PROJECT 1: Site Study
Technical content: thumbnail sketches, composition (framing), measuring/scale, line quality

DUE: 3 drawings on white paper (18 x 24 inches) each, in pencil and/or charcoal: 2 drawings should depict the same location/viewpoint under different light conditions, respectively; the remaining drawing should show an alternative viewpoint of the site.
DRAW IN LINE ONLY (NO "SHADING")

Drawings should be of your specific site and should show your understanding of the space or a section of the space.

Objectives:
* Develop consciousness of the physical act of seeing (vision)
* Explore potential of the rectangular, two-dimensional surface
* Investigate the potential of manual dexterity and manipulation (marks, lines, textures, overall composition)
* Explore assumptions of space, both "real" and "imagined," and examine various systems for translating 3D space into 2D

This project comprises step 1 in the semester-long project to design a site-specific project given your intentions.

Investigate your site from different vantage points, at different times of day, and under varying light conditions. Also, draw the site when your personal conditions differ: mood, energy, appetite, available time, etc. Consider how your drawings change given situational changes and how all changes manifest themselves on the drawn, two-dimensional surface.

While the primary goal of this series of drawings is to develop an exhaustive and comprehensive understanding of the space, in doing so, you should also gain an appreciation for drawing as note-taking and as a form of expedient communication.

Criteria for evaluation include (but not limited to):

1. Persuasiveness of the space
Drawings should convey "space" as their subject (as opposed to attention on extraneous detail). Remember, these drawings are your way of understanding the site: how it moves, how it's structured, how light operates within it.

2. Line quality/mark making
Space and light conditions should be described through a vocabulary of lines and marks. Without the use "shading," your line quality clearly and consistently describe volumes, space, and light conditions.

3. Composition
Drawings should be composed in such a way that viewers understand what they're supposed to be looking at. Again, consider your understanding of the space, what interests you about it, and what you're trying to convey to your viewer. In other words, does your use of the page support the intent of your drawings?

4. Craftsmanship
Keep your drawings neat (no folds, wrinkles, spills, etc.). Do not hang drawings for critique that have "fringed" edges--please cut fringes off!