ART 142 - Portraiture 1

3 credit hours - Two hours of lecture and two hours of studio weekly; one term.
Learn, through slide lectures and studio demonstrations, the basic concepts and techniques associated with drawing and painting portraits. Work from a model to develop and refine skills. Study anatomical structure of the head and upper torso, facial features, capturing a likeness and composition. Lab fee $70.

Prerequisite(s): ART 125 or permission of department chair.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in contemporary and global historical portraiture techniques.
Demonstrate the ability to achieve likeness in a drawing in a variety of situations from short, timed poses to longer sessions.
Learn the basic planes of the head and upper torso and draw them utilizing geometric building blocks.
Represent value (light through dark) in a fully modeled portrait drawing.
Demonstrate how anatomy affects the human form.
Develop personal goals through individualized interpretations of course projects.
Communicate and assess visual concepts verbally during critique and in response to lectures.