ART1042 — Introduction to Figure Drawing
ART 1042 - Introduction to Figure Drawing ART 1042 - Introduction to Figure Drawing Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2 studio Course Description: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of figure drawing and explores both traditional and contemporary approaches to the subject. Assignments are designed to build skills as well as broaden students’ knowledge of the cultural-historical relevance of drawing the human form, clothed and nude. Skills covered include capturing movement (gesture drawing), analyzing proportional relationships, shading techniques, and identifying bone and muscle structures most useful to artists. The course is relevant to art students and art-related professions where the ability to draw the human form, from life and from reference material, is a necessary skill set. MnTC Goals Goal 6 Major Content 1. Shading techniques a. light logic b. creating the illusion of 3D form c. psychological mood 2. Sighting/relational measuring to analyze proportional relationships 3. Basic anatomy relevant to art applications a. bone structures and landmarks b. muscle structures and landmarks 4. Gesture drawing 5. Coordinating steps and stages of drawings based on designated time limits. a. gesture warm-up b. positioning marks c. blocking-in of angles and tones d. refinement of shading and details 6. Exploration of wet and dry materials 7. Scaling and sizing the figure as related to format dimensions a. intentional cropping for visual impact b. intentional positioning