MCCCD Program Description

Life Drawing Methods

Course: ADA106

First Term: 1994 Summer I

L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s) 3.7 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: With live model, practice drawing techniques in advertising art using all media. Training for illustrators, designers, fashion artists and students of advertising design

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Draw the proportions of the human body and their relationship to each other. (I) 2. Draw the main muscle groups which make up the human body and the forms they create. (II) 3. Demonstrate hand-eye coordination through contour drawings. (III, IV) 4. Draw light, shadow, and perspective (foreshortening) as they relate to the human figure. (V) 5. Use various tools and grounds in life drawing. (VI) 6. Complete a study of the human form from live models. (VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Common proportions of the human body A. The head and face B. The torso and limbs II. Skeletal and muscle structure A. The skeleton of bones B. The skeletal covering of muscles C. Rotation of skeletal forms D. Rotation of muscle forms III. Hand/eye coordination A. Contour drawings B. Blind drawings IV. Quick sketch ability A. Gesture drawings - 10 - 30 seconds B. Developing longer, more expressive line quality V. Light, shadow, perspectives A. Simple shapes and shading B. Human shapes C. Material shapes and draping D. Negative shapes E. Foreshortening VI. Drawing tools and grounds A. Graphite pencil B. Charcoal pencil C. Colored chalks and pastels D. Inks and quill pens E. Papers, wet and dry F. Boards and canvas VII. Composition of a final study A. Size B. Cropping and emphasis C. Color

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 3/22/1994

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