Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus
Rebecca Kamen
Office: 239 Tyler building
703-845-6095
Email: rkamen@nvcc.edu

SUPPLY LIST:

Recommended Reading: There are no required text for class. However, these books are recommended as guidelines for review of concepts and further information:
Figure Drawing, Goldstein
Art Students' Anatomy, Farris
Fundamentals of Art, Ocvirk et al.
or any other books listed for Drawing 2 in the bookstore.

Materials:

18" x 24" Newsprint paper pad or sheet ( rough surface)
18" x 24" Good quality white drawing paper pad
18" x 24" Toned charcoal paper
14" x 11" Sketchbook
Charcoal ( compressed (Charkole) )
Conte Crayon - Black and white (hard and soft 2B, B ), sanquine or bistre ( stick form)
Color pencils - Berol Prismcolor brand recommended or pastels
Erasers: kneaded, art gum
Pencils: HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B
Totillion/Stubo
Black India Ink
Bamboo Brush
Water container

NOTE: Additional materials maybe requested.

ART SUPPLY STORES:

Pear Paint
5695 Telegraph Rd at 495 (Huntingdon Metro)

1900 K Street, Washington, DC

Color Wheel

Utrecht
12th St. NW, Washington, DC

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, students will gain knowledge and be able to use the following objectives in future work::

1. An understanding of drawing the human figure,
2. Students will explore the study of human anatomy, figurative composition,
color, and spatial aspects of the two dimensional surface.
3. Students will also be encouraged to experiment with a variety of materials
such as, charcoal, color media, and ink.
4. A wide variety of creative solutions to problem solving are encouraged.

REQUIREMENTS: Drawing is a skill, and like with any s ore you practice, the better you will get. It is for this reason that students are encourage to attend class regularly doing all the class work and outside assignments, and to continue practicing what they have learned by drawing in their sketchbooks on a daily bases. Sketchbook requirements will be further discussed in class.

Part of this drawing class involves working with life models, to gain a better understanding of human form. In this course we will be working with both costume and s. If a student feels uncomfortable or unable to work with a for any reason, they should talk with the instructor. Drawing from s, allows us to observe and understand human form and is considered an intricate part of a drawing cirriculum.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Introduction to course, materials, sketchbook

Structure and Proportion - Gesture, sighting review - MODEL

Structure and Proportion - Modeling figure in terms of volume -
mass and relief modeling - MODEL

Skeleton Studies - 18 x 24 - Blind Contour

Skeleton Studies - Modeling techniques

Skeleton Studies - Enlarged close-up of one area-
positive/negative- modeled

Skeleton / MODEL

Hand Holding an Object (Study - 3 Different Views)

Hand Holding an Object - Enlarged -(continued)

MODEL ( Holding Objects)

Hand Holding Object (Due at the end of class)

Half Human / Half Animal - Genetic Fantasies

Half Human / Half Animal - continued

Mid-Term Crits - Half Human / Half Animal (continued)

Mid - Term Crits - Half Human / Half Animal (continued)

Half Human / Half Animal -Due end of class

MODEL

Field Trip - Natural History Musuem - Drawing Dinosaur Bones.

Metamorphosis: Bones as Machinery - Creating a form inspired
a dinosaur bone that metamorphosis into
machinery. Color media

Bones as Machinery (continued)

Bones as Machinery (continued)

Bones as Machinery - Due by middle of class

Foreshortening - MODEL

Distorted or Concealed Self Portrait - 22 x 30 - Color Media

Distorted or Concealed Self Portrait (continued)

Field Trip - National Gallery - Draw Figural Sculpture

Distorted or Concealed Self Portrait (continued)

Distorted or Concealed Self Portrait (continued)

Distorted or Concealed Self Portrait

FINAL CRIT

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