schedule

1/18 Martin Luther King Day. No classes on this day.
1/22 WEEK 1
- Discussion of Syllabus and Course Requirements.
Introduction to 3D Fundamentals: Line, Plane, Volume. Short problems with
linear materials.

1/25 WEEK 2
BEGIN PROJECT 1: THE BODY: LINES/PLANES/VOLUMES: Generate line drawings of your arm & hands with contour, gestural, structural, and mechanical line, and translate those 1D lines into 2D planes & 3D volumes with linear materials (white card). Finally, creating a drawing based on the 3D sculpture.
- Slides & discussion of linear sculpture & drawings, & the boundaries between 1D, 2D & 3D.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.
1/25 Last day to drop classes w/ 75% refund

2/1 WEEK 3
- 2/2 Groundhog’s Day
- Continue Project 1.
- Introduction to Conceptualization, the Creative Process, and keeping a sketchbook.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

2/1 Last day to drop classes w/ 50% refund

2/8 WEEK 4
- 2/10-2/13
- Finish & Critique Project 1.
- Discussion of critical thinking, creative problem-solving, risk-taking, concept, and technique.
Introduction to Vocabulary and Definitions of Terms used in 3-D Design.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

2/8 Last day to drop classes w/ 25% refund. Drop/Add period ends.

2/15 President’s Day- No classes on this day
2/18
2/16 Tuesday Classes meet on a Monday schedule
PROJECT 2: THE BODY: LINE/PLANE/VOLUME/SCALE: Based on a line drawing of the human head by a famous artist, create a life-size linear wire sculpture that copies & interprets the line drawing of a head, changing the scale x2.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

2/22 WEEK 6
- Continue Project 2.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

3/1 WEEK 7
- Continue Project 2.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

3/8 WEEK 8 Spring Break

3/15 WEEK 9

- Mid-semester Evaluations/ grades
- Mid-semester quiz on Definitions and Vocabulary of 3-D Design.
PROJECT 3: THE BODY: TEXTURE TRANSFORMATION: Locate a “found” 3D object that is connected to the human body by form, function, or association (e.g. clothing, shoes, equipment, appliances, etc.) Alter the surface of this object significantly with another material, changing the texture and transforming the object to give it a whole new visual & conceptual identity.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

3/22 WEEK10
- Continue Project 3.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

3/29 WEEK 11
- Continue Project 3.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

4/5 WEEK 12
- Continue Project 3.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

4/12 WEEK 13 PROJECT 4: THE BODY: PLANE/VOLUME/GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION: Research & sketch shapes from human or animal anatomy, translate and abstract them into geometric planes and volumes. Analyze the main concepts of Cubism, Constructivism, Futurism, and the Bauhaus and allow the main visual concepts from these movements to influence your 3D design. Use simple planar materials, and color systems based on color theory learned in 2D design class.
- Slides & discussion of Geometric Abstraction in sculpture & 3-D Design.

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

4/19 WEEK 14
- Continue Project 4

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

4/21 Early Registration ends

4/26 WEEK 15
- Finish & Critique Project 4

Weekly Homework: 4-6 hours continuing this project & sketches in your 3D sketch book.

5/3 WEEK 16
- Final Critique of Project 4.
- Photography of finished work for your portfolio.
- Last week of classes.
- Final Quiz on Definitions and Vocabulary.
5/5 Wednesday Classes meet on a Monday schedule

5/10 WEEK 17

5/10 Monday, Study and makeup day
5/11 - 5/17 Exam Week

- MANDATORY Individual Critiques with Instructor.

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