School of Arts and Design
Figure Drawing
DRPT 221L CRN: 30634 Credits: 3 Spring 2012
Faculty: Geoffrey Laurence
Class Location: 718 or 714 Class Meeting Days/Times: Wednesdays 3pm – 8pm
Campus E-mail: geoffrey.laurence (at symbol) sfcc.edu
Please note: Students must use the SFCC email address (firstname.lastname@email.sfcc.edu)
Required Text: Artistic Anatomy by Dr Paul Richer, Edited by Robert Beverly Hale. Published by Watson-Guptill 1986 ISBN-13: 978-0823002979.
There is an easy to use link to purchase it new or used online from Amazon plus other excellent anatomy books that I recommend on my website at: www.geoffreylaurence.com/books.html
Plus you can get to see my work. The campus bookshop will also have some new copies in stock.
Required course materials: Please see attached materials list at end of outline.
Catalog Course Description:
Study of the human form as a primary vehicle for addressing formal and conceptual issues in drawing. Students will work with a variety of media to focus on proportion, structure and visual expression of the figure
This course will involve the study and response to using the figure as a formal and conceptual motif in drawing. Working with a variety of media and focusing on proportion and structure, the student will be asked to consider different means of personal expression in relation to the human form.
Prerequisite: DRPT 219L Drawing I and Drawing II
This course is required for the Painting and Drawing Concentration, within the Associate of Arts/ Fine Arts. Please consult the SFCC catalogue for the program outcomes associated with the AA in Fine Arts.
The major topics covered in this course will be:
1. Review of gestural drawing and proportional sighting
2. Basic human anatomy and proportions
3. Perspective and foreshortening in relation to the figure
4. Light and shadow to describe form and emotional tone
5. The figure as a vehicle for narrative and drawing material experimentation
Course Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, students will be better able to:
1. Draw a human figure in space with correct general proportions
2. Employ the figure compositionally to visually express ideas or narrative
3. Draw the human figure in line and/or tone using a variety of drawing media.
Please note: This syllabus describes general course content, requirements and materials. However, all aspects of this description are subject to my revision in order to best tailor the course to the needs of students, calendar, and circumstance.
I. Course Summary: Content and Structure
The course assumes that student does already have some knowledge and experience of drawing the figure and of drawing in general through the required prerequisites of drawing 1 and 2.
The goal of this course in concentrating specifically on working with the figure is threefold. The first is to bring together both a full understanding of the structural elements of the body through anatomical study and focus on the relationship of bones and muscles to the external form The second, to introduce a better understanding of how the figure and its environment interact, both tonally and compositionally. The third is to introduce new methods and technical possibilities in approaching expression of the individual’s unique perception of what it means to respond to and draw a human being.
Each session will be split into 3 sections. A general study of the human anatomy and first layer musculature in the form of 45 minute lectures, followed by an hour of expressive drawing techniques using short poses and an emphasis on gesture and expression. There will be a supper break of 45 minutes at 5pm, followed by longer poses, with concentration each week on a particular technique or focal element.
The following course calendar is subject to change depending on my observation of how the class is progressing and whether the previous week’s focus has been fully understood and implemented.
JANUARY 25 th
INTRODUCTION
Anatomy: Introduction to Anatomical Terms of Movement and concept of proportion in human figure.
FEBRUARY1st
DRAWING FROM EDGE TO EDGE OF PAPER
Anatomy: How we move through space. Skull, Ribcage, Pelvis relationship. Box system.
FEBRUARY 8th
EXPRESSIVE DRAWING - GESTURE, LINE AND TONE
Anatomy: Bony Landmarks of the body
FEBRUARY 15th
EXPRESSIVE DRAWING CONTINUATION
Anatomy: The Skull
FEBRUARY 22nd
PELVIS/RIBCAGE RELATIONSHIP
Anatomy: The Ribcage
FEBRUARY 29th
LOCATION IN SPACE / PROPORTIONAL MEASURING
Anatomy: The Pelvis
MARCH 7th
FORESHORTENING / PERSPECTIVE
Anatomy: Hands and Feet
MARCH 14th
MIDTERM CRITIQUES
Anatomy: Elbows and knees
MARCH 21st
SCHOOL CLOSED – SPRING BREAK
MARCH 28th
INTRODUCTION TO WET MATERIALS
Anatomy: The main muscles of neck, shoulder and arms
APRIL 5th
CONTINUATION OF WET MATERIALS.
