Course Description

An individualized instruction in increasingly complex formal and expressive problems in drawing.

Materials

Newsprint drawing pad (24″ × 36″)
Conté crayon #3
Charcoal

Required Reading

Winslow, Valerie L. Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist’s Guide to Form, Function, and Movement. Watson-Guptill, 2009.

Suggested Reading

Bridgman, George B., and Howard Simon. Bridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing from Life. Sterling, 2001.
Hale, Robert Beverly, and Terence Coyle. Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters. Watson-Guptill, 1977.
McElhinney, James Lancel. Classical Life Drawing Studio: Lessons & Teachings in the Art of Figure Drawing. Sterling, 2010.
Ryder, Anthony. The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition. Watson-Guptill, 2000.

Course Objectives

• Represent the figure in two-dimensional drawings
• Develop volumetric emphases with light and shade
• Develop a knowledge and use of contour studies
• Develop an understanding of gestural drawing
• Develop the positive and negative areas of a drawing
• Develop the use of perspective and foreshortening
• Develop a feeling for true anatomical structure
• Develop an understanding of modeling techniques