Undergraduate Course: Developing Life Drawing (LLLA07028)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course is designed to develop and extend student skills and approaches in drawing directly from the life model. Each week, students will be given a range of strategies to develop understanding of the structure and proportion of the human form, while also developing and considering the mood and character of the pose related to the uses of a range of materials and techniques. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
Explore and reflect on the uses and context of figure drawing within art practices;
PRACTICE
Investigate and develop personal way of looking at and representing the human figure through increased understanding of proportion, body mass and structure;
PRESENT
Develop ability in life drawing to demonstrate a confident use of materials such as charcoal, pencil and ink.
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual art works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved art works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class. Typically, this will comprise:
¿ Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
¿ Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
¿ Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Observational drawing techniques
Knowledge of the anatomy of the human body
Understanding of proportion and form
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of life drawing within visual culture
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| Reading list |
Recommended
Berry, William A., 1977. Drawing the human form: methods, sources, concepts: a guide to drawing from life. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Eisler, G., 1977. From naked to nude: life drawing in the twentieth century. London: Thames & Hudson.
Gordon, Louise. 1989. Figure in action: anatomy for artists. London: Batsford.
1949 Figure Drawings. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
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