Anatomy: The Torso front & back
APRIL 12th
SHADOW and LIGHT
Anatomy: Gluteus medius and maximus
APRIL 19th
CONTINUOUS TONE
Anatomy : The Quadracep group
APRIL 26th
MULTI FIGURE COMPOSITION
Anatomy : Biceps femoris
MAY 2nd
MULTI FIGURE COMPOSITION - continued
Anatomy : Gastrocnemius/Soleus
MAY 9th Guest Teacher TBA
MAY 16th
FINAL CRITIQUES
II. Course Requirements
Studio Work, Homework, Attendance
Each week will be devoted to an important aspect of drawing from the human figure. Miss a week and you miss a lot that cannot be revisited. Absence of two class sessions can lower your final grade one letter. A student missing three or more class sessions should consider dropping the course, since the highest grade available to them would be a “D”. If you miss a class session, YOU MUST LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE MISSING IT via email or phone. It is your responsibility to find out what was covered during that session, including new homework assignments, etc.
I will not be setting homework every week but please provide space in your week for approximately three hours of homework time, at a minimum. The painting studios (712 and 714) are available to you when they are not in use for another class. Many of you may prefer to work at home. Not doing the homework assignments will affect your grade and general progress and they will generally be due by the following week. Late work will be noted as late. (See grading below)
Being late is very disruptive to the class, disrespectful to those who come on time and is very annoying to me.
Late students will have difficultyunderstanding and participating fully in the drawing session. As the semester is limited in time compared to the amount of ground we have to cover, I will be starting each session on time each week and I will not wait for stragglers. Those who are habitually tardy for class may be marked down a final grade letter.
I strongly encourage those who are auditing the course to participate as much as possible in studio assignments, critiques and discussions. Student audits are welcome, however for all students, a practice of good attendance and participation is a given. To remain in keeping with our educational mission and intended usage of our facilities, we require that all auditing students keep to the same schedule as students who take the class for credit. Auditing students must also complete all of the coursework and meet all of the course requirements.
There are two dates when you and your entire portfolio MUST be present for discussion and review – these are at mid-term (3/14), and final critique 5/16). You may not pass the course without this participation.
All completed drawings must be kept for final portfolio review and grading.
Any homework assignment can be redone, and be submitted either at mid-term or final portfolio review. Be sure to clearly indicate that the piece is a re-worked assignment, by clearly writing this on the back of the drawing. Please also sign your name somewhere on the back all your drawings – it does not have to be large but will help if a drawing gets misplaced during critiques or exhibits of class work.
All charcoal drawings must be fixed with spray ‘Final’ fixative before submission for critique - please see studio rules below
III. Grading Criteria
Grading is based on your portfolio of work and your class participation.
Class participation. This includes attendance and being prompt and prepared for class. Thoughtful participation in class discussion and critiques. Following studio rules.
Drawing assignments. Excellent work does not always mean “successful” in the first try. But excellent always means creative risking AKA: the creative envelope is pushed and effort is made. ‘Excellent’ also demonstrates an understanding of the drawing concept and technique involved. Excellence requires full engagement with the task and ability to step boldly into unfamiliar territory. Generally I look for qualitative student growth and consistent excellence in the handling of assignments for an “A” grade.
Your drawings done for this course, will be evaluated individually, and/or as a portfolio based on:
- Creative, explorative approach
- Demonstrated understanding and competent handling of the assignments
- Craft (the material care, handling, and presentation of your work)
- Evident engagement of difficult or unfamiliar aspects of an assignments
- Ho,e assignments done by due-date
Final grades:
Midterm grade (portfolio and participation) 20%
Portfolio – 2nd ½ semester: 60%
Class participation: 20%
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IV. Classroom Policies:
Studio Rules:
- Be aware of others around you - These are shared studios, so be thoughtful regarding decisions about how much space you take up and where you put your easel.
- All fixative used for drawings must be sprayed outside of the building or after class using the spray booth in room 714 with the exhaust fan turned on. It is toxic and dangerous to inhale.
