NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMON COURSE OUTLINE

ART 2201: LIFE DRAWING

I. Effective Date: Spring, 2002

II. Catalog Description: Drawing from live models with an emphasis on human proportion, human anatomy, and figure composition. Students work with various drawing techniques and materials such as charcoal, pencil, and brush. MNTC Goal 2 & 6

III. Recommended Skills: No Prerequisites. Reading/Writing

IV. Course Content:

A. Gesture drawing, contour drawing, blind contour

B. Figure proportion and measurement

C. Anatomy and body structure

D. Hands and feet

E. Faces

F. Perspective, points of view, and foreshortening

G. Development of surface in light and dark (value)

H. Use of planes in relating the figure to the page

I. Expression through figure representation

V. Outcomes: Students should be able to:

A. Identify and explain the basic parts of human anatomy. Demonstrate skill in techniques of representation to successfully render the human form on the two-dimensional drawing surface. MNTC Goal 2 (A); Goal 6 (A,C,D)

B. Demonstrate the ability to create and explain original drawings that explore the human figure in a variety of problems and exercises. MNTC Goal 2 (B); Goal 6 (A,C,D)

C. Identify and explain the basic visual elements that are common to all works of art. Demonstrate the ability to use these visual elements to create effective drawings. MNTC Goal 6 (A,C,D)

D. Identify and explain the qualities and characteristics of various drawing materials (media). Demonstrate skill in using a variety of drawing media to successfully complete

class assignments and exercises. MNTC Goal 2 (C); Goal 6 (A,C,D)

E. Identify and explain historical and contemporary approaches to drawing the human figure as they relate to the expression of human values, culture, and society. MNTC Goal 6 (A,B,C)

F. Discuss and explain the effectiveness of their figure drawings and those of others by

participating in class critique sessions. MNTC Goal 2 (D); Goal 6 (C,E)

VI. Evaluation:

Individual instructors may devise their own methods of assessing performance.

Methods of evaluation may include:

A. Creativity in interpreting assignments

B. Technical skill demonstrated in completing assignments

C. Participation in group critiques

D. Tests on definitions and basic drawing terms

E. Attendance and participation