Maricopa Community Colleges  ART216   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/95
ART216 19956-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Life Drawing III
Advanced creative study from model in various painting and drawing media. Prerequisites: ART117 or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ART216   19956-99999 Life Drawing III
1. Create expressive drawings of the human figure using design fundamentals. (I, II, IV)
2. Draw with a variety of media and surfaces. (I, II, III, IV)
3. Execute finished compositional drawings in the manner of traditional and contemporary figure compositions. (I, II, III, IV, V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ART216   19956-99999 Life Drawing III
    I. Elements of Design
        A. Line
          1. Contour line
          2. Gesture line
          3. Modeled line
          4. Line character
          5. Line as texture
        B. Value
          1. Gesture
          2. Light and shadow
          3. Modeled form
          4. Texture as value
        C. Space and form
          1. Positive and negative space relationship
          2. Figure as mass
          3. Complex forms in space relationships
      II. Expressive Qualities
          A. Media and techniques
          B. Composition
            1. Mood
            2. Distortion
            3. Design
            4. Content
            5. Relationship of media to content
        III. Anatomical Factors
            A. Muscles
            B. Bones and joints
            C. Figure as a design system
          IV. Materials
              A. Drawing media
              B. Drawing surfaces
            V. Finished Drawings
                A. Critical analysis
                B. Technical competency
                C. Sketchbook development
                D. Composition
                E. Historical references
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