Undergraduate Course: Life Drawing with Anatomy (intensive) (LLLA07093)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course enables students to explore the human form as an art practice in relation to the study of human anatomy. Students will have access to the life model as well as the eca historic collections of skeletons, anatomical casts and photographic slides and diagrams used over the last century to teach anatomy. Students will focus on the structure, form and movement of the human body using on-site work at Surgeons¿ Hall to enhance the teaching and learning experience |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- On completion of this course through class hours, directed and independent study, students will be able to;
RESEARCH
use a visual sketchbook/journal to research, record and reflect on an increased understanding of the anatomical structure of the human form and examine its context within visual culture.
- PRACTICE
demonstrate enhanced skills in working with a range of drawing, painting and mixed media materials to explore the structure, form and anatomy of the human form.
- PRESENT
Select, edit and present a coherent body of visual studies, drawings and mixed media works which demonstrate an informed and individual response to the anatomy of the human figure.
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Reading List
Recommended Reading
Marsh, R., 1970, Anatomy for artists, London: Dover
Wolff, E., 1958, Anatomy for artists, 4th ed., London: H K Lewis
Figura, S. and Freud, L., 2007, Lucian Freud: The Painter¿s Etchings, New York: Museum of Modern Art
Browse and Darby, 1999, Euan Uglow, London: Browse and Darby
2005, New Perspectives in Drawing, London: Phaidon
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Observational drawing skills in a range of media
Understanding of the structure, form and anatomy of the human figure
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of anatomical drawing within visual culture
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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