INT-130: Sketching for Communication

This course will focus on the timeliness and relevance of sketching and drawing as a tool for designers to communicate visually. Students will learn a variety of ways to capture and express ideas visually, using hand skills including basic pencil sketching, marker sketching, perspective drawing, and digital painting. Students will learn to draw the figure in a narrative context, interacting with objects and the environment, understanding the basics of proportion and foreshortening, while experimenting with a variety of media. Students will learn to compose a page or series of pages with a sequence of images and notes that explain a specific idea or tell a compelling story. This 14-week class covers topics such as composition, human scale, artful storytelling, story boarding, and learning to draw simple forms from ellipses to complex exploded views.