DESMA 21- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 15 pages long!)
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L e c t u r e 1. What is drawing? drawing [noun: a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon. Until we van insert a usb into our ear and download our thoughts, drawing remains the best way of getting visual information on to the page. Marla olmstead: my kid could paint that (2007) documentary lm. Growing up we probably drew rst before writing. As we learn how to write, it seems like we draw less. Draw more than write (mark a date and draw something) Daniel libeskind (architect): sketch of royal ontario mu- seum, toronto, canada ~ on napkin. When you look around you, there isn"t a single thing that didn"t start from a sketch. ~ trying to grasp as accurate information as possible: cave paintings: drawing from the memory. ~ trying to capture the characteristics and mimic the texture by different mark mak- ings / not just drawing but carving and leaving marks.
