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(ART 221R) Figure Drawing

A studio art class that explores the human form and its inherent gesture, rhythm, balance, proportion, structure, and anatomy. Students will combine their visual perception and foundational understanding of drawing concepts to accurately portray the human figure in its key relationships.

Credit Hours 3.0 Lecture
Prerequisite ART 119
Offered Fall, Winter
Programs -

Course Outcomes

1. Student will learn how to construct the figure from a basic gesture to a fully rendered form.
2. Student will understand the importance of planes by conceptualizing the figure into simplified geometric shapes and forms.
3. Student will learn how to see and represent (draw) correct proportions, gesture, and anatomical relationships, with the line, value, and edge control.