYI how pencils are rated: Softest 9B <----> B, HB, F, H, 2H <-----> 9H Hardest
Pencil Sharpener
Drawing room has one. If you want to work outside/home, nice to have. Make sure your pencil (or if you have charcoal pencils) fits.
Non-permanent (water base) black felt-tip marker
the bookstore has black Vis a Vis markers
Kneaded eraser
Eraser: white plastic eraser or pink pearl eraser
Chamois
Soft leather cloth, pronounced "shammy". Used to wipe away sections of drawings or as a blending device.
Drawing pad clips / Metal bull clips
Portfolio
Reddish accordion or rigid black cardboard styles
Rulers
at least 12 inches long
Tool box, tackle box or shoe box
Optional:
Charcoal fixative / Workable Fixative
Comes in a spray can. Fixes charcoal on to paper.
Scissors, Utility knife, X-acto knife.
Glue stick
White compressed charcoal or white conte crayon
Black India ink
Small jar. Would be convenient if you could directly dip your brush/crow-quill pens in jar.
Small bamboo brush / Sumi ink brush
Should be cheap. (Or get cheap ones).
Drawing (Crow-quill) pen (aka Speedball pens) + couple of different nibs for drawing/cartooning.
Looks like a fountain pen. Get a holder and nibs that go with it. You'll most likely find a package for drawing from Speedball. You could also get technical pens (eg. STAEDLER pigment liner: they look like regular pens and not fountain pens).
Sources for supply:
Evaluation: Come to class. Participate. Work in class. Work out of class. Make a lot of work. Do your assignments and exercises. Be responsible. Hand in assignments on time....Experiment. Thoughtful work is good. Craft is also important.

Portfolio review & Critiques: Keep all your work. I will have you hand in your portfolio during the semester. We'll also have critiques during class.

Reminder: Come to every class prepared to work.

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