ART 234 Drawing: Figure

Fundamental course in figure drawing. Students will develop representation of basic anatomical structure, proportion, foreshortening, and explore complex form relationships in value and space through drawing the human figure. Students will create and analyze projects that demonstrate creative and critical thinking, develop skills in composition, modes of individual expression, and examine the portrayal of the figure through art historical theory and context. May be repeated up to 9 total credits.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ART 131

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop the student’s ability to draw the human figure
2. Develop further the student’s awareness of and understanding of form in light and space through use of human figure as subject
3. Introduce to the student an awareness of the human form as the key source for our understanding of form and form relationships in the historical development of art of Western Man, including all phases of design, as well as most abstract art
4. Develop further the hand-eye-mind coordination skills needed to represent the human figure, the most complex and endless form of ideas