- Politeness and respect MUST be shown to the models. Being a life model is not easy. They are naked human beings and therefore vulnerable. They all work very hard and do their very best to serve our class needs. If you feel the model has moved from a pose, please address your concern to me, not the model. While a model is posing, the curtain and door must be kept closed at all times.
- Clean up after yourself. Do not leave supplies, materials or artwork unattended in the studio, or you will lose studio privileges….You may also lose your supplies and materials.
Additional
- Please have your cell phones set on mute so that their ring does not disturb the concentration of the class. Please do not wear headphones for listening to music while the class is in session.
- ABSOLUTELY NO TEXTING IN THE CLASS
- SFCC Student Code of Conduct. (Please see student handbook, p.66 – 74)
A copy of is available from Student Services and listed in the Student Handbook, policy 2-1, or available online www.sfcc.edu / Student Services / Handbook.
Unacceptable behavior includes the following (short summary): Criminal offences including violence, vandalism and theft; Non-criminal offences including disruption of the learning process, behavior that detracts from or is disrespectful of the educational process, academic dishonesty, interactions that diminish the dignity, respect or worth of others; Rules of Procedure generally indicate a meeting between the faculty member and student to resolve the problem directly through discussion; If that is not possible or fails, subsequent steps involve the area Advisor/Counselor, Program Head, Chair, Dean or Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, with the complaint issued in writing. Ringing cell phones, beeping pagers, texting, worn headphones, private conversations, knitting, application of makeup or nail polish, unexcused late arrival or early departure are some examples of what is considered disruptive to the learning process.
- Plagiarism will nullify the integrity of your hard work (For more information see Student Handbook.)
Examples of plagiarism are:
- Substituting someone else’s work in whole or in part, for your own.
- Imagery copied from a copyrighted source, and/or without crediting the source
- Submitting your original work which was actually done for credit in another course
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- Audio/Visual recording: No audio or visual recording of any kind is permitted during classes, unless it is with the express permission from the faculty member and every student in the room agrees.
Students agree to ask questions immediately and directly if they do not understand instructions or due dates for assignments. Students agree to provide all assignments when they are due and that they are responsible for keeping up with due dates as stated in the course outline or verbally amended.
- IMPORTANT: Students understand that all communications from the college, be they from faculty or otherwise, are sent to the students’ SFCC email accounts. Students agree to check their SFCC email regularly for announcements, updates, and other pertinent information from SFCC. Faculty and students are discouraged to use personal email for communication to avoid a myriad of issues, which established the need to communicate via one email system only. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
V. Additional Information and support services: Please reference the SFCC catalog and Student Handbook for additional services and more information.
- Weather alert Please call 505 428-1716 to find out about campus closures due to weather. If campus is closed on a day when class is scheduled, I will send out an email to let you know how the course schedule will be affected.
- Career Services, 428-1406, room LL311B – helps you assess the ways in which your education, goals, values, interests and abilities can be translated into a rewarding career. They can also link you with local and national employers through career counseling and online resources.
- Counseling Services – Degree-seeking students who have declared a major and who have earned at least 24 credit hours may work with an academic counselor. There are four counselors on campus, one representing each academic unit. Counselors are located within their respective unit.
School of A&D, Advisor/Counselor, Lorraine Trujillo: 428-1272
Please contact advisor, Lorraine Trujillo lorraine.trujillo@sfcc.edu for general education advisement. For degree specific advisement, please meet with the Program Head overseeing your degree.
Transcripts: If you have transfer classes from another college, that college(s) must send an OFFICIAL transcript(s) to the SFCC records office. Request an unofficial copy for yourself.
Meet with your advisor no later than the start of your second semester. It is strongly recommended that you meet during your first semester. During the advising session, you will be given the Degree Plan form. After the first advisement, your advisor will open an Advisement Folder, which charts your progress in fulfilling your Degree Plan. These Advisement Folders are kept by the School of Arts + Design’s Lead Administrator, Kathryn Nowlin, and can be requested by faculty or administrators you would like to go over your degree plan with. Always ask for copies after an advisement.
You must submit the Petition to Graduate Form in the semester prior to the one you expect to graduate. You cannot graduate without the Degree Plan and Petition to Graduate forms.
- Library, 428-1352, room 516 – The library is a quiet place to study but also offers a wealth of resources, including books, periodicals, microforms, videos and online databases, Internet access, passports to other libraries, study rooms and help with research and interlibrary loan services. The library catalog is available to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week at libros.unm.edu/screens/opacmenu_s6.html.
