Undergraduate Course: Drawing: Head Life Study (LLLA07076)
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.
The course will provide a concentrated examination of the head, torso and hands exploring expressive drawing and mixed media approaches.
Working directly from models, the self-portrait and casts, students will undertake detailed study of the anatomy, proportion and character of the head and will be encouraged to develop a personal approach and expand their skills to produce dynamic and arresting head studies. Students will be introduced to a range of historical and contemporary artists whose work focuses on head study.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course through class hours, directed and independent study, students will be able to;
RESEARCH
Research and consider the proportion, form and anatomy of the human head and accurately translate them through drawing
PRACTICE
Demonstrate confidence in the use of a range of drawing techniques and uses of materials appropriate to the study of the head.
PRESENT
Show a body of work in head life studies which demonstrates an informed knowledge of the human head.
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Reading List
Recommended
Marsh, R., 1970. Anatomy for artists. Andover, MA: Dover Press
Wolff, E., 1958. Anatomy for artists. 4th ed., London: H.K. Lewis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- skills in drawing and painting from the human figure
- understanding of the proportion, form and structure of the human head
- ability to deploy creative approaches to compositional pictorial space.
- ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of portrait drawing within visual culture
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
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