Course Title: Life Drawing

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2008

Course Code: VART5134

Course Title: Life Drawing

School: 340T Art

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5048 - Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)

Course Contact : Kellyann Geurts

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email:kellyann.geurts@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 32

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

OHTH5322C Follow health, safety and security procedures

Course Description

Students use a range of drawing methods and selected materials to draw the human figure from observation within specified pose times translating structure and preparation into an expressive form on a 2D drawing surface.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBS642 Life Drawing

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and apply the appropriate drawing media and presentation techniques required to produce a folio of life drawings
2. Identify and apply observation skills in regard to the production of a series of life-drawings
3. Identify and apply the appropriate drawing techniques when given a series of life-model poses with a variation of time spans and positions
4. Depict the gesture and movement of the figure.

Details of Learning Activities

Life Drawing enables students to develop an understanding of the principles of observational drawing from the human figure and to directly connect with a primary subject matter in the visual arts.
Course Delivery is in the form of :
•    Lectures and practical demonstrations
•    Studio practice
•    Tutorial discussions
•    Class discussions
•    Individual tuition

 

Teaching Schedule

Students are presented with a range life models, poses, and time spans each week appropriate to a range of specific tasks.
Tasks include the following: identifying shape, form and space, tonal transitions, composition, approaches to seeing and drawing the human body, and beginning with charcoal broadening to a variety of drawing mediums and techniques.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Constance, Diana    ‘Life Drawing’
Goldstein, Nathan    ‘Figure Drawing : The Structure, Anatomy, and Expressive Design of Human Form
Simblet, Sarah          ‘Anatomy for the Artist’

Overview of Assessment

Folio presentation marked by a panel, with written response.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment requirements:
•    Presentation folio of 6 long pose drawings (20 minutes or more) & 6 short pose drawings (less than 20 minutes)
•    Visual Art Journal/s and Sketchbooks
•    Class participation.

Assessment procedure:
A folio is presented at the end of semester one and marked by a panel.
Students who complete a satisfactory first semester’s ‘Life Drawing’ folio will receive a PX (Pass).
A final graded mark for ‘Life Drawing’ will be given at the end of semester two.

An overall written response is including in the assessment under the headings of ‘Conceptual/Critical skills’, Technical Skills, and ‘Studio Practice & Personal Objectives’.

Assessment Criteria :
i.    Understanding and application of various drawing techniques
ii.    Use of line and tone
iii.    Observational skills
iv.    Understanding of composition / space / colour / shape & interval etc
v.    Understanding of approaches to drawing a life model
vi.    Personal interpretation of the subject matter
vii.   Evaluation of suitability in the use and application of materials and techniques

Assessment Matrix

Week	Activity	Learning Outcomes
1	Orientation
2	Introduction : L.D. Powerpoint Basic issues Pre model : Mannequin drawing	Identifying basic  issues: time , scale, position on page.
3	Basic issues Pre model : Mannequin drawing, descriptive poses, students posing, self portraits	Identifying basic  issues: shape, anatomy, structure.
4	Basic issues with life model	Identifying line, tone, mass drawing, positive & negative space.
5	Basic issues Heads and hands	Identifying  continuous line Focus on heads and hands
6	Basic issues Heads and hands Long pose full figure	Identify long pose issues and focus on structural drawing with head and face
7	Tone  and ’rub-back’	Identify the technique of producing a rub back drawing.
8	Ink studies	Exploration of gestural  mark making using ink for short poses.
9	Ink studies with tonal washes	Exploration of gestural  mark making using ink for a long pose.
10	Ink studies with tonal washes and conte	Exploration of gestural  mark making using ink and conte in a long pose .
11	Short and long poses	Consolidate and drawing techniques
12	40 minute pose	Consolidate with tutorial week folio viewing
13	Coloured pastel and portrait drawing	Identifying techniques in the application of coloured pastels. Return to portrait studies
14	Short pose focus and pastels	Consolidate with a range of short pose times. Continuing with coloured pastels
15	Long pose focus	Consolidate with a range of media and times.
16	Short poses and one long pose	Consolidate with a range of media and times.
17	Assessment week
18	Folio enrichment

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