- Disability Services, 428-1711, room LL313 – Qualified students with disabilities have access to services through this office. Some of the services provided by the department include academic advising, assistive technology, sign language interpreting, testing and classroom accommodations such as extended test time and note-taking. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services to make an appointment for an interview to discuss educational issues and to create a plan for success.
- Student Development, 428-1665, room LL311 – The office provides programs, events and activities that enhance the social, cultural and educational aspects of your experience at SFCC. Student Development provides a place for student clubs and organizations to meet, hang out, plan future activities and coordinates leadership training and opportunities, oversees clubs and organizations.
- Tutoring Center, 428-1260, room 204 – Free tutoring is available Monday through Saturday when classes are in session. For schedules of when tutors are available for your class and to make an appointment stop by room 204 or call 428-1260.
- Academic Support 428-1364
- Testing Center 428-1625
- Veterans Benefits 428-1267
- Financial Aid 428-1268
- Student Employment 428-1285
- Emergency Alert Text Messages Text messaging is just one way SFCC notifies the campus of emergency situations. Individuals who receive text messages or other means of emergency notification are encouraged and expected to share the information with others. To register online: visit http://sfccemergencyalert.notifyall.com/subsribe.php
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Lockdown / Active Killer / Fire
If you observe an armed individual (other than law enforcement) on campus at any time or if an individual is acting in a hostile or belligerent manner, immediately call 911 and then notify campus security at ext. 1224 (internal), 428-1224 (direct), or 690-1477 (cell).
Options to consider during an active killer and/or hostage situation are whether to remain locked down in your classroom or office or to evacuate the building. This decision is a personal choice. You should base your decision on the proximity of the active killer (if known), and the ability of you and others in your immediate area to safely reach an exit
OPTION: LOCKDOWN IN YOUR OFFICE OR CLASSROOM
1à Notify 911 immediately. 2à Notify campus security with a description and last known location of the suspect(s). 3à Step out of your work area and gather students, staff, faculty and visitors if it is safe to do so.
4à Once inside the room, close all window shades, and barricade doors if unable to lock them. 5à Spread out and sit or lie out of view (do not huddle together). 6à Stay calm, keep everyone quiet. 7à Have a plan of action if the active killer accesses the room. 8à Do not take your phones off the hook (silence or lower the ringer). 9à Leave your computers on. 10à Remain out of view from any windows and stay away from potential flying glass. 11à Take a silent roll call (pass a paper around and have everyone wright their name). 12à Do not provide access to your room for people other than administrators or emergency response personnel. Verify their credentials prior to giving access. 13à When law enforcement arrives, follow their directives.
OPTION: EVACUATION
1à Run 2à Crawl 3à Hide 4à Find cover that will protect you 5à Fight 6à Negotiate 7à Play dead
Upon evacuation of the facility, move as far away as possible from the building and seek cover. Follow the directions of campus security, C-CERT members, law enforcement, EMS, and fire department personnel on scene.
IN CASE OF A FIRE:
1à Stop your work; Calmly and orderly walk out of the campus building. 2à Close doors behind you but do not lock them. 3à Use the nearest safe exit via stairwells. Never use elevators. 4à Provide assistance to disabled or injured people as you exit. 6à Follow instructions from the C-CERT members, campus security or other emergency response personnel. 7à Once outside, report to your predetermined evacuation area. 8à Keep roadways and walkways clear for emergency responders. 9à Do not reenter campus facilities until instructed to do so.
V. Material List
You will not need to bring everything on the list to the first class.
Please bring ALL OF THE FOLLOWING to the first class (these are all on the list below):
The charcoal and/or pencils, eraser, rag drawing pad and board clips or masking tape,
two large paper clips, a metal ruler, a piece of cream or white THIN mounting board approx. 12”X12” or a 16”X20” - NOT FOAMCORE - and a scalpel or matt knife. Artisans have canson white boards that are 16X20. You will use these to make a viewing square which you will need for the following weeks. A ready made plastic one which is available commercially will not do.
You will also need a pen and notebook for taking class notes and a letter size file or binder for keeping handouts in. These will be given out to you each week. I will let you know from week to week what materials you will be required to bring for the following week’s class.
