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Course Description

RISD CE figure drawing course

This immersion into both the anatomical analysis of the human form and the visual concepts of drawing enables students to make strong, confident figure drawings grounded in a solid understanding of the form from the inside out. Drawing begins with an exploration of gesture and an instinctive response to the figure in space. Lectures in skeletal anatomy deepen the student's visual understanding and appreciation. With this foundation, students graduate to more volumetric drawing based on planar realizations. A crucial part of this process is the observation of models, plaster casts, anatomical diagrams and the skeleton. Ultimately, learning the major muscle groups and their action on the skeleton enhances investigation of the dynamic human form in space. Issues of proportion, composition, perspective, planes, volume, shape and weight are considered. Art historical references develop appreciation for the important place of the figure in art.

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