ART 320 - Figure Drawing

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

ART

Description:

This course introduces the fundamental principles of drawing the human form. Students study systems of measurement, learn the importance of gesture as a framework for proportion and movement and model structure with light and tone. Human muscular and skeletal anatomy is studied in order to create convincing drawing from observation and invention. Prerequisite: ART 213. Course Objectives (1) Use gesture drawing as the framework for building a figure (2) Identify and draw major anatomical landmarks such as skeletal and muscle structures (3) Exhibit understanding of systems of human proportion (4) Place figures accurately within perspective space (5) Demonstrate knowledge of how to measure spatial relationships between body structures (6) Exhibit understanding of life drawing techniques (7) Exhibit understanding of basic techniques for drawing from imagination and invention.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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