AD 42301 - Advanced Figure Drawing

The expressive power of the human figure, its familiarity and its complexity, make it the most challenging of subjects and therefore worthy of intense study. In this class students will be engaged in the further exploration of both formal and conceptual aspects of drawing the human figure. Through drawing the human form, each student’s sense of perception and ability to visualize will be challenged and raised to new levels. The insight gained from figure drawing will allow students to find their own approaches to self-expression through the human form and art as a whole. Also, throughout the semester a wide range of drawing approaches and media will be introduced and explored.

Preparation for Course
P: AD 22301.

Cr. 3.
Hours
Studio 3.
Notes
Additional fee assessed. May be repeated for up to 9 credits.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Learn how to use a variety of historic and contemporary drawing media.
2. Develop skills of observational drawing to capture the form, volume, and movement of the human figure. Sighting and measuring for determining relative proportions, the interaction of positive and negative space for seeing shapes, and value to create the illusion of light moving across a volume.
3. Develop a strong understanding of the skeletal and muscular structure of the human body. An emphasis on the overall volume and planes of the human figure is also stressed in this course.
4. Learn general proportions of the human body and heads, hands, and feet with greater accuracy and understanding.
5. Become familiar with historical and contemporary examples of figure drawing.
6. Integrate the human figure within an illusionistic space and a further understanding of figure/ground relationships.
7. Able to conceptualize and articulate ideas reflected in one’s work and to constructively critique the work of other.