There are assignments for the first half of the semester, but the second half is devoted to developing individual directions. This course is devoted to painting from models. The emphasis is on observing nature and incorporating figures into a composition. While the study of anatomy is encountered, it is not an anatomy class. Male and female models, clothed and nude, will be used.
Students gain experience in criticism and in exhibition techniques.
Open to qualified seniors with permission of the instructor. Figure Drawing I. Advanced course in drawing and 496S-497S Special Studies composition with the human figure as subject matter. Evidence that the student is an experienced draftsman. This is a course of independent work in drawing. The instructor will hold weekly critiques, but the choice of media and definition of direction must be made by the student.