ARTS 3365 FIGURE DRAWING SYLLABUS

Summer 2006 2 Six Weeks

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INSTRUCTOR GREG METZ 972.883.2774 glmetz@utdallas.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Wed. 1:00-3:00 4:00-6:00 RM 2.106
Arrangements need to be made ahead of time to assure accessibility, or, if these
times are impossible, we can reschedule for a mutually convenient time.
Instructors are not liable to answer email that is not from a UTD address, so use
UTD address when possible.

June 22 Class introduction

Policy and Procedures
Materials/ expectations/ strategies/ grading
Lecture: Introduction to the Figure/ slides followed by Contour drawing
Demo: contour materials / easel use
ASSIGNMENT: Read handout: Kenneth Clarks "The Naked and the Nude"
write up synopsis due June 27 Get materials at Asels.

June 26* Last day to drop without a W this is not a class day
Last day to elect credit /no credit

June. 27 Intro to the model/ model etiquette (have materials ready) (model 3 hrs.)
Contour drawing exercises: gesture, composition, blind, advanced
Discuss "The Naked and the Nude”
ASSIGNMENT: Body landmark handouts/ memorize practice drawing
them in sketch book. bone landmarks

June 29 Gesture drawing/beginning model drawings (model 3 hrs.)

Various gesture approaches
skeleton super impositions
*Hand out on musculature landmarks (memorize these basics by July 6/ test)
ASSIGNMENT: learn and practice musculature landmarks
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July 4 Holiday no class

July 6 Test on Landmarks ( Model 3 hrs)

Lecture on proportions and measuring (first hour)
Advanced contour drawings. proportion and landmark work

July 11 Lecture: Value and Shading techniques thru lighting ( Model 3 hrs)
practice shading techniques in various mediums
Charcoal, paint, conte’ and pencil
ASSIGNMENT : finished value study (3 hrs) due July 18

July 13 Form rendering demo and workout. Model 3 hrs)

ASSIGNMENT: copy handout examples (due J

July 18 Lecture on Carving (articulating form)/ foreshortening (Model 3 hrs)

ASSIGNMENT: practice foreshortening in sketchbook

July 19* last day to withdraw with a WF/WP (this is not a class day )
July 20 Introduction to final outside and final class project due Aug 1
Introduction to head, hands and feet ( Model 2 hrs)
Hands, Feet and Head in class drawing focus
Class practice
ASSIGNMENT : 10 head drawings, 10 foot and 10 hand drawing at least, due
July 25

July 25 Final Value and form rendered drawing in class: begin final long pose following
thumbnails. Portfolios due except for your final 2 drawings. ( Model 3 hrs)

July 27 entire class will work on finished drawing which will be due
Aug 1. Portfolios Due August 1 include all work-in and out of class- done
during the semester.) ( Model 3 hrs)

August 1 Turn in final drawings/ NO CLASS! work can be picked up Thursday

Aug. 3

This syllabus is subject to change!

additional changes and modifications may take place during the semester and will be noted in class
and on web CT. Students must use their utd email accounts in communications with instructor.
Students are responsible for announcements in class whether they are there or not. Please check
policy and procedure handout for grading evaluation and expectations as well as for any specific
issue related to this course. Also read course policy and procedures handout to be aware of course
expectations and formalities in the class room