Figural Drawing (FSI-YKF)

Academic year 2020/2021
Supervisor: prof. akad. soch. Michal Gabriel  
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.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Technical and routine drawing of figure and gaining basic habits for building up volume during drawing of figure, its movement and character.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of perspective, ability to use it when building up volume in drawing a head by live model.
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 develop creative search.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The subject is taught in the form of seminars, which are focused on practical mastering of drawing skills with individual consultations.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Graded course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at exercises, meeting assigned projects deadlines. Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on tasks (drawings). In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Compulsory attendance at seminars. Education runs according to the week schedule. The way of compensation of missed seminars is specified by the tutor.
Type of course unit:
    Studio work   13 × 3 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Studio work Drawing head by live model, rules for its structure
Drawing of sitting model to the waist by live model, rules for its structure
Drawing of sitting model to the waist by live model
Study of moving figure by live model, rules for its structure
Study of moving figure by 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  
M2A-P full-time study M-PDS Industrial Design -- GCr 3 Compulsory 2 1 S