9432 - Abstracting the Figure

Course Description

In this course, you will make abstract figurative paintings that use a life model as a source of inspiration. You’ll learn how to take the visual information you observe and transform the imagery into something new. You will use the life model as a means of exploring color, shape and paint application, and learn how to evoke the figure through the qualities of your materials. This course will use contemporary and historical painting as examples of how one can derive abstract imagery from real life.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Animation : Electives
• Graphic Design : Electives
• Interactive Design : Electives
• Natural Science Illustration : Electives
• Painting Studies : Electives
• Photography : Electives