ART 21C - Figure Drawing for Portfolio Development

    Recent Professors
    Trujillo M. E.
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    The figure continues to be one of the most important and enduring subjects for art. This course provides advanced instruction in drawing the human figure from the live model for students building a portfolio of figure drawings. This course focuses on in-depth study of the human figure through drawing. A broad range of materials will be utilized, including the use of color with continued emphasis on observation, anatomy, and spatial structure. In order to help students build a portfolio of figure drawings for transfer or to help find work in one of the many fields that require figure drawing, this course moves beyond observation and emphasizes creative, conceptual, & theoretical development. This course provides advanced instruction in drawing the human figure from the live model as well of use of the figure in work that students create. Emphasis will be on developing self-directed student work. Course exercises will cover advanced surface musculature and skeletal anatomy, but will also develop students’ repertoire of medias and deepen exploration of the figure in drawing. Students will produce drawings in multiple medias and colored drawings.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:45pm–3:05pm