VMAP 251

Advances understanding and skill in drawing the human figure with emphasis on interpreting formal aspects of proportion, surface anatomy, volume, and composition. Projects range from rigorous academic, observational studies to independent, interpretive projects. Students draw directly from live models using a variety of drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, ink, color pastel, and watercolor. Explores the human figure through aesthetic, conceptual and historical contexts that inform representations of the figure in past and contemporary cultures.