FD 1370 - Life Drawing I
Credits: 3
This freshman-level course introduces students to drawing the human figure. Emphasis on proportions, skeletal structure, foreshortening, value and color lead to comprehension of the human form. This will be developed through gesture sketches and extended poses. Upon successful completion of this course students observational drawing skills of the human figure will improve.
Prerequisites: FD 1235 - Observational Drawing
Notes: Required textbook from this course also used in FD1380.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate skills to effectively draw the human figure at an introductory level.
- Apply drawing skills with an emphasis on proportions, skeletal structure, foreshortening, value and color.
- Understand structure through skeletal anatomy and figure studies.
FD 1370 Course Learning Outcome Rubric
Required Textbooks:
Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist’s Guide to Form, Function, + Movement - ISBN: 9780823024155
Required Course Materials:
ON CAMPUS:
Required Materials:
- Sketchbook 8 x 10
- 18” x 24” newsprint pad
- 18” x 24” drawing paper pad, 70 lbs. paper weight
- White vinyl eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Gum eraser
- Retractable eraser
- Xacto Blade, #11
- Xacto #11 blade replacements 15 pack minimum
- Emory board
- 24” metal ruler with cork backing
- Painters tape or artist tape, 1” - 1.5” thick
- Pencil sharpener
- Blending stumps in different sizes
- Chamois or an old soft t-shirt
- Drawing board 20” x 26” with bull clips
- Workable fixative
- Portfolio case to carry 18” x 24” drawings
- 2H Graphite Pencil
- HB Graphite Pencil
- 4B Graphite Pencil
- 6B Graphite Pencil
- 8B Graphite Pencil
- Vine Charcoal pack, soft
- Vine Charcoal pack, medium
- Vine Charcoal pack, hard
- Compressed Charcoal stick
- Charcoal Pencil, dark
- Charcoal Pencil, medium
- Charcoal Pencil, light
- Prismacolor NuPastel set of 24
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, white
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, sanguine
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, black
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, medium grey
** Plan for approximately $150 for supplies.
ONLINE:
Required Materials:
- Sketchbook 8 x 10
- 18” x 24” newsprint pad
- 18” x 24” drawing paper pad, 70 lbs. paper weight
- Canson Mi-Teintes paper sheet, 19” x 25”, black
- Canson Mi-Teintes paper sheet, 19” x 25”, cool color
- Canson Mi-Teintes paper sheet, 19” x 25”, warm color
- White vinyl eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Gum eraser
- Retractable eraser
- Xacto Blade, #11
- Xacto #11 blade replacements 15 pack minimum
- Emory board
- 24” metal ruler with cork backing
- Painters tape or artist tape, 1” - 1.5” thick
- Pencil sharpener
- Blending stumps in different sizes
- Chamois or an old soft t-shirt
- Drawing board 20” x 26” with bull clips
- Workable fixative
- Portfolio case to carry 18” x 24” drawings
- Graphite Pencils, 2H, HB, 4B, 6B, 8B
- Sumi brush or painted brush, medium size
- India Ink
- Vine Charcoal pack, soft
- Vine Charcoal pack, medium
- Vine Charcoal pack, hard
- Compressed Charcoal stick
- Charcoal Pencil, dark
- Charcoal Pencil, medium
- Charcoal Pencil, light
- Prismacolor NuPastel set of 24
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, white
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, sanguine
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, black
- Conte’ stick pack of 2, medium grey
** Plan for approximately $150 for supplies.
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