Week 2: 9/1

Please come to class with a hand-held pencil sharpener and your copy of the Chip Sullivan article, which you have (by now) read several times and marked with your favorite drawings and passages.

You studio instructor will collect your assignment, Mapping Your Hometown in Two Parts (Collage), at the beginning of class. Refer to this blog entry if you forgot how to label your work.

We will be handing out your Visual Journals and Ebony Pencils.

Lecture

• Getting to Know You
• Intro, Mapping Your Hometown in Two Parts (Lines)
• Good To Know: Maya Lin
• The Art of the Quick Sketch

In-Studio

• Practicing the Quick Sketch from observation on campus

Places Mentioned in Class

Clement Hardware & Variety

6000 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70118-5824

(504) 899-0711

Harry's Ace Hardware

3535 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115-2598

(504) 896-1510

Forstall Art Supplies

3137 Calhoun Street, New Orleans, LA 70125-4201

(504) 866-4278

National Art & Hobby

5835 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115

(504)899-4491

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Need a bike? There's a place for used bikes at 5115 Magazine Street (between Duffossat and Soniat) but I'm not sure what it's called. 

Assignment: Mapping Your Hometown In Two Parts (Collage)

Specifics
Board Size: 10" x 10"
Collage Size: 8" x 8"
Border Size: 1" all four sides

Due
At the beginning of class on Wednesday, September 1

Title Block
No title block; on the back write your name and four systems in legible, block vertical capitals

Process
Begin with research. Sketch your hometown from memory or/and use Google maps as a tool.

The idea of a "hometown" is broadly interpreted here. It can be the place you lived before coming to Tulane, or where you spend summers, where you used to live, etc.

Identify four systems as discussed in class and render them in four materials.

(Helpful hint: extend the life of your material by tinting it with markers, colored pencils, or watercolors - if you have them already.)

Do a series of drawings and mock-ups on a smaller scale, say 4" x 4", using materials you are considering. Discuss your choices with your studio instructor. Remember, sometimes your first idea is not your best.

Collage Materials
Magazines
Phone Books
Catalogs
Newspaper
Wax Paper
Aluminum Paper
Sand Paper
Paint Chips
Junk Mail
Candy Wrappers
Leaves
Construction Paper

Week 1: 8/25

Please bring a pencil or a pen. It's a good idea to take notes so bring something to write on/in. After the lecture in 204, you will be drawing at your desk in 401.

Lecture

• Syllabus, Supply List, Assignments by Week
• Reading, "Telling Untold Stories" by Chip Sullivan

In-Studio

• First Day Still Life, 30-minute drawing exercise  
• Begin Part 1, "Mapping Your Hometown (Collage)" 
• Due Wednesday 9/1 

Who is Chip Sullivan? Find out here.

Welcome to TSA!

An enthusiastic welcome to our first year architecture students!

This is the blog for AVSM-1100 Visual Media 1: Freehand Drawing and Creative Media. Here you will find weekly schedules, examples of assignments, and other important class information. Please take a moment to bookmark it for future reference.

All class documents are accessible through myTulane/Blackboard. There you will find the syllabus, supply list, and an outline of weekly assignments. You are encouraged to download and read these before class on Wednesday. The answers to many of the questions you have about the class can be found in the syllabus. If not, please feel free to email me.

I look forward to meeting you tomorrow (Sunday 8.22) at Dean Schwartz's First Year Welcome and Reception at 2:30, Richardson Memorial Hall in Room 201.