ART112

Through the intense work of drawing the figure, students develop an understanding of the human body in all its aspects: what the body is, what it is made of, how it moves, and how it exists in space. The student's abilities in drawing and seeing reach a more advanced skill level through this experience. By utilizing a live model whose pose begins as simple shapes and becomes more complex as the student's skill develops. The nude figure will also be explored to ensure the full understanding of the form as well as proper anatomical proportions. The course begins with a series of gesture drawings and end with extended poses. References to historical masters are presented.