Program
Description
The
Beginner Program is designed
to give students the necessary
skills to represent the human
figure in space with strong
understanding. A series
of drawing exercises will
introduce the basic elements
of drawing the human figure
including gesture, construction,
form, foreshortening &
basic anatomy.
Teaching Methods • Demo-
The instructor
will demonstrate concepts and
technique by drawing in front of
the class. • Hands
on teaching-
Working
with each student, the
instructor gives
constructive suggestions
and does
individual demonstrations. • Discussion -
The
instructor also
illustrates the technical and
expressive aspects of life
drawing by showing examples of
his own work, and the work of
other artists. Students
will be encouraged to
participate in group
discussions and critiques as
time allows. • Individual
Discussion -
Students
will
be guided
by the
instructor giving
technical advice and
suggested reading &
research to
benefit
each student
individually.
Program
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes
identify the critical drawing
abilities, knowledge and skills
that successful students will have
reliably demonstrated through
the learning experiences.
Successful students will have
demonstrated knowledge and skill
in the following:
• Gesture
drawing
• Volumetric
construction of the figure
• Skeletal
and muscular structure
• Anatomical
landmarks
• Proportion
solving techniques
• Shape,
structure and form in terms of
dimensional
drawing
•
Draw
figure
with ground
relationship
.
Intermediate
Program 102
.
Program
Description
The Intermediate
Program is designed to expand student knowledge with
the necessary skills to draw the human
and animal figure
in space with authority,
understanding,
believability & style.
A series of drawing exercises
will introduce the elements of
drawing the human and animal
figure including gesture, construction,
form, foreshortening & advanced anatomy.
Teaching Methods • Demo-
The instructor
will demonstrate concepts and
technique by drawing in front of the
class. • Hands
on teaching-
Working
with each student, the
instructor gives
constructive suggestions
and does
individual demonstrations. • Discussion -
The
instructor also
illustrates the technical and
expressive aspects of life
drawing by showing examples of
his own work, and the work of
other artists. Students
will be encouraged to
participate in group discussions
and critiques as time allows. • Individual
Discussion -
Students
will
be guided by
the instructor giving
technical advice and
suggested reading &
research to
benefit
each student
individually.
Program
Learning Outcomes
Learning
outcomes identify the critical
drawing abilities, knowledge and
skills that successful students will
have reliably demonstrated through
the learning experiences.
Successful students will have
demonstrated knowledge and skill in
the following:
• Dynamic gesture
drawing
• Sculptural
construction of the figure
• Skeletal
and muscular structure
• Anatomical
landmarks
• Proportion
solving techniques
• Shape,
silhouette, structure and form in
terms of
dimensional
drawing
• Draw
figure with ground
relationship
• Stylistic
approach to shorthands
