ART 235 Figure Drawing Research

5 credits

This course is a continuation of the advanced drawing course ART 205 Human Life Drawing. Students will expand their knowledge of anatomy and conduct research outside of the studio. Students will exit this class with an ability to draw the human form accurately and identify major skeletal and muscular landmarks.

This course meets the Humanities general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ART 205

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify bone structures and surface muscle in the human form
Use important anatomical reference points to establish proportion
Research internal musculature and skeletal structures, movement, and dynamics
Draw complex human figures in foreshortened poses
Identify current trends in the expressive nature of the human figure
Experiment with non-traditional materials and techniques

General Education Distribution Area Outcomes
Students who successfully complete courses in the Humanities distribution area will be able to:

Discuss and explain methods of creative expression, social interaction, and aesthetic considerations employed by individuals and societies
Employ methods of intellectual and creative inquiry central to the selected Humanities course of study, using the vocabulary, concepts, historical perspectives and materials common to the chosen area
Dependent on the Humanities area selected, interpret specific artifacts from art, film, history, language, literature, philosophy, religious thought, or narrative form and develop one’s own viewpoint or artifact using the techniques common to that area

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20