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Undergraduate Course: Clay Figure Modelling (LLLA07034)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryTHIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.

From earliest times and in societies and cultures spread throughout the Old and New Worlds, the human figure has been modelled from clay. In this course, you will be encouraged to explore the technical and expressive potential of this ancient medium in a contemporary context. Working directly from the life model, you will make a series of modelled heads, torsos and figures. You will be required to keep a sketchbook and journal documenting your progress and relating your work to artists who have used the figure as a sculptural form.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:

Show competence in the handling of clay and the ability to model with tools as well as their hands
Have a basic understanding of the procedures required to explore and express human proportions in 3D
Demonstrate sensitivity to the subtleties of the clay surface when depicting and researching the figure
Reading List
Specific bibliography will be determined by course tutors
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk
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