FIGURE DRAWING & CHARACTER DESIGN COURSE DESCRIPTION In this semester course, students will build upon the skills and knowledge from previous art classes to use the Elements of Art and Principles of design to solve visual art problems in creating the human form and developing a unique and original character. Students will study the human skeleton to gain a better understanding of the structure of the human form. Students will learn about figurative art and the depiction of human form throughout history. Students will learn different techniques for drawing the human figure such as gesture, contour and continuous line from both observation and formulaic methods. After students become familiar with these techniques and the proportions of the human form, students will begin to develop their own, unique, original character. Students will problem solve various factors in designing an original character such as audience, media, environment, personality and back story. Students will work with various media which may include graphite, conte crayon, colored pencil, watercolor and pen & ink. Prerequisite: At least One Foundations course and 2D Studio Art II.
Waterford Public Schools
K-12 Art Curriculum
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