3365 FIGURE DRAWING SYLLABUS FALL 2005

INSTRUCTOR GREG METZ 972.883.2774 glmetz@utdallas.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Mon. 3:15- 5:00; Thur. 3:15-4:15 and 6:00-7:00 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.

Aug. 18 Class introduction

Policy and Procedures
Materials/ expectations/ strategies/ grading
Lecture: Introduction to the Figure
ASSIGNMENT: READ HANDOUT: Kenneth Clarks "The Naked and the Nude"
write up synopsis due Aug. 25

Aug. 25 Materials demonstration and easel use

Primer to anatomy (hand out)
Gesture Intro: various techniques/demo
Discuss "The Naked and the Nude”
ASSIGNMENT: Vesalius figure copy due Sept 8

*Sept. 1 Hand out materials

Gesture drawing/beginning model drawings
Various gesture approaches
Scribbles Axis lines Contours Mass
*Hand out on proportions (memorize these basics)

Sept. 2 Last day to drop without a W not a class day

Last day to elect credit /no credit

*Sept. 8 Continue gesture foundation

Straight Line Gestures
Volumetric Gestures
Calligraphic Expression (exaggeration)
Vesalius Copy due
Assignment: take copies and practice handouts versions by tracing over
due 9-15. (determine a style for yourself and practice it)

*Sept. 15 5 Minute Drawings (The initial key to successful drawing)

Need to know basic proportions by this day
*Study basic handouts for form blocking
assignments: practice gestures in sketchbook
see handouts.

Sept. 22 Schema: The blocking of form (lecture and demo)

Introduction to foreshortening
Assignment: Copy bridgeman handouts to turn in / freestyle schema
In sketchbook Due: Sept. 29

*Sept. 29 Carving (articulating form) using schema

Assignment:: practice foreshortening in sketchbook
Oct. 6 Introduction to value application
Lecture and demonstration on value, "Techniques and Composition of Value"
Hands, Feet and Head in class drawing focus
Assignment: Practice in sketchbook from handouts and home models
At least 20 heads, 20hands and 20 feet in various posses.
*Superimpositions due
Assignment: Super impose model value on hand -outs Due Oct. 20

*Oct. 13 Value drawing in class

*Oct 20 Beginning students continue value modeling

Advance students work on compositional formatting
Assignment : take 5 class gestures and add value

Oct 27 Pencil Drawing Value

Intro to final outside project and in-class project. Outside project will be due
Dec. 1. The final model drawing due on Nov. 19. for Festival.

*Nov. 3 Begin final long pose. Set up and composition (you will only have the model for these
sessions on this pose so don't miss class!!****

*Nov. 10 Work value on final pose

Turn in proposal for combo drawing

*Nov. 17 Work on final long pose / set up and composition

Nov. 18 Fall Arts Festival plan on attending

Nov. 24 THANKSGIVING (off) Why did the pilgrims have trouble keeping up their
pants?

Dec. 1 Final Critique on long pose and on final drawing. You must attend this
class. Turn in notebooks.

Portfolios Due (include all work -in and out of class- done during the semester.)

This syllabus is subject to change

*indicates model day