THTR 302 - Drawing and Rendering Techniques for Performance

(3 units)

The ability to communicate effectively through visual images is an essential skill for technical theater artists. This course will start with the fundamentals of drawing and build to include a variety of rendering techniques. Through exercises and projects students will learn to how to create a visual short hand to effectively communicate ideas, moods and technical specifications.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): THTR 197 or THTR 235.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate the ability to accurately render what the student sees through a series of techniques of increasing complexity.
2. demonstrate discipline, visual sensitivity, patience, eye-hand coordination, work ethic, and a solid vocabulary to build future course work.
3. communicate dimensionality perspective and emphasis in a rendering using light and shadow.

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