Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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IL 3250 - Life Painting II


Credits: 3

Students paint from live nude models to further develop artistic skills in this studio course. With emphasis on personal style, expressive approaches, and employing both the draped and undraped model, this course continues the anatomical, constructive, and compositional ideas introduced in IL 3100 - Life Painting I . Oils and acrylics are the primary materials used in this painting course. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have a portfolio of paintings of the model in and out of costume, demonstrating a firm grasp of a variety of techniques in oil painting.

Prerequisites: IL 3100 - Life Painting I  

Notes: The textbook Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist is also used in IL2575, IL3595, and IL4551.


Course Learning Outcomes:
  • Demonstrate the use of tone and color relationships: tonal keys, light/dark, warm/cool, saturation, and color schemes.
  • Use oil paints to effectively portray the human figure.
  • Express personal style using the principles of life painting.
  • Apply advanced drawing/design skills in gesture, anatomy, proportion, and composition.

IL 3250 Course Learning Outcome Rubric  

 

Required Textbooks:
ON CAMPUS: Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist - ISBN: 9780740785504

ONLINE: The Big Book of the Human Figure - ISBN: 9781438003436
Required Course Materials:

  • Spray Fix 
  • Sketchbook Masking 
  • Tape Color Wheel
  • Charcoal Pencils or Conte (1-4) erasers (kneaded, magic rub)
  • Large Pad (Sketch)
  • Canvas Boards/Canvas
  • Oil or Acrylic Bristle Brushes (5 or more) 
  • Painting Extras (rags, towels, palette knife, etc.) 
  • Acrylic Paints (1-4)
  • Oil Paints (5 or more)
  • Oil Palette 
  • Oil or Acrylic Mediums (glazing, drying, mixing, etc.) 
  • Brush Cleaner/Thinner
  • Digital Camera/Smart Phone
  • Viewfinder 

**Materials may vary depending on the instructor, make sure to check with your professor before purchasing.



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