FUNDAMENTALS

OF DRAWING (I)
Diễn họa Đồ Họa (I)
 Introduce Course
General information of the course

Credit value: 03 credits

- 1 theoretical credit (LT): including 15 standard lecture periods, taught directly in class or through MS Team,
and 15 hours of self-study with guidance
- 1 practice credit (TH): including 60 standard practice periods and 45 hours of guided self-study.
Description of general content of the course:

◦ Fundamentals of Drawing (I) is a compulsory subject for first-year students of graphic design, which forms
the foundation for all subjects related to the visual arts. It is divided into 3 chapters including drawing and
analyzing basic blocks, developing forms; drawing and analyzing still life samples.

◦ Throughout the course, besides drawing exercises in class, students have to practice drawing still-life
sketches.
 SUBJECT DISTRIBUTION

75 PERIODS = 15 SESSIONS

INTRO, Chaper 1: Chaper 2: Chaper 3: FINAL EXAM

WARM UP Basic shapes and Developing Forms Still-life painting
forms
(1 Sessions) (4 Sessions ) (4 Sessions ) ( 4 Sessions ) ( 2 Sessions )
WHAT WILL WE LEARN ?
Chaper 1 : Basic shapes and forms

- Warmming up with basic techniques

- Beginning with basic shapes
- Learning to see and practice drawing basic
Forms
- Applying shading; Notes on Light and
Shadow
 Chaper 2 : Developing Forms

- Sketching and drawing objects with different angles

- Learning to draw objects with composition perspective
 Chaper 3 : Still-life painting

- To study how different edges are formed to create shapes of

inanimate objects.
- To apply techniques using lines and tonal values.
- To apply the understanding of the basic forms in independent
project/painting of inanimate objects.
- To apply techniques using lines and tonal values; proportion,
massing, etc.
WHAT WILL WE DO ?
ART TOOLS/ ART SUPPLIES
 Recommend:
- KOH, Stealer, ( Germany)
- HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B
- Pencil box
- Charcoal pencil
- Graphite Stick holder
Eraser paper knives spare blade
- Drawing broad
A3 size
- Paper tape
- Ruler
- Drawing pen
-Sketchbook A4 size
- 150 - 180mg
Artist portfolio backpack/ art
tool bag
 RULE OF CLASS

- Be on time. Don't be late and leave early.

- Do not talk on the phone in class. No chatting.
- Leaving school must ask permission from the lecture. If you
miss more than 2 sessions, you will be banned from taking
the exam.
- Do homeworks
- Prepare lessons, art supplies before going to class.
 LEARNING METHODS

◦ Practice . Practice and practice

◦ Sketching- sketching and sketching
◦ Reference documents ( from textbooks, artbooks,
artworks…)
Don't be afraid to make
mistakes.
Do not be afraid to draw
badly.
 KEY GRADE IN THE SUBJECT

100 %

60%
40%
30% 30%

Assignment of Assessment of
sketching/drawing in sketching/ homework
Exam
class assignments
 Good Fair Average Weak
Criteria Weight (%)
8 – 10 6 – 7.9 4 – 5.9 <4
- The drawing exam does not - The composition
combine the layout; between between the objects
Drawing objects are The size of objects is not
objects that are deviated from completely deviates
Composition/ distributed harmoniously good compared to
the drawing paper size. from each other.
30%
layout across the paper-size drawing paper.
surface - Sketches that combine - The sketching is too
compositions between discrete large or too small for
objects. the paper size
The combination of The Ratio between
The sketch does not show the
Drawing the scale of the proportions between discrete blocks/
Proportion 30% proportions between the
block/object accurately. blocks/objects is not objects is completely
blocks/ objects.
good. wrong

The light source is not

The value is clear, showing The light and dark areas
The intermediate value identified, do not
the shade, intermediate, cannot be determined, and no
Value 20% range cannot be know how to
reflective, and highlight partition is the value between
shown represent the value in
areas the light and dark areas.
the drawing.

Use good basic shading Weak shading technique,

The shading technique The line is too blur or
techniques by pencil. The clumsy, broken strokes
is not up to standard, too dark, broken,
Technique 20% sketching is clear and
the strokes are still don't know how to
clean.
blurred. shade it.
100%
- Submit assignments to E-learning system
- Sketch book size: A4
- Drawing paper size : A3
- The drawing exam is presented on A2 paper size:
40x 60 materials: Graphite pencil, charcoal, pen
(back & white)