Undergraduate Course: Head Life Study (intensive) (LLLA07082)
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 | 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, the student will be able to:
- ¿ research and consider the proportion, form and anatomy of the human head and accurately translate them through drawing
- ¿ demonstrate confidence in the use of a range of drawing techniques and uses of materials appropriate to the study of the head.
- ¿ head life studies which demonstrate an informed knowledge of the human head.
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Reading List
Recommended
Marsh, R., 1970, Anatomy for artists, Dover
Wolff, E., 1958 Anatomy for artists, 4th ed., H.K. Lewis
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
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