FA 104 Figure Drawing 2

Catalog Description: This intermediate course expands upon the technical skills and aesthetic concepts of Figure Drawing One. More complex problems including, the foreshortened figure, the figure in space, multiple figure composition, artistic anatomy, extended poses and large format drawing will be addressed. Students will explore various drawing media, settings and lighting situations, and approaches to the figure. Classroom work consists of drawing from the live model supplemented by lectures and critiques.
Course Prerequisite: Figure Drawing One Studio Hours: 6, Credit Hours: 3
Major Topics of Study: Aesthetic conceptions of the figure in contemporary art and historical art, use of measuring and sighting aids, scaling, approaches to mark making and form conception in various media, the figure in space, multi figure composition, extended poses, anatomical studies, ¾ length figure and large format drawing.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Through analysis of historical and contemporary art, the text, lectures, critiques, and exercises the student will create drawings in various media which utilize the following:

• Rhythm • Active vs. passive form • Foreshortening
• Structural and geometric concepts • Skeletal and muscular landmarks • Proportion
• Open and closed form construction • The figure in perspectival space
• Composition and grouping techniques (in space and on picture plane)


2. Through analysis of historical and contemporary art, the text, and lectures the student will demonstrate knowledge of the language and concepts of art criticism and the formal elements of visual art through verbal contribution to critiques and class discussions.

Required Textbook: Artist’s Guide to Human Anatomy by Gottfreid Bammes

Supplies
Pastel colored paper pad Biggie sketch paper pad Drawing board Vine charcoal Medium
Charcoal pencils Medium Creata-color lead holder set Ink pens Bic etc. Erasers: kneaded or plastic
Canson Edition Paper Hardbound sketchbook 8”x11” or 11”x14” Cachet Brown craft Chamois Blending stumps

Recommended Text: Classic Drawing Atelier by Juliette Aristedes, Drawing Human Anatomy by Giovanni Civardi, Draftman’s Handbook by Dean Keller


Class and Homework Schedule:

Unit Topic Homework
1 Information, syllabus and the joints gather supplies
2 Foreshortening and proportion Bammes 1 Torso
3 Figure in space Bammes 2 Leg
4 Light and Form Bammes 3 Arm
5 Anatomy Bammes 4 Hands and Feet
6 Portrait Features of the Face
7 Large format long pose Renaissance Copy
8 Final Drawing