The aim of the course is to develop and practise freehand drawing and sketching skills.

Grading is mainly by continuous assessment throughout the Course. These grades will represent 75% of the final grade. The additional 25% will be awarded at the discretion of the tutor, taking into account progress, technical development and creativity. There will be no final exam.

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SCHEDULE

No formal schedule is available (nor desirable) for this course. Classes will consist of a series of exercises to develop and practise such skills as pencil, Conté, crayon, pen and wash techniques, rapid sketching, hand/eye co-ordination, architectural, still life and figure drawing (draped and nude).

Students will work through a varied selection of exercises based upon perceived requirements, designed to develop, challenge and stimulate their abilities.

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Colin Winslow
Email: cwinslow@ualberta.ca

Policy about course outlines can be found in §23.4(2) of the University Calendar. (GFC 29 SEP 2003)

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In particular, please note:
No student shall represent another's substantial editorial of compositional assistance on and assignment as their own.
No student shall submit in any course or program of study, without the written approval of the course instructor, all or a substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research report, project assignment, presentation or poster for which credit has been obtained by the student or which has been, or is being, submitted by the student in another course or program of student in the University or elsewhere.

All students are expected to take responsibility for their own and others' safety, and to report any injuries and their progress of recovery.