PAPER:
16”X20” or 18”X24” Newsprint pad
Large Strathmore or similar type rag drawing pad for general drawing
At least 8 22”X30’ or 4 30”X44” sheets of heavyweight drawing paper that will allow erasing - A selection of Lennox, Stonehenge, Reeves BFK, Arches hot press, Arches cover paper or the various watercolor papers available, you can only discover your personal preference by working on them. Nothing too rough or too smooth please. I personally like to work on Lennox or Arches but there are so many papers available, it is your choice.
I roll Masking or Artist’s tape
2 to 4 Bulldog Drawing Board clips
PORTFOLIO large enough to store completed work in.
Two large paper clips
Metal ruler
Piece of cream or white THIN mounting board approx. 12”X12” or a 16”X20” to make a viewing square- NOT FOAMCORE.
Scalpel or matt knife.
A selection of willow or vine charcoal in thin medium and thick sizes - NOT COMPRESSED CHARCOAL. I recommend Sennelier or Richeson brands – Artisans stock both.
Black and white soft conté chalk – one or two pieces of each. They come in packets of three at Artisans which you could split the cost of with another student.
Optional selection of soft pencils – B, 3B, 6B etc. We will be working most often with charcoal.
Lg. Tube of Black acrylic paint, any brand.
Lg. Tube of White acrylic paint, any brand.
2 or 3 cheap brushes (round or filbert, NOT flats or brights) for painting with acrylics, sizes 2-4/6-10
I cheap 1” throwaway bristle chip brush.
Two Pieces of Heavy mounting board, illustration board or foam core board, 22” X 30” (thick enough not to curl when wet), painted (from edged to edge) black with a coat or two of the black acrylic paint thinned with water.
small Tear-off paper palette
1 bottle Black NON WATERPROOF ink. Chinese Sumi is fine.
Three SMALL jars with lids and an old tin or larger jar for water.
Grumbacher WORKABLE matte fixative.
Small piece of Chamois leather,
old cotton sock, scrap cotton t-shirt etc for rags.
Roll of absorbant paper towel - ‘Bounty’ type.
Putty eraser.
‘Pink Pearl’ eraser. (made by Faber)
‘Pink Pearl soft eraser pencil’ (the kind you can peel off to sharpen and looks like a pencil) OR a ‘TuffStuff’ refillable eraser pen.
Plastic or gum eraser.
Turkey large feather or similar to make your own quill pen in class.
Some enthusiasm (general).
Plumbline (if you happen to have one) or large nut and string to make a plumbline - you can make a plumbline out of anything that is heavy enough to keep the string taught without being too heavy and making your arm ache from holding it up. You want about 2 ft of thin string, preferably of a dark color with a large bolt or nut tied on the end.
VI. ADDITIONAL
Important dates:
- Schedule changes only (drop/add).................................................................... Jan. 26-27
- Deadline to petition to graduate Spring 2011........................................................Feb. 1
- Deadline to drop without grade and obtain a refund...............................................Feb. 10
- Deadline to change audit/credit status....................................................................March 9
- Midterm examinations......................................................................................... March 12-17
- Spring break (9th week of semester, college closed) ......................................... March 19-25
- Deadline to withdraw from class(es)......................................................................April 5
- Spring holiday (college closed).......................................................................... April 6-8
- Registration for Summer 2012 begins –
- New Mexico residents....................................................................April 16
- Registration for Fall 2012 begins –
- New Mexico residents...................................................................April 23
- Final examinations...............................................................................................May 14-19
Refunds:
Tuition for Fall & Spring Semesters, during the first two weeks 100% and subsequent two weeks 50%.
Tuition for Summer Session, during the first week 100% and second week 50%.
Associate in Arts: Fine Arts– Suggested Sequencing
Fall I (15)
ARTS 118L Drawing I (3)
ARTS 113L Two Dimensional Design (3)
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric (3)
AHST 201 Art History I (3)
Behavioral or Social Science (3)
Spring I (15)
ARTS 116L Three Dimensional Design (3)
AHST 202 Art History II (3)
Behavioral or Social Science (3)
Concentration (6)
Summer I (9)
ENGL 112 Composition and Literature (3)
Math (3)
Concentration (3)
Fall II (14)
Communications (3)
Science (4)
Concentration (6)
Health and Wellness (1) |
