Class Drawing and Sketching

Advancing tools of illustrative practice, explored as a general theme and as an expressive resource.
- Expansion of the concept of 'sketching' as idea gathering/research, ideation and narrative or conceptual development. 
- Extension to the extremes of archive and extended drawing, including the use of the body as sketching material. 
- Continued training of 1st year skills, known and new techniques integrated into creative concept briefs. 
- Use and exploration of color in social, historical, contemporary and scientific domains. 
- Publication of students' research work related to UC Professor/Reacher subjects
Drawing and Sketching are the basis of visual thinking, to create and communicate ideas. More than an element of Communication Design and Illustration, they are essential tool to organize thought, visualize ideas, plan actions, experiment and let fail, being an indispensable working tool.

THE SKETCHBOOK AS A PLAYGROUND AND PROJECT LABORATORY. . (30%)

• The Sketchbook as a thinking tool (Field LogBook)
• Basic drawing exercises and Technique experimentation
• The Sketchbook(Field LogBook) as archive, expanded
• Visual references, found materials, etc,
• Comments on transmedia practice, how to part from the sketchbook to other drawing/illustration

FACE (measurement) AND MASK IN COLOUR (Composition) (15%)

• Face measurement and mask design
• Practitioner approaches
• Museum visit 

DRAWING AS RESEARCH: COLOUR IN ACTION . (40%)

• Mixing and blending colours in various materials
• Theme and content research and development : Materiality of colour its subjects/objects, elements and applications

FINAL PRESENTATION  (15%) Presentation and preparation for for Publication of collected works – student to student interviews about the work, class review and reflect on all the semesters exercises

In this CU innovative methodologies are at the forefront of the teaching-learning process. Expanded drawing and experimental practices are in themselves innovative processes explored in drawing and sketching as illustrative research practices. This CU give practical and theoretical examples and  supports students own initiatives for innovation and reinvention . This is done through a methodology of research, multimedia and multimodal approaches.

This  year the professors of 2^nd yr drawing subjects will align their research interests with the taught class of this subject and collect and curate a publication at the end of the year, directly involving the students with its development and production.

• PASTOUREAU, M,. Yellow(2019)/Red(2017)/White (2023)/Blue(2018)/Green (2014)/Black (2008): The History of a Color. Princeton University Press. UK, US, China.

• BERGER, J., (2007) Berger on Drawing Occasional Press; 2nd Edition

• GAGE, J., (2000) Color and Meaning: Art, Science, and Symbolism. University of California Press

• SELIGMAN, I., (2019) Pushing paper: Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now. Thames & Hudson; 1st edition

• The Royal Drawing School (Author), Bell, Julian. Balchin, Julia. Tobin, Claudia (Editors).(2019) Ways of Drawing: Artists' Perspectives and Practices. Thames & Hudson;

• MCCLOUD, Scott - Understanding Comics. The Invisible Art. William Morrow Paperbacks, NY, 1994. ISBN 9780060976255
• SIMBLET, Sarah - Drawing Book - An Innovative, Practical Approach To Drawing The World Around You. Dorling Kindersley Ltd: UK, 2009. ISBN: 9781405341233

• SCHEINBERGER, F (2017) Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go Watson-Guptill; First American Edition