LEARNING OUTCOMES
On this course you will learn the basics of figure drawing. You will master the ability to depict plastic form, volume, light and shadow with your drawing.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 09.09.2024 - 25.11.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Marja Nurminen, Westerberg-Aboularoih
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Practising how to convey and compose proportion, volume, mass, light and shade in life drawing with the help of various life drawing exercises.
applies in this implementation
AUTUMN - LIFE DRAWING
9.9 and 16.9
The course will start with the presentation of the contents and practices of the course. We will be drawing line (contoure) drawing. Special focus for basic practices of life drawing and line.
23.9, 30.9 and 7.10
We will draw with different linestrucktures and textures and practice shading by different assignments. Special focus for drawing gestures and tonal scale of the drawing.
14.10
Drawing and movement / experimental life model drawing / drawing in different record of time and with all kind of physical and sensomotoric orientations. Special focus for the instant eye-hand connection and spontaneous life drawing.
21.10 and 28.10
Chiaro scuro technic on brown paper. Special focus for the volumes of the human body and for the rich tonal scale.
4.11, 11.11 and 18.11
Life model drawing with different mixed media technics / different assignments to improve to create as "three dimensional drawing" as possible. Special focus for how to combine the perception based drawing and each to their own artistic expression with various technics.
25.11The final critique of the course / independent life drawing rehearsals
There will be three different life model during this course. Every lesson will start with croquis exercise and after that we will always make a longer time lasting task. It is essential to follow always the whole lesson.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Assessment criteria: Personal progress of the student and the ability to express and utilize what they have learned.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Excercises: 84h, Independent work: 78h.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
John Raynes: Complete Anatomy and Figure Drawing (2007)
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
2024-2025 Spring III - IV
2025-2026 Autumn I - II
2025-2026 Spring III - IVRegistration:
Minimum amount of participants is 8 students. Maximum amount of participants is 20 students.
Prioritization order for admission is based on the prioritization criteria established by Aalto ARTS:
https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts
After the registration has closed, SISU conducts a raffle to allocate all the seats while considering the possible prioritisation order stated above. If there are more registrants than available seats, ten (10) students from the remaining applicants are drawn and placed on a waiting list in numerical order. On the first day of the course, these students may check for available seats in case of no-shows. Any available seats are then filled in numerical order.