Drawing of Figure (FSI-YKF)

Academic year 2024/2025
Supervisor: akad. soch. Josef Sládek, ArtD.  
Supervising institute: ÚK all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:

The aim of the subject is to deepen the knowledge of drawing as basic way of visual recording. Practical workshop emphasizes the building up of volume, movement and character of model. Technical and routine drawing of figure and gaining basic habits for building up volume during drawing of figure, its movement and character.
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Course contents:

The subject focuses on figure drawing. The drawing by live model allows possibility of getting the habit to reduce, get to the essence and characteristics, and to develop the potential of creative work. 

 
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Type of course unit:
    Studio work   13 × 3 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Studio work

Drawing of the head according to the live model, symmetry, proportions, characteristic features


Drawing of a seated half-body figure, based on a live model, principles for its construction


Study of the movement of the figure according to the live model


Study drawing of nude


Evaluation of the semester, analysis of strengths and weaknesses of individual works
Literature - fundamental:
1. BAMMES, Gottfried. Die Gestalt des Menschen: Lehr- und Handbuch der Künstleranatomie. Freiburg: Christophorus Verlag, 2009. ISBN 978-3862300013.
2. BALLESTAR, Vicente B. a Jordi VIGUÉ. Skici: kompletní průvodce skicováním. Čestlice: Rebo, 2005. ISBN isbn80-7234-431-5.
Literature - recommended:
1. KOS, Jaroslav a Pavel ŽILÁK. Anatomie člověka pro výtvarníky. Praha: Aventinum, 1996. ISBN 80-85277-98-0.
2. DEREYNA, Rudy. How to draw what you see. New York: Watson - Guptill, 1996. ISBN 9780823023752.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-PDS-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 3 Elective 2 1 S