Undergraduate Course: Life Drawing: structure and form (LLLA07069)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
With the life figure in a variety of poses as a point of departure, students will develop a range of approaches to the challenges presented by drawing the human form. The course will examine ways to interpret structure, form and proportion and provide an introduction to the basics of human anatomy exploiting a range of drawing and mixed media techniques to enable a range of robust and considered outcomes. |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
demonstrate an understanding of the structure and basic anatomy of the human form through observation and research into how other artists approach the figure.
PRACTICE
create a series of investigative drawings which demonstrate an understanding of the structure and form of the human figure exploiting a range of media.
PRESENT
select, edit and present a body of drawings and research which demonstrate a considered and personal approach to the human figure.
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Reading List
Recommended
Marsh, R., 1970. Anatomy for artists. London: Dover.
Wolff, E., 1958. Anatomy for artists, 4th ed., London: H K Lewis.
Figura, S. and Freud, L., 2007. Lucian Freud: The Painter¿s Etchings. New York: Museum of Modern Art.
Browse and Darby, 1999. Euan Uglow, London: Browse and Darby
2005. New Perspectives in Drawing, London: Phaidon.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Ability to make effective use of observational drawing techniques
An understanding of the anatomy of the human body
An 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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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
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