DESIL 250
Intermediate Life Drawing
Design
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Drawing the classic figure from gesture to finished rendering, emphasizing structure, anatomy, form, and medium.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
6
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Illustration BFA majors only.
Title
Skeletal and Muscular Landmarks
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to draw the skeletal structure and identify major muscle landmarks from reference and memory as well as have a deeper understanding of anatomy.
Title
Tools and Procedures
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to implement knowledge of tools and procedures used in successful life drawing, including proportion, gesture, balance, foreshortened perspective, composition, drapery, and a high degree of 3-dimensional structure through light and shadow (folds).
Title
Media Specialization
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to proficiently implement into their drawings at least one of the illustration mediums emphasized (nupastel, charcoal, conte crayon, graphite).
