Course: Figure Drawing

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Course title Figure Drawing
Course code KVU/AKRF
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jirků Boris, Prof. akad. mal.
Course content
Weeks 1 - 13 Drawing a life-size figure by the posing model. Choice of drawing style, capturing the atmosphere, modelling. Expression of form, space and the individual character of the model. Portrait drawing, anatomy. Facial expression, gestures, emotions. Free figurative drawing, own graphic style. Ongoing assignments, fulfilment and handing-in of all seminar tasks.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Cooperative instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 60 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to recognize the basic drawing elements and their funcionality in the creative process to show knowledge of basig theoretical patterns of displaying spacial objects into surface (linear perspective) to recognize basic functions of displaying human body in arts and dependance of chosen techniques on those functions with reference to several renowed authors to be aware of influence of the human body and emotions in non-verbal comunication in interpersonal contact on basic level (mimics, gestures, posing)
Skills
to work with basic drawing mediums and techniques to work independently and flexibly react to evaluating commentary of the teacher to apply the knowledge to display spacial objects and relations between them and verify their elaboration into own work (measurement and comparison of proportions, composition) to see the basic differences and specifications based on individual character of displayed person
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
of deeper understanding of basic elements of drawing compositions and their possibilities in choosing different drawing techniques depending on the aim of creative work (atmosphere, character) of dependance of external body signs on inner psychical situations and experience (emotions) of basic anatomy and physiology of human body needed for its displaying
Skills
to elaborate a portrait in drawing with structure of component elements and parts of a face to elaborate a drawing of life model according to reality of different points of view including managing perspective shortcuts and other specifics of displaying space on surface to capture a motion of human body in drawing to capture and work with non-verbal signs of human body in drawing (expression and emotions, gestures, mimics) to display specific individual character and features of a specific model (body and face structure, individual particularities) to apply and further develop own specific artistic style on figural motives
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Discussion
Skills
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Interactive lecture
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Students' portfolio
Competences
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Portfolio
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Portfolio
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • on-line katalogy knihoven.
  • Bammes, Gottfried. Figürliches Gestalten : ein Leitfaden für Lehrende und Lernende. Berlin : Volk und Wissen volkseigener Verlag, 1981.
  • Crhák, František. Výtvarná geometrie. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1977.
  • Krejča, Aleš. Techniky grafického umění : Průvodce pracovními postupy a dějinami originální tiskové grafiky. Praha : Artia, 1981.
  • Marco, Jindřich. O grafice. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1981.
  • Rusek, Ladislav. Umění kresby : učební text pro studium výtvarné výchovy : učitelství v 6. - 9. roč. ZŠ. Olomouc : Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Palackého, 1977.
  • Teissig, Karel; Brabcová, Jana. Technika kresby. Praha : Artia, 1986.
  • Tetiva, Vlastimil. Česká kresba 20. století ze Sbírek Alšovy jihočeské galerie : Katalog výstavy, Hluboká nad Vltavou, květen-září 1984. Hluboká nad Vltavou : Alšova jihočeská galerie, 1984.
  • Tetiva, Vlastimil. České umění 20. stol. 20.
  • Zrzavý, Josef. Anatomie pro výtvarníky. Praha : Avicenum, 1